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The brief rhetorical reader with the most support
Bestselling authors Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell know what works in the classroom. In Patterns for College Writing Brief, they provide students with exemplary rhetorical models and just the right balance of classic and contemporary essays. Patterns Brief includes comprehensive coverage of active reading, research, and the writing process in a five-chapter mini-rhetoric. This is followed by clear and thorough explanations of the patterns of development with the most thorough apparatus of any brief rhetorical reader and an example of student writing for each pattern. Add to that the most comprehensive coverage of argumentative writing and you will see why Patterns for College Writing Brief is the best-selling reader in the country. The new edition includes exciting new readings, images, and debate and casebook topics.
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A diverse and popular selection of readings chosen by authors who know what works in the classroom. Offering a variety of subjects, styles, and cultural perspectives, the 39 professional readings provide outstanding models for student writing. Instructors can choose from a mix of essays by classic writers (such as George Orwell, Jessica Mitford, Bruce Catton, Martin Luther King Jr.) and newer voices (Bich Minh Nguyen, Zeynep Tufekci, Marina Keegan) so that instructors have a broad range of readings to choose from. More than a dozen visual texts give students practice in reading and interpreting photographs, fine art, comic book panels, and more.
Comprehensive coverage of the writing process, the patterns of development, and research. With helpful explanations, examples, and exercises, Part One, "The Writing Process," offers students essential advice on planning, drafting, revising, and editing an essay in five short chapters that form a brief rhetoric. Part Two, "Readings for Writers," provides detailed introductions to each chapter's rhetorical pattern, with plenty of examples of student writing, clear explanations of writing strategies, and accessible discussions of how the patterns can help organize ideas. Part Three, "Working with Sources," covers finding, evaluating, and integrating sources; avoiding plagiarism; and documenting sources in current (2016) MLA style. An appendix provides coverage of documenting sources in APA style.
Step-by-step examples of student writing and support for student writers. Reflecting Kirszner and Mandell's commitment to students, Patterns for College Writing Brief includes 18 annotated student essays that provide students with realistic models for improving their own writing. In addition, grammar-in-context boxes, checklists, and editing worksheets offer specific advice on how to identify and correct the problems that students find most challenging.
Cultural and historical context for all readings. Each reading is prefaced by essential cultural and historical background information—updated and revised for this edition—to help students better understand the context in which the essay was written.
E-book format. With options for delivery in a variety of popular formats, an e-book is available at a reduced price relative to the print text.
New to This Edition
Diverse reading selections to engage students on current issues and provide rhetorical models.
- Marina Keegan amuses and touches readers as she reflects on finding "Stability in Motion."
- Josh Barro explains "Why Stealing Cars Went Out of Fashion."
- Isabel Wilkerson charts the histories of "Emmett Till and Tamir Rice, Sons of the Great Migration."
An argument chapter updated with the issues that matter to students. The most thorough argument chapter in any brief rhetorical reader has been updated with lively, current selections. A new debate asks, "Should Public Colleges Be Free?" while a new casebook raises the question, "Do College Students Need Trigger Warnings?"
A new, full-color design brings the instruction to life. Vivid photographs, multi-color annotations, and vibrant features make navigating Patterns for College Writing Brief Edition easy and enjoyable.
A Student's Companion to Patterns for College Writing, meant to supplement Patterns for College Writing Brief Edition gives students the additional support they need to get or stay on-level in the composition classroom, with coverage on time management and models, tips, and practice activities on critical reading and writing skills, the essay drafting process, and the essentials of grammar. It is an ideal solution for accelerated learning programs or co-requisite courses, while the deep integration with Patterns makes it a perfect resource for any instructor who wants students to build a strong foundation in academic writing. A Student's Companion is available as a print supplement and is included automatically in the full LaunchPad for Patterns for College Writing.
