The McGraw-Hill Guide to Writing is designed to help students learn to write more effectively not only in their college courses but also in their professional, civic, and personal lives. Combining a flexible reader, rhetoric, research guide, and handbook, The McGraw-Hill Guide shows students how to set goals for their writing, to use effective composing strategies to reach those goals, and to assess their progress toward achieving them. Based on the idea that effective writers are strong communicators in any context, The McGraw-Hill Guide to Writing emphasizes the skills established by the Writing Program Administrator's Outcomes Statement that form the foundation of assessment practices at writing programs throughout the country -- rhetorical knowledge, critical thinking, writing processes, and conventions. These skills form the basis of the instruction in each assignment chapter and throughout the text.
Writing for College, Writing for Life
Part 1: Getting Started
1. Writing Goals and Objectives for College and for Life
WRITING IN THE FOUR AREAS OF YOUR LIFE
Writing as a College Student
Writing as a Professional
Writing as a Citizen
Writing as a Family Member or Friend
WRITING IN THE FOUR AREAS IN THIS COURSE
LEARNING GOALS IN THIS COURSE
Rhetorical Knowledge
Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing
Writing Processes
Knowledge of Conventions
BECOMING A SELF-REFLECTIVE WRITER
WRITING IN TODAY’S WORLD
Writing Responsibly
Writing Technologies
2. Reading Critically for College and for Life
USING PRE-READING STRATEGIES
READING ACTIVELY
Annotating Effectively
Reading Visuals
Reading Web Sites
USING POST-READING STRATEGIES
Starting Your Writer's / Research Journal
Writing Effective Summaries
Synthesizing Information in Readings
Using Your Reading in Your Own Writing
3. Writing to Discover and to Learn
USING INVENTION STRATEGIES TO DISCOVER IDEAS
Listing
Freewriting
Questioning
Answering the Questions Who? What? Why? When? Where? How?
Brainstorming
Clustering
KEEPING NOTEBOOKS AND JOURNALS
Double-Entry Notebook
Field Notebook
Vocabulary Journal
Expanding the Journal Concept
REWRITING YOUR CLASS NOTES
Minute Paper
Muddiest Point
Preconception Check
Paraphrasing
ORGANIZING AND SYNTHESIZING INFORMATION
Invented Dialogue
Invented Interview/Unsent Letter
Résumé/Vita
Bio-Poem
USING CHARTS AND VISUALS TO DISCOVER AND TO LEARN
Clustering and Concept Mapping
Process Flowchart
Time Line/Chronology
Pedigree Chart
STUDYING FOR EXAMS
Test Questions
Mnemonic Play
Part 2: Using What You've Learned to Share Information
4. Writing to Share Experiences
RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE
Writing to Share Experiences in Your College Classes
Writing to Share Experiences for Life
Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options
Writing for College
Writing for Life
Rhetorical Considerations in Sharing Your Experiences
CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING
Learning the Qualities of Effective Writing about Experiences
Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Narratives That Share Experiences
Russell Baker, On Becoming a Writer
Tanya Barrientos, Se Habla Español
Charles Ogletree, from All Deliberate Speed
Thinking about Visuals That Share Experiences
Drawing on Research about Experiences
WRITING PROCESSES
Invention: Getting Started
Exploring Your Ideas with Research
Visualizing Variations: Using Photos and Documents as Sources
Organizing Your Ideas and Details
Constructing a Complete Draft
Revising
Responding to Readers’ Comments
KNOWLEDGE OF CONVENTIONS
Editing
Genres, Documentation, and Format
Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design
A WRITER SHARES HER EXPERIENCES: JESSICA HEMAUER’S FINAL DRAFT
Jessica Hemauer, Farm Girl
SELF-ASSESSMENT: REFLECTING ON YOUR LEARNING GOALS
5. Writing to Explore
RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE
Writing to Explore in Your College Classes
Writing to Explore For Life
Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options
Writing for College
Writing for Life
Rhetorical Considerations for Exploratory Writing
CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING
Learning the Qualities of Effective Exploratory Writing
Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Explore
Kenneth Chang, Scientist at Work: Terence Tao; Journeys to the Distant Fields of Prime
Michael Wolff, Bipolar Iraq
P.J O’Rourke, Memoir Essay
Thinking About Visuals That Explore
Drawing on Research to Explore Your Subject
WRITING PROCESSES
Invention: Getting Started
Exploring Your Ideas with Research
Organizing Your Ideas and Details
Constructing a Complete Draft
Visualizing Variations: Using Visuals to Make Your Exploration Clear
Revising
Responding to Readers’ Comments
KNOWLEDGE OF CONVENTIONS
Editing
Genres, Documentation, and Format
Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design
A WRITER SHARES HIS EXPLORATION: RICK MOHLER’S FINAL DRAFT
Rick Mohler, A Sporting Career?
