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Patterns for a Purpose?s clear instructions and selection of essays demonstrate rhetorical techniques (patterns) that can be used alone or in combination
to achieve writing goals (purposes).
Patterns for a Purpose, a rhetorically organized reader, emphasizes how to think through a writing task by using the patterns of development; the text also acknowledges that many of the real-world writing tasks we undertake are ill served by the rhetorical patterns in their purest form. Patterns for a Purpose's clear instructions and selection of essays demonstrate the rhetorical techniques (patterns) that can be used alone or in combination to achieve writing goals (purposes).
Endeavouring to increase students' cultural literacy, this reader represents Canada's rich tapestry of essayists from various cultures and regions while encouraging readers to think about issues that press our world, such as the environment, gender identity, and technology. From Mark Kingwell's wrestling with ideas of the good life to Thomas King's thoughts about how our narratives shape our lives; from Carol Shields' musings on the delights and challenges of travelling to June Callwood's thoughts about forgiveness; from Brian Payton's startling evocation of a grizzly bear preserve and the nature of "bear-ness" to Wayne Grady's discussions on walking?these Canadian essays portray a particularly Canadian penchant for reflecting on and interrogating our culture.
New Features :
Showcases forty-two lively essays: Thirty-two engaging selections by professional writers and ten essays by student writers encourage students to think about the issues that press our world: the environment, changing ideas of gender, and the technology that is changing our daily lives.
Examines how to blend patterns: Instead of emphasizing the rhetorical modes in their purest form at the expense of realistic writing scenarios, this reader explains how to combine two or more patterns to achieve a writing purpose in chapter 13. Every chapter concludes with one professional essay that demonstrates the blending of patterns allowing students to see how writers execute this technique.
Explores argumentation and persuasion in-depth: Understanding pathos, ethos, and logos, inductive and deductive reasoning, and applying these philosophical concepts to writing can be challenging. A Casebook for Argumentation and Persuasion makes these techniques accessible. Six compelling essays on two issues--the environment and substance abuse--illustrate these techniques and require students to apply their critical thinking and reading skills to synthesize and evaluate multiple perspectives.
Equips students with the tools to research and cite sources: Providing clear guidelines for locating and evaluating sources as well as quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, chapter 14 also explains that students need to respect and acknowledge the voices of others in their own writing.
Encourages critical reading through an analogy of a crime scene: Using a crime scene investigator as a model, chapter 1 harnesses a popular television concept to make the stages of reading critically memorable. This rubric suggests that students thoroughly examine the crime scene (the reading), and then ask questions about the crime (the author's logic). Next students should turn to their own knowledge of the wider world to provide the context that illuminates the reading as an investigator examines the life of the victim to help make sense of the crime.
Examines the writing process: Chapters 2 and 3 explain the procedures for planning an essay, developing a thesis, drafting, revising, and editing. Progressive drafts of an annotated essay in chapters 2 and 3 exemplify the writing process.
Table of Contents :
Chapter 1 Reading Critically
Chapter 2 Planning an Essay and Using the Patterns of Development
Chapter 3 Writing and Rewriting
Chapter 4 Description
Chapter 5 Narration
Chapter 6 Exemplification
Chapter 7 Definition
Chapter 8 Process Analysis
Chapter 9 Comparison and Contrast
Chapter 10 Cause-and-Effect Analysis
Chapter 11 Classification and Division
Chapter 12 A Casebook for Argumentation and Persuasion
Chapter 13 Combining Patterns of Development
Chapter 14 Locating, Evaluating, and Drawing on Sources
About the Author:
Barbara Fine Clouse Barbara Clouse has taught all levels of college composition, first at Youngstown State University in northeastern Ohio and then at Slippery Rock University in western Pennsylvania. She has also written a number of composition texts. In addition to A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers, her books include The Student Writer: Editor and Critic, Jumpstart: A Workbook for Writers, Patterns for a Purpose: A Rhetorical Reader, and Transitions: From Reading to Writing, all written for McGraw-Hill. She has also developed Cornerstones: Readings for Writers, which is a short prose reader that is part of Primis, McGraw-Hill's custom publishing database. Barbara has also written Progressions with Readings and Conventions and Expectations: A Brief Handbook and Guide to Writing for Longman Publishers. A frequent presenter at national and regional conferences, Barbara often conducts workshops for writing teachers. McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide.
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