LaunchPad, the all-in-one solution. LaunchPad engages students in the work of the course with curated, multimodal content. The full e-book provides an engaging reading experience that adapts to computers, tablets, or phones so that students can read on-the-go. Interactive editing worksheets allow students to submit their peer-critiques to the instructor. LearningCurve adaptive quizzing focuses students on important writing and grammar topics. LaunchPad can be adopted as a standalone product or packaged with Patterns for College Writing Brief, using ISBN 978-1-319-13640-6.

Patterns for College Writing, Brief Second Edition
Fourteenth Edition| ©2018
Laurie G. Kirszner; Stephen R. Mandell
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Patterns for College Writing, Brief Second Edition
Fourteenth Edition| 2018
Laurie G. Kirszner; Stephen R. Mandell
Table of Contents
Preface
Thematic Guide to the Contents
Introduction: How to Use This Book
Henry Louis Gates Jr., "What’s in a Name?"
Responding to an Essay
PART ONE: THE WRITING PROCESS
1 Reading to Write: Becoming a Critical Reader
Understanding Critical Reading
Brent Staples, Cutting and Pasting: A Senior Thesis by (Insert Name)
*Moises Naim, The YouTube Effect
Brent Staples, Cutting and Pasting: A Senior Thesis by (Insert Name) (with sample annotations)
2 Invention
Understanding Your Assignment
Setting Limits
Moving from Subject to Topic
Finding Something to Say
Grouping Ideas
Understanding Thesis and Support
Developing a Thesis
3 Arrangement
Recognizing a Pattern
Understanding the Parts of the Essay
Constructing a Formal Outline
4 Drafting and Revising
Writing Your First Draft
Revising Your Essay
Points for Special Attention: First Draft
Points for Special Attention: Second Draft
Laura Bobnak, The Price of Silence (Student Essay)
5 Editing and Proofreading
Editing for Grammar
Editing for Punctuation
Editing for Sentence Style and Word Choice
Proofreading Your Essay
Checking Your Paper’s Format
Part Two: Readings for Writers
6 Narration
What Is Narration?
Using Narration
Planning a Narrative Essay
Developing a Thesis Statement
Including Enough Detail
Varying Sentence Structure
Maintaining Clear Narrative Order
Structuring a Narrative Essay
Revising a Narrative Essay
REVISION CHECKLIST: Narration
Editing a Narrative Essay
GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT: Avoiding Run-ons
EDITING CHECKLIST: Narration
A Student Writer: Narration
Tiffany Forte, My Field of Dreams (Student Essay)
Points for Special Attention
Focus on Revision
A Student Writer: Literacy Narrative
Erica Sarno, Becoming a Writer (Student Essay)
Points for Special Attention
Focus on Revision
PEER EDITING WORKSHEET: Narration
Visual Text: Marjane Satrapi, From Persepolis II (Graphic Fiction)
*Ocean Vuong, Surrendering
Martin Gansberg, Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police
George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant
Writing Assignments for Narration
Collaborative Activity for Narration
7 Description
What is Description?
Using Description
Checklist: Using Visuals Effectively
Planning a Descriptive Essay
Structuring a Descriptive Essay
Revising a Descriptive Essay
Revision Checklist: Description
Editing a Description Essay
Grammar in Context: Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Editing Checklist: Description
A Student Writer: Objective Description
Mallory Cogan, My Grandfather’s Globe (Student Essay)
A Student Writer: Subjective Description
Mary Lim, The Valley of Windmills (Student Essay)
Peer-Editing Worksheet: Description
Visual Text: Ansel Adams, Jeffrey Pine--Sentinel Dome (Photograph)
Bich Minh Nguyen, Goodbye to My Twinkie Days
Suzanne Berne, Ground Zero
*Marina Keegan, Stability in Motion
Heather Rogers, The Hidden Life of Garbage
8 Exemplification
What Is Exemplification?
