Questioning
Subtitle: literary and rhetorical analysis for writers
By: Rich Raymond
Publisher: Fountainhead Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Southlake, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9781598710939
Subjects: Critical thinking; Problems, exercises; Essay; Authorship; Exposition (Rhetoric); English language; Rhetoric; Reading (Higher education); Academic writing; College readers; Pensée critique; Problèmes et exercices; Anglais (Langue); Rhétorique; Écriture savante; Lectures et morceaux choisis (Enseignement supérieur)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Finding the right questions : critical reading and the importance of telling our own stories. "Once upon a time"; title: -Asking questions, telling stories ; Writing your own narrative essay; title: Chapter 2. Finding your audience in your purpose : reading fiction, writing exposition. Identifying your audience and purpose : Why read? Why write? And for whom? ; Writing the expository essay ; Writing a second expository essay; title: Chapter 3. Serving the needs of your audiences : invention and arrangement ; Understanding the aims of discourse ; Invention and arranging ; Writing a second expository essay on diversity; title: Chapter 4. Reasoning and mediating. Recognizing the overlapping aims of discourse ; Understanding the elements of persuasion ; Writing an editorial essay : a case for mediation; title: Chapter 5. Finding answers to your questions : research and documentation ; Understanding the research process ; Analyzing Richard Giannone's scholarly article; title: Chapter 6. Revising and proofing. Understanding style ; Reading more about parents and children ; Writing a rhetorical analysis essay; title: Chapter 7. Writing about poetry. Learning to read poetry ; Writing on poetry; title: Chapter 8. Growing as a writer : portfolios and reflective writing. Practicing reflective vision ; Creating a portfolio; title: Glossary.