SELF-ASSESSMENT: REFLECTING ON YOUR LEARNING GOALS
6. Writing to Inform
RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE
Writing to Inform in Your College Classes
Writing to Inform for Life
Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options
Writing for College
Writing for Life
Rhetorical Considerations in Informative Writing
CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING
Learning the Qualities of Effective Informative Writing
Reading, Writing, and Research: Learning from Texts That Inform
Harold Peterson, The Man Who Invented Baseball
Carol Ezzell, Clocking Cultures
Katie Hafner, Growing Wikipedia Revises Its ‘Anyone Can Edit’ Policy
Thinking about Visuals That Inform
Drawing on Research to Inform Your Readers
WRITING PROCESSES
Invention: Getting Started
Exploring Your Ideas with Research
Organizing Your Information and Research
Constructing a Complete Draft
Visualizing Variations: Using a Web Site, Poster, or Brochure to Inform Your Readers
Revising
Responding to Readers’ Comments
KNOWLEDGE OF CONVENTIONS
Editing
Genres, Documentation, and Format
Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design
A WRITER INFORMS HIS READERS: CRAIG BROADBENT’S FINAL DRAFT
Craig Broadbent, Watch for the Blue Barrels
SELF-ASSESSMENT: REFLECTING ON YOUR LEARNING GOALS
7. Writing to Analyze
RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE
Writing to Analyze in your College Classes
Writing to Analyze For Life
Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options
Writing for College
Writing for Life
Rhetorical Considerations in Analytical Writing
CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING
Learning the Qualities of Effective Analytical Writing
Reading, Writing, and Research: Learning from Texts That Analyze
James M. Lang, Putting In the Hours
John Rockhold, Pay Less at the Pump: The Hybrid Revolution
Tamara Draut, All Work and No Play
Thinking about Visuals That Analyze
Drawing on Research to Analyze Your Subject
WRITING PROCESSES
Invention: Getting Started
Exploring Your Ideas with Research
Organizing Your Information
Constructing a Complete Draft
Visualizing Variations: Using Charts and Graphs to Make Your Analysis Clear
Revising
Responding to Readers’ Comments
KNOWLEDGE OF CONVENTIONS
Editing
Genres, Documentation, and Format
Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design
A WRITER SHARES HER ANALYSIS: SARAH WASHINGTON’S FINAL DRAFT
Sarah Washington, Campus Parking: Love It or Leave It
SELF-ASSESSMENT: REFLECTING ON YOUR LEARNING GOALS
Part 3 Using What You’ve Learned to Write Arguments
8. Writing to Convince
RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE
Writing to Convince in Your College Classes
Writing to Convince for Life
Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options
Writing for College
Writing for Life
Rhetorical Considerations for Persuasive Writing
CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING
Learning the Qualities of Effective Persuasive Writing
Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Persuade
Anne Applebaum, When Women Go to War
Maureen Dowd, Our Own Warrior Princess, and Brian J. G. Pereira, M.D., Letter responding to Dowd
Arthur Levine and Jeanette S. Cureton, Collegiate Life: An Obituary
Thinking about Visuals That Persuade
Drawing on Research to Persuade your Reader
WRITING PROCESSES
Invention: Getting Started
Exploring Your Ideas with Research
Reviewing Your Invention and Research
Organizing Your Information
Constructing a Complete Draft
Visualizing Variations: Using Charts and Photographs to Support Your Claim
Revising
Responding to Readers’ Comments
KNOWLEDGE OF CONVENTIONS
Editing
Genres, Documentation, and Format
Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design
A WRITER SHARES HIS PERSUASIVE WRITING: SANTI DEROSA’S FINAL DRAFT
Santi DeRosa, The Objectification of Women: Whose Fault is It?
SELF-ASSESSMENT: REFLECTING ON YOUR LEARNING GOALS
9. Writing to Evaluate
RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE
Writing to Analyze in Your College Classes
Writing to Evaluate for Life
Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options
Writing for College
Writing for Life
Rhetorical Considerations for Evaluative Writing
CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING
Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Evaluate
Roger Ebert, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Elvis Mitchell, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Matthew Power, Immersion Journalism
Thinking about Visuals That Evaluate
Drawing on Research for Your Evaluation
WRITING PROCESSES
Invention: Getting Started
Exploring Your Ideas with Research
Reviewing Your Invention and Research
Organizing Your Evaluation
Constructing a Complete Draft
Visualizing Variations: Using Visuals to Support Your Evaluation
Revising
Responding to Readers’ Comments
KNOWLEDGE OF CONVENTIONS
Editing
Genres, Documentation, and Format
Writing in Action: Convention in Genre and Design
A WRITER SHARES HER EVALUATION: ANNLEE LAWRENCE’S FINAL DRAFT
Annlee Lawrence, Who Has the Healthier Burger?
SELF-ASSESSMENT: REFLECTING ON YOUR LEARNING GOALS
10. Writing to Explain Causes and Effects
RHETORICAL KNOWLEDGE
Writing about Causes and Effects in Your College Classes
Writing about Causes and Effects for Life
Scenarios for Writing: Assignment Options
Writing for College
Writing for Life
Rhetorical Considerations in Cause-Effect Writing
CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING
Learning the Qualities of Effective Writing about Causes and Effects
Reading, Inquiry, and Research: Learning from Texts That Explain Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Juan Williams, Brown v. Board of Education
Bruce Nussbaum, Where Are the Jobs?
Neal Gabler, How Urban Myths Reveal Society's Fears
Thinking About Visuals That Indicate Cause-and-Effect
Drawing on Research to Demonstrate Causes or Effects
WRITING PROCESSES
Invention: Getting Started
Exploring Your Ideas with Research
Organizing Your Cause-Effect Paper
Constructing a Complete Draft
Visualizing Variations: Choosing Visuals That Illustrate Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Revising
Responding to Readers’ Comments
KNOWLEDGE OF CONVENTIONS