Using Exemplification
Planning an Exemplification Essay
Structuring an Exemplification Essay
Revising an Exemplification Essay
Revision Checklist: Exemplification
Editing an Exemplification Essay
Grammar in Context: Using Commas in a Series
Editing Checklist: Exemplification
A Student Writer: Exemplification
Kristy Bredin, Job Application Letter (Student Essay)
A Student Writer: Exemplification
Grace Ku, Midnight (Student Essay)
Peer-Editing Worksheet: Exemplification
Visual Texts: Four Tattoos: Charles Thatcher, "Alisha, Loretta,"; Carrie Williams, "Positive Outlook"; Anthony Bradshaw, "Bar Code"; Guido Koppes, "Owl"
*Zeynep Tufekci, Why the Post Office Makes America Great
Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria
Brent Staples, Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space
9 Process
What Is Process?
Using Process
Planning a Process Essay
Structuring a Process Essay
Revising a Process Essay
Revision Checklist: Process
Editing a Process Essay
Grammar in Context: Avoiding Unnecessary Shifts
Editing Checklist: Process
A Student Writer: Instructions
Eric McGlade, The Search (Student Essay)
A Student Writer: Process Explanation
Melany Hunt, Medium Ash Brown (Student Essay)
Peer Editing Worksheet: Process
Visual Text: Piranha Plastics, What Happens to Plastic that is Recycled by Us? (Infographic)
Naomi Rosenberg, How to Tell a Mother Her Child Is Dead
*Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht, How to Build a Monster from Spare Parts
Jessica Mitford, The Embalming of Mr. Jones
10 Cause and Effect
What Is Cause and Effect?
Using Cause and Effect
Planning a Cause-and-Effect Essay
Structuring a Cause-and-Effect Essay
Revising a Cause-and-Effect Essay
Revision Checklist: Cause and Effect
Editing a Cause-and-Effect Essay
Grammar in Context: Avoiding "The reason is because"; Using Affect and Effect Correctly
Editing Checklist: Cause and Effect
A Student Writer: Cause and Effect
Evelyn Pellicane, The Irish Famine, 1845–1849 (Student Essay)
Peer-Editing Worksheet: Cause and Effect
Visual Text: Jeffrey Coolidge, Rube Goldberg Machine (Photo)
*Josh Barro, Why Stealing Cars Went Out of Fashion
Maggie Koerth-Baker, Why Rational People Buy into Conspiracy Theories
Linda M. Hasselstrom, A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun
11 Comparison and Contrast
What Is Comparison and Contrast?
Using Comparison and Contrast
Planning a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay
Structuring a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay
Revising a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay
Revision Checklist: Comparison and Contrast
Editing a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay
Grammar in Context: Using Parallelism
Editing Checklist: Comparison and Contrast
A Student Writer: Subject-by-Subject Comparison
Mark Cotharn, Brains versus Brawn (Student Essay)
A Student Writer: Point-by-Point Comparison
Maria Tecson, A Comparison of Two Web Sites on Attention Deficit Disorder (Student Essay)
Peer-Editing Worksheet: Comparison and Contrast
Visual Texts: Auguste Rodin, The Kiss, and Robert Indiana, LOVE (Sculptures)
Bruce Catton, Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts
Deborah Tannen, Sex, Lies, and Conversation
*Isabel Wilkerson, Emmett Till and Tamir Rice, Sons of the Great Migration
12 Classification and Division
What Is Classification and Division?
Using Classification and Division
Planning a Classification-and-Division Essay
Checklist: Establishing Categories
Structuring a Classification-and-Division Essay
Revising a Classification-and-Division Essay
Revision Checklist: Classification and Division
Editing a Classification-and-Division Essay
Grammar in Context: Using a Colon to Introduce Your Categories
Editing Checklist: Classification and Division
Same Student Writer: Classification and Division
Josie Martinez, What I Learned (and Didn’t Learn) in College (Student Essay)
Peer-Editing Worksheet: Classification and Division
*Visual Text: Coffee Types (Chart)
*Olga Khazan, The Three Types of Happiness
Carolyn Foster Segal, The Dog Ate My Flash Drive, and Other Tales of Woe
Stephanie Ericsson, The Ways We Lie
13 Definition
What Is Definition?
