Between Worlds: A Reader Rhetoric and Handbook, 6th Edition

This immediately engaging composition resource features a thematically-organized collection of readings, a modes-based rhetoric, and a concise handbook.

                                      

Between Worlds opens with more than 75 multi-genre readings reflecting the human condition of being “in between”—generations, cultures, genders, perceptions, points of view.   A research chapter with information on using and documenting sources in MLA and APA style and a brief handbook section are also included. Between Worlds emphasizes the importance of reading, critical thinking, and analysis in all writing.

* New readings and sections are marked with an asterisk.

Rhetorical Contents     

 

Preface

 

I  THE READER 

Getting the Most from Your Reading    

Active Reading

    Thanksgiving, Ellen Goodman         

Discussion of Active Reading  

Active Reading as Prewriting  

    Practicing Active Reading  

 

 

 

Ch 1    Between Generations

 

            “My Son, My Compass,” Janna Malamud Smith

            “The Good Daughter,”  Caroline Hwang

*          “The Color of Love,”  Danzy Senna

            “Breaking Tradition” (poem),  Janice Mirikitani

*          “On Teenagers and Tattoos,”  Andres Martin

*          “Under My Skin,”  Jon Bowen

            “The Only Child,” John Leonard

            “Are Families Dangerous?”  Barbara Ehrenreich

*          “The Lanyard” (poem),  Billy Collins

            “Your Place is Empty” (fiction), Anne Tyler

 

Ch 2     Between Genders

*          “Boy Friend: Between Those Two Words, A Guy Can Get Crushed,” Libby Copeland

*          “Modern Romance,” Celeste Biever                

            “Virtual Love,” Meghan Daum

            “Who’s Cheap?”          Adair Lara

            “Peaches” (fiction), Reginald McKnight

            “Blue Spruce”   (poem), Stephen Perry

            “Watching My Back,” Jeff Z. Klein        

            “Pigskin, Patriarchy, and Pain,” Don Sabo

            “When a Woman Says No,” Ellen Goodman

            “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (fiction), Joyce Carol Oates

 

Ch 3     Between Cultures

         “Living in Two Worlds,” Marcus Mabry

*          “Conspiracy Against Assimilation,” Robert J. Samuelson

*          “Terra Firma–A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery,” Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa                  

*            “Race is a Four-Letter Word,” Teja Arboleda

            “An Identity Reduced to a Burka,” Semeen Issa & Laila Al-Marayati

*          “Hidden in Plain Sight,” Zaiba Malik

            “Mr. Z” (poem), M. Carl Holman

            “The Red Convertible” (fiction), Louise Erdrich

            Los Vendidos (play), Luis Valdez

 

Ch 4     Between Perceptions

            “Living Under Circe’s Spell,” Matthew Soyster

*          “The Difference Between Pity and Empathy,” John A. Vaughn

*          “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” J. K. Rowling

            “The Myth of the Latin Woman,” Judith Ortiz Cofer

*            “If the Genes Fit,” Dan Neil

            “Black Men and Public Space,” Brent Staples

*          “Who Shot Johnny?” Debra Dickerson

*          “King Curtis’s Echo,” Max Thayer

            “Facing It” (poem), Yusef Komanyaka

            “Discrimination at Large,” Jennifer A. Coleman

            “O.K., So I’m Fat,” Neil Steinberg

            “’Diabesity,’ a Crisis in an Expanding Country,” Jane E. Brody

            “Bodily Harm,” Pamela Erens

*          “Six Rules for Eating Wisely,” Michael Pollan

 

Ch. 5    Between Points of View

*        “The Whole World Is Watching,” Thomas L. Friedman

*        “YouTube This!” Joe Queenan

*          “When the Patient Is a Googler,” Scott Haig

*          “Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?” Rahul K. Parikh

*          “Why Reality TV Is Good for Us,” James Poniewozik

*          “When Reality TV Gets Too Real,” Jeremy W. Peters

            “Coke,” Philip Dacey

*          “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again),” Andy Warhol

            “Makes Learning Fun,” Clifford Stoll

            “From Learning as Torture to Learning as Fun,” Don Tapscott

            “In Groups We Shrink,” Carol Tavris

            “Shooting an Elephant,” George Orwell

*          “The Rights of the Born,” Anne Lamott

*          “Tilling a New World,” Bill McKibben

            “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression,” Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Chapter 6  Between Screens

American Beauty

         “Transcending the Suburbs,” David Denby

            “Dad’s Dead, and He’s Still a Funny Guy,” Janet Maslin

            “The Rose’s Thorns,” Kenneth Turan

Ordinary People

*        “Ordinary People,” Vincent Canby

*            “Ordinary People,” Roger Ebert

*            “Watching Movies with Denzel Washington: An Eye for Bold Choices,” Rick Lyman

Crash

          “Angry People,” David Denby

             “Crash,” Roger Ebert

             “Bigotry as the Outer Side of Inner Angst,” A. O. Scott

An Inconvenient Truth

*         “Al Gore Warms Up to a Very Hot Topic,” Kevin Crust

*            “Did Al Get the Science Right?”   Katharine Mieszkowski

*            “Warning of Calamities and Hoping for a Change,” A.O. Scott

Man on Wire

*           “Walking on Air Between the Towers,” A. O. Scott

*           “Man on Wire,”   Kenneth Turan

 

II  THE RHETORIC 

 

Chapter 8  Organizing and Drafting an Essay

From Prewriting to Purpose

Discovering the Claim–From General to Specific

Supporting a Thesis

Writing an Outline

Writing a Paragraph

Using Sources for Support

Paraphrasing

 

