Ise Read, Reason, Write

Read, Reason, Write unites instruction in critical reading, analysis of argument, and research strategies. A rich collection of contemporary and classic readings provide both practice for these skills and new ideas and insights for readers. Read, Reason, Write shows students how reading, argumentative, research, and analytic skills are interrelated and how these skills combine to develop each student''s critical thinking ability.

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SECTION 1   CRITICAL READING AND ANALYSIS

Chapter 1       Writers and Their Sources

                        Reading, Writing, and the Contexts of Argument

                        Responding to Sources

                        Abraham Lincoln, “The Gettysburg Address”

                                    The Response to Content

                                    The Analytic Response

                                    The Evaluation Response

                                    The Research Response

                        Deborah Tannen, “Who Does the Talking Here?”

                        Writing Summaries

                                    Guidelines for Writing Summaries

                        Active Reading: Use Your Mind!

                                    Guidelines for Active Reading

                        Ruth Whippman, “Actually, Let’s Not Be in the Moment”

                        Using Paraphrase

                        Acknowledging Sources Informally

                                    Referring to People and Sources

                        Joel Achenbach, “The Future Is Now: It’s Heading Right At Us, But We Never

                                                See It Coming”

                        Presenting Direct Quotations: A Guide to Form and Style

                                    Reasons for Using Quotation Marks

                                    A Brief Guide to Quoting

                        For Reading and Analysis

                        Alex Knapp, “Five Leadership Lessons from James T. Kirk”

                        Suggestions for Discussion and Writing

Chapter 2       Responding Critically to Sources

                        Traits of the Critical Reader/Thinker

                        Examining the Rhetorical Context of a Source

                                    Who Is the Author?

                                    What Type—or Genre—of Source Is It?

                                    What Kind of Audience Does the Author Anticipate?

                                    What is the Author’s Primary Purpose?

                                    What Are the Author’s Sources of Information?

                        Analyzing the Style of a Source

                                    Denotative and Connotative Word Choice

                                    Tone

                                    Level of Diction

                                    Sentence Structure

                                    Metaphors

                                    Organization and Examples

                                    Repetition                              

                                    Hyperbole, Understatement, and Irony

                                    Quotation Marks, Italics, and Capital Letters