Using Definition
Planning a Definition Essay
Structuring a Definition Essay
Revising a Definition Essay
Revision Checklist: Definition
Editing a Definition Essay
Grammar in Context: Avoiding is when and is where
Editing Checklist: Definition
A Student Writer: Definition
Ajoy Mahtab, The Untouchable (Student Essay)
Peer-Editing Worksheet: Definition
Visual Text: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Census 2010 Form (Questionnaire)
Judy Brady, I Want a Wife
José Antonio Burciaga, Tortillas
*Richard Posner, On Plagiarism
14 Argumentation
What Is Argumentation?
Understanding Argumentation and Persuasion
Planning an Argumentative Essay
Checklist: Guidelines for Using Rogerian Argument
Using Deductive and Inductive Arguments
Structuring an Argumentative Essay
Revising an Argumentative Essay
Revision Checklist: Argumentation
Editing an Argumentative Essay
Grammar in Context: Using Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
Editing Checklist: Argumentation
A Student Writer: Argumentation
Marta Ramos, An Argument against Study Drugs (Student Essay)
Peer-Editing Worksheet: Argumentation
Visual Text: StopTextsStopWreck.org, You Don’t Want Them Responding to Your Text (Ad)
Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence
Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail
*DEBATE: Should Public Colleges Be Free?
*Aaron Bady, Public Universities Should be Free
*Matt Bruenig, The Case Against Free College
*CASEBOOK: Do College Students Need Trigger Warnings?
*Michael Bloomberg and Charles Koch, Why Free Speech Matters on Campus
*Aaron R. Hanlon, The "Free Speech" Charade
*Jennifer Medina, Warning: The Literary Canon Could Make Students Squirm
*Soraya Chemally, What’s Really Important about "Trigger Warnings"
15 Combining the Patterns
Structuring an Essay by Combining the Patterns
Combining the Patterns: Revising and Editing
Grammar in Context: Agreement with Indefinite Pronouns
A Student Writer: Combining the Patterns
Michael Huu Truong, The Park (Student Essay)
Peer-Editing Worksheet: Combining the Patterns
Lars Eighner, On Dumpster Diving
*Donald Kagan, On Patriotism
Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal
PART THREE: Working with Sources
16 Finding and Evaluating Sources
Finding Information in the Library
Finding Information on the Internet
Evaluating Sources
17 Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Paraphrasing
Summarizing
Quoting
Integrating Source Material into Your Writing
Synthesizing
Avoiding Plagiarism
18 Documenting Sources: MLA
Parenthetical References in the Text
The Works-Cited List
Philip Lau, The Limitations of Wikipedia (Student Essay in MLA Style)
Appendix: Documenting Sources: APA
Using Parenthetical References
Examples of APA Citations
Philip Lau, The Limitations of Wikipedia (Student Essay in APA Style)
Glossary
Index

Patterns for College Writing, Brief Second Edition
Fourteenth Edition| 2018
Laurie G. Kirszner; Stephen R. Mandell
Authors

Laurie G. Kirszner
During their long collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have written a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martin's, including Patterns for College Writing, Foundations First, Writing First, Focus on Writing, and, most recently, Practical Argument. Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emerita at St. Joseph University, where she has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and served as coordinator of the first-year writing program. Stephen Mandell is a Professor of English, Emeritus at Drexel University, where he founded and directed the basic writing program and has taught composition, literature, speech, and technical and business writing.

Stephen R. Mandell
During their long collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell have written a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martin's, including Patterns for College Writing, Foundations First, Writing First, Focus on Writing, and, most recently, Practical Argument. Laurie Kirszner is a Professor of English, Emerita at St. Joseph University, where she has taught composition, literature, creative writing, and scientific writing, and served as coordinator of the first-year writing program. Stephen Mandell is a Professor of English, Emeritus at Drexel University, where he founded and directed the basic writing program and has taught composition, literature, speech, and technical and business writing.

Patterns for College Writing, Brief Second Edition
Fourteenth Edition| 2018
Laurie G. Kirszner; Stephen R. Mandell
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Laurie G. Kirszner; Stephen R. Mandell
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