Chapter 9  Revising an Essay

Rewriting and Rewriting

Thinking Critically for an Audience

    A Checklist for Revising and Editing Papers

    Student Example: Final Essay

    Dieting Daze: No In-Between by Rachel Krell

Rewriting for Coherence

Writing Titles 

Writing Introductions

Final Tips for Revising

 

Chapter 10  Writing to Persuade 

Prevalence of Persuasion

Persuasion as Argument

The Doubting and Believing Games

When to Use Argument

Brainstorming for an Argument

Explicit and Implicit Arguments

An Explicit Arguments

An Implicit Argument

Arguments and Proposals

Sound Reasoning and Critical Thinking

Audience and Argument

Argument Introductions

Organizing and Developing An Argument

Preparing Your Argument

Avoiding Logical Fallacies

Strategies for Writing An Argument Essay

Illustrations from the Text

Conceding and Refuting

Evaluating an Argument

        Example: An Argument Essay

        My Favorite School Class: Involuntary Servitude: Joe Goodwin

Final Tips for Argument Essays

 

Chapter 11 Methods for Developing Essays

Combining Multiple Methods

 

Summary

Organizing and Developing a Summary

        Student Example: A Summary

        A Summary of “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression” Chris Thomas

        Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

    Summary as Part of a Larger Assignment

    Practicing Writing a Summary

Final Tips for a Summary

 

Narration

When to Use Narration

Organizing and Developing a Narrative

        Student Example: A Narrative

        Through the Cracks Rebekah Hall-Naganuma

    Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy    

    Practicing Writing Essays with Narration

Final Tips for a Narrative</PG></H1>

 

Evaluative Response

When to Write an Evaluative Response Essay

Organizing and Developing an Evaluative Response Essay

        Student Example: An Evaluative Response Essay

        Thanksgiving Beyond the Cleaver Family Marin Kheng

    Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

    Practicing Writing an Evaluative Response Essay

Final Tips for an Evaluative Response Essay

 

Definition

When to Use Definition

Organizing and Developing a Definition Essay

        Example: An Essay Based on Definition

    **You Call That Irony? Jon Winokur

    Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

    Practicing Writing Definition Essays

Final Tips for a Definition Essay

 

Cause and Effect

When to Use Cause-and-Effect Development

Organizing and Developing a Cause-and-Effect Essay

        Example: A Cause-and-Effect Essay

        I Confess Some Envy Robert McKelvey

    Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

    Practicing Writing Essays about Causes and Effects

Final Tips for Cause-and-Effect Development

 

Comparison and Contrast

When to Use Comparison-Contrast Development

Organizing and Developing a Comparison-Contrast Essay

Which Method to Use: Block or Point by Point?

        Example: A Comparison-Contrast Essay

        Reality Check Alex Garcia

    Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

    Practicing Writing Essays That Use Comparison and Contrast

Final Tips for Comparison and Contrast Essays

 

Writing an Essay Exam

A Six-Step Strategy

Key Words Used on Exams

 

Chapter 12  Analysis

Analysis of a Process, Problem, or Subject<

When to Use Analysis

Analysis of a Process

        Example: A Process Analysis Essay

    **How to Get Better Gas Mileage Katharine Mieszkowski

    Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

    Practicing Writing a Process Analysis Essay

Final Tips for a Process Analysis Essay

Analysis of a Problem

When to Use Problem Analysis

Organizing and Developing a Problem Analysis Essay

         Example: A Problem Analysis Essay

    Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgments  Robert L. Heilbroner

    Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

    Practicing Writing a Problem Analysis Essay

Final Tips for a Problem Analysis Essay

Analysis of a Subject

Brainstorming for a Topic

When to Use Subject Analysis

Organizing and Developing a Subject Analysis

Essay Assignments for Subject Analysis

Poetry and Character Analysis

What Is Poetry Analysis?

How to Actively Read a Poem

Active Reading of a Poem

        Student Example: Poetry Analysis

        Breaking the Ties That Bind Robert Sakatani

        Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

        Practicing Writing Poetry Analysis

Final Tips for Poetry Analysis

What Is Character Analysis?

Character Analysis: Short Story

Prewriting for a Text-based Character Study

Listing Information from a Short Story

Arranging and Thesis Construction

        Student Example: Character Analysis Essay

        Who Were You, Connie, and Why Did You Go?  Marianela Enriquez

Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

Practicing Writing a Character Analysis

Character Analysis: Biography

        Student Example: Biography Essay

        The Earhart Appeal by Leselle Norville

Analyzing the Writer’s Strategy

Writing the Thesis

Selecting Support to “Show” Not “Tell”

Conclusions

Final Tips for Writing a Focused Biography

 

Chapter 13  Writing the Research Paper

Planning the Research Paper

Gathering Library Material

Beginning an Internet Search–Some Cautions

Refining an Internet Search

Gathering Additional Information: The Interview

        Student Example: Research Paper

Documenting the Research Paper: MLA Style

Documenting the Research Paper: APA Style

 

Part III  The Handbook

Chapter 14  Understanding How Sentences Work

Subjects

Objects

Verbs

Adjectives and Adverbs

Phrases

Clauses

Sentence Variation

 

Chapter 15  Understanding Common Errors

Fragments

Run-on or Fused Sentences

Pronoun Reference Agreement

Pronoun Case

Subject-Verb Agreement

Shifts

Mixed Sentences

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Faulty Parallelism

 

Chapter 16  Understanding Punctuation

 

Chapter 17  Understanding Faulty Word Choice

 

Chapter 18  Understanding Commonly Confused Words

 

Credits

Author Index

Subject and Title Index

Editing Symbols chart  inside back cover