Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen - Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum, MLA Update Edition

Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum ThiRTeenTh ediTion This page intentionally left blank Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum ThiRTeenTh ediTion Laurence Behrens University of California Santa Barbara Leonard J. Rosen Bentley UniversityNew!2016MLAUpdates Boston Columbus Hoboken Indianapolis New York San Francisco Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montral Toronto Delhi Mexico City So Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Senior Acquisitions Editor: Brad Potthoff Program Manager: Anne Shure Product Marketing Manager: Ali Arnold Field Marketing Manager: Mark Robinson Senior Media Producer: Stefanie Snajder Content Specialist: Erin Reilly Jenkins Project Manager: Shannon Kobran Project Coordination, Text Design, and Electronic Page Makeup: Integra Cover Designer: Barbara Atkinson Cover Illustration: vanias/Shutterstock Senior Manufacturing Buyer: Roy L. Pickering, Jr. Printer/Binder: Edwards Brothers Malloy Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix ColorHagerstown Acknowledgments of third-party content appear on the appropriate page within text and on pages 611617 which constitute an extension of this copyright page. PEARSON, ALWAYS LEARNING, and MYWRITINGLAB are exclusive trademarks, in the United States and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. Unless otherwise indicated herein, any third-party trademarks that may appear in this work are the property of their respective owners and any references to third-party trademarks, logos, or other trade dress are for demonstrative or descriptive purposes only.

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Interdisciplinary approach in educationProblems, exercises, etc. 3. English languageRhetoricProblems, exercises, etc. 4. Academic writingProblems, exercises, etc. I.

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This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. For information regarding permissions, request forms and the appropriate contacts within the Pearson Education Global Rights & Permissions Department, please visit www.pearsoned.com/permissions/. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10EBM18 17 16 15 Student Edition ISBN-10: 0-13-458632-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-458632-8 la Carte Edition ISBN-10: 0-13-458260-8 www.pearsonhighered.com ISBN-13: 978-0-13-458260-3 T o the memor y of Phil Rodkin (19682014) This page intentionally left blank B r i e f C o n t e n t s Part I Structures and Strategies 1 Chapter 1 Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation 3 Chapter 2 Critical Reading and Critique 51 Chapter 3 Thesis, introduction, and Conclusion 78 Chapter 4 explanatory Synthesis 96 Chapter 5 Argument Synthesis 130 Chapter 6 Analysis 174 Chapter 7 Locating, Mining, and Citing Sources 196 Part II Brief Takes 239 Chapter 8 Stormy Weather and the Art of the Musical Cover 241 Chapter 9 ethical dilemmas in everyday Life 264 Chapter 10 The Roar of the Tiger Mom 302 Part III An Anthology of Readings 331 Chapter 11 First impressions: The Art and Craft of Storytelling 333 Chapter 12 The Changing Landscape of Work in the Twenty-First Century 429 Chapter 13 have You heard This? The Latest on Rumor 477 Chapter 14 happiness and its discontents 523 Chapter 15 obedience to Authority 572 Credits 611Index 619Checklists for Writing Summaries, Critiques, Syntheses, and Analyses 634viiThis page intentionally left blank d e t a i l e d C o n t e n t s Can a Summary Be Objective? 4Using the Summary 5The BaBy in The Well: The Case againsT empaThyPaul Bloom 9Read, Reread, Highlight 15Divide into Stages of Thought 16Write a Brief Summary of Each Stage of Thought 17Write a Thesis: A Brief Summary of the Entire Passage 18Write the First Draft of the Summary 20Summary 1: Combine Thesis Sentence with Brief Section Summaries 21The Strategy of the Shorter Summary 21Summary 2: Combine Thesis Sentence, Section Summaries, and CarefullyChosen Details 22The Strategy of the Longer Summary 24How Long Should a Summary Be? 24Bar Graphs 27ixx Detailed Contents Line Graphs 29Pie Charts 31Other Charts: Bubble Maps, Pictograms, and Interactive Charts 32Tables 34Choosing Quotations 41Quoting Memorable Language 41Quoting Clear and Concise Language 41Quoting Authoritative Language 42Incorporating Quotations into Your Sentences 43Quoting Only the Part of a Sentence or Paragraph That You Need 43Incorporating the Quotation into the Flow of Your Own Sentence 44Avoiding Freestanding Quotations 44Using Ellipses 45Using Brackets to Add or Substitute Words 46Question 1: To What Extent Does the Author Succeedin His or Her Purpose? 52Writing to Inform 53Evaluating Informative Writing 53 Detailed Contents xiWriting to Persuade 54Evaluating Persuasive Writing 55The moon We lefT BehindCharles Krauthammer 55Persuasive Strategies 57Logical Argumentation: Avoiding Logical Fallacies 59Writing to Entertain 63Question 2: To What Extent Do You Agree with the Author? 63Identify Points of Agreement and Disagreement 63Explore the Reasons for Agreement and Disagreement: EvaluateAssumptions 64Inferring and Implying Assumptions 65An Example of Hidden Assumptions from the World of Finance 65How to Write Critiques 68Demonstration: Critique 69To What Extent Does the Author Succeed in His or Her Purpose? 69To What Extent Do You Agree with the Author? EvaluateAssumptions 69model CriTique: a CriTique of Charles KrauThammersThe moon We lefT BehindAndrew Harlan 70The Strategy of the Critique 76The Components of a Thesis 79Making an Assertion 79Starting with a Working Thesis 80Using the Thesis to Plan a Structure 81xii Detailed Contents Quotation 84Historical Review 84Review of a Controversy 85From the General to the Specific 86Anecdote and Illustration: From the Specific to the General 86Question 87Statement of Thesis 88Summary (Plus) 89Statement of the Subjects Significance 90Call for Further Research 90Solution/Recommendation 91Anecdote 92Quotation 92Question 93Speculation 94Summary and Critique as a Basis for Synthesis 97