Overview

The first composition text to present in-depth primary and secondary research methods, disciplinary readings and writing instruction to facilitate authentic investigations.   Composing Inquiry is a reader/rhetoric that takes seriously the call to engage undergraduates in intellectual work. All of the readings included here serve to illustrate methods of research and investigation used in various academic disciplines, and all inspire similar projects that can be done by undergraduate students as they learn to work on their writing. Unlike traditional readers, Composing Inquiry also includes chapters meant to help students understand methods of inquiry commonly used by scholars to collect data or test theories. These method chapters can be used in conjunction with the readings or independently, depending on the program/course goals or the preferences of individual teachers.

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Author:   Margaret J. Marshall ,  Margaret J. Marshall
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9780131922914

ISBN 10:   0131922912
Pages:   648
Publication Date:   20 February 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 What is Inquiry? 1 Why Inquiry: Why Composing? 3 Literacy 3 Reading and Writing Together 6 Strategies for Active Reading 6 Posing Questions 11 Using This Book 16 Inquiry and the Internet 18 Internet Resources 18 Web Sites Referenced in this Chapter 19 CHAPTER 2: Presenting Inquiry: Rhetorical Choices and Writing Issues 20 What Does Audience Have to Do With It? 20 Discourse Communities and Genre Expectations 22 Framing Your Work 25 Developing an Argument Through Analysis 29 Including the Work of Others: Paraphrases, Quotations, Citations 31 Arrangement 33 Foregrounding 33 Headings 34 Transitions 35 Clarity and Style 39 Sentence Length 39 Word Choice 39 An Eye Toward Revision 42 Internet Resources 45 Web Sites Referenced in this Chapter 46 CHAPTER 3: Observing 47 Special Materials: Visuals 53 Special Materials: Artifacts 63 Ethical Considerations in Observing 67 Working on Writing Observations 69 Summary Descriptions to Generalizations 70 Vivid Details versus Objective Language 72 Student Essay: Observation of a Place 74 The Fields of Dreams Hattie Wellington 75 Student Essay: Visual Analysis 78 Web Pages in the Automobile Industry Christopher Perin 78 Internet Resources 82 Web Sites Referenced in this Chapter 84 Links to the Readings 84 Assignments Using Observation 84 Assignments Working with Visual Materials 85 Assignments Working with Artifacts 85 CHAPTER 4: Interviewing 86 Ethical Considerations and the 4 C's of Responsible Interviewing 88 Staging the Interview 90 Stage One Thematizing: Crafting Two Kinds of Questions 90 Stage Two Designing: Practical Matters 92 Stage Three Interviewing: Semi-Structured Conversation 95 Stage Four Transcribing: From Oral to Written Form 96 Stage Five Analyzing: Paying Critical Attention 98 Stage Six Verifying: Evaluating Your Findings 98 Stage Seven Reporting: Shaping for Audiences 99 Special Case: Focus Groups 99 Special Case: Oral Histories 101 Working on Writing Interviews 102 Form of Presentation 102 Quotations 103 Student Essay: Case Study Interview 106 A Sociolinguistic Interview Bryan McLucas 106 Sociolinguistic Interview Transcript 109 Student Essay: Oral History 114 Columbine: A Day to Remember Samantha Sanderson 114 Internet Resources 118 Web Sites Referenced in this Chapter 118 Links to the Readings 118 Assignments Using Interviewing 118 Assignments Working with Focus Groups 119 Assignments Working with Oral Histories 119 CHAPTER 5: Working with Numbers 120 Part I: Interpreting Numbers: Some Basics 121 Types of Numbers: Raw Numbers, Percentages, Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median, and Mode), Rates 121 Reading Survey Reports 124 Data Analysis 130 Data Analysis Example: A Survey of Students Attending Large and Small School 136 Part II: Collecting Your Own Numbers: Surveys 136 Steps for Conducting a Survey 138 Ethical Considerations 144 Working on Writing from Numbers 145 Acknowledging Limits 146 Incorporating Graphics 149 