Writing Analytically
By David Rosenwasser, Jill Stephen
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Helping students develop an inquiry-based, analytical frame of mind, Rosenwasser/Stephen's WRITING ANALYTICALLY, 9th edition, teaches reflective thinking and writing using a unique approach that places analysis first. All too often students jump straight to argument. This text equips students with strategies for dwelling longer in the observation stage rather than leaping to judgments and to agree-disagree arguments in oversimplified terms. Arguing that an idea is not the same as an opinion, it demonstrates how to respect the complexity of subjects where there is no single right answer. Examples of student writing emphasize what makes the writing good rather than its shortcomings. The new edition also includes numerous new applications and examples serving students headed toward STEM majors. In addition, MindTap provides students with anywhere, anytime digital learning solutions.
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Helping students develop an inquiry-based, analytical frame of mind, Rosenwasser/Stephen's WRITING ANALYTICALLY, 9th edition, teaches reflective thinking and writing using a unique approach that places analysis first. All too often students jump straight to argument. This text equips students with strategies for dwelling longer in the observation stage rather than leaping to judgments and to agree-disagree arguments in oversimplified terms. Arguing that an idea is not the same as an opinion, it demonstrates how to respect the complexity of subjects where there is no single right answer. Examples of student writing emphasize what makes the writing good rather than its shortcomings. The new edition also includes numerous new applications and examples serving students headed toward STEM majors. In addition, MindTap provides students with anywhere, anytime digital learning solutions.
Every chapter delivers tools that help students develop an inquiry-based, analytical frame of mind. For example, cognitive strategies provided in Chapters 1 and 2 encourage students to dwell longer in the observation stage before becoming committed to claims. These chapters also discuss counterproductive habits of mind that enable students to identify and work through common problems such as the premature leap to generalizations and the judgment reflex.
One of the book's signature features is how it addresses the challenge of getting students to read more carefully and actively. For example, Chapter 2: "Reading Analytically" offers heuristics that empower students to take their reading comprehension beyond the perfunctory apprehension of "the gist".
Chapter 9: "Conversing with Sources" provides strategies for analyzing secondary sources as well as methods for avoiding plagiarism, integrating quotations and writing an abstract. The chapter teaches students ways of doing more than just agreeing or disagreeing with sources, or simply plugging them in as answers. Chapter 10: "Finding, Evaluating, and Citing Sources" presents strategies for getting started, finding quality on the web and citing sources -- all keyed to the most recent documentation styles from the MLA, APA, Chicago and CSE style guides.
Because many instructors find it challenging to help students break the mold of the five-paragraph essay, Chapter 6: "Reasoning from Evidence to Claims" presents organizational strategies that can act as alternatives to formats that inhibit in-depth analysis of evidence.
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Unit 1. The Analytical Frame of Mind
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