Student Essays: Survey 152 Satisfaction Among First-Year University of Miami Students Kenny Rosina 152 Rosina's Survey 156 Rosina's Data Table 158 Internet Resources 159 Web Sites Referenced in this Chapter 159 Links to the Readings 159 Assignments Working with Numbers 159 Assignments Working with Surveys 160 CHAPTER 6: Working with Texts 161 Part I: Inquiry into Texts 162 Part II: Close (or Critical) Reading 166 Facets of a Critical Reading 169 Special Material: Music and Public Speech 173 Special Material: Archives 176 Informal Archives 176 Library and Institutional Archives 177 Ethical Considerations 181 Working on Writing from Texts 182 Summarizing for Your Own Purposes 182 Accuracy in Representing Others 185 Balancing Your Words with the Words of Others 190 Student Essay: Textual Analysis of Literary Texts 192 The Freudian Uncanny in Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes Stephen Fuller 192 Student Essay: Analysis of Spoken Language 202 The Effects of Columbine Samantha Sanderson 202 Internet Resources 205 Web Sites Referenced in this Chapter 205 Links to the Readings 206 Assignments Working with Texts 205 Assignments Working with Archives 207 Assignments Working with Music and Public Speech 207 Sample Projects 208 Project 1: The Water Project 208 Project 2: Local History 211 Project 3: Public Space 214 Project 4: Organizational Needs Assessment 216 Internet Resources Referenced in Sample Projects and Assignment Sequences 220 Assignment Sequences 221 Between Writing and Knowing 222 Collective Memory 226 Considering Public 231 Constructing Public Spaces 235 Cultural Politics and Public Discourse 239 Cultural Politics and Public Discourse II: Shaping Values 243 Direct Observation 247 Ethnicity in America: Identity 250 Ethnicity in America II: Defining America 253 Examining Visuals 255 Expanding a Trends Report 260 Eye on Campus 265 Gender Investigations 269 Histories: Official and Unofficial 272 Humanizing Numbers 275 Investigating Artifacts 279 Material Culture 283 Reading Media 286 Reclaiming the Past 290 Representing Community 294 Trying Out Interview 298 Visual Rhetoric: Photographs 301 Working with Texts 305 Readings Robin F. Bachin 309 Courage, Endurance and Quickness of Decision: Gender and Athletics at the University of Chicago, 1890-1920 Rina Benmayor 326 Narrating Cultural Citizenship: Oral Histories of First-Generation College Students of Mexican Origin Leo R. Chavez 346 Developing a Visual Discourse on Immigration Leah Dilworth 357 Handmade by an American Indian: Souvenirs and the Cultural Economy of Southwestern Tourism Janis L. Edwards and Carol K. Winkler 369 Representative Form and the Visual Ideograph: The Iwo Jima Images in Editorial Cartoons Michael Frisch 391 American History and the Structures of Collective Memory: A Modest Exercise in Empirical Iconography Mark Allan Jackson 413 Is This Song Your Song Anymore: Revisioning Woody Guthrie's This Land Is Your Land Jeffrey P. Jones 433 Forums for Citizenship in Popular Culture Julie Eklund Koza 446 Rap Music: The Culture Politics of Official Representation Maria Len-Rios, Shelly Rodgers, Esther Thorson, and Doyle Yoon 465 Representation of Women in News and Photos: Comparing Content to Perceptions Peirce Lewis 479 Common Landscapes as Historic Document Melanie Lowe 494 Colliding Feminisms: Britney Spears, Tweens, and the Politics of Reception Catherine A. Lutz and Jane L. Collins 510 The Photograph as an Intersection of Gazes National Endowment for the Arts 530 Trends in Literature Participation, 1982-2002 Julies David Prown 541 The Truth of Material Culture: History or Fiction? Paul A. Shackel 554 Public Memory and the Search for Power in American Historical Archaology Steve Spence 575 Van Gogh in Alabama, 1936 David Thelen 597 Remembering the Discovery of the Watergate Tapes James Boyd White 625 Human Dignity and the Claim of Meaning: Athenian Tragic Drama and Supreme Court Opinions Judy Young 642 A Bowlful of Tears Revisited: The Full Story of Lee Puey You's Immigration Experience at Angel Island Photo Credits 625 Index 627

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