How Writing Works: A Guide to Composing Genres, With Readings [Paperback]

.College students are expected to master new genres in every course they take. Yet composition instructors can't possibly teach students every genre they will need for their college courses or careers. Instead of telling students how to write a genre, authors Jack and Pryal help students learn how a genre works using a genre toolkit that asks three questions: What is it? Who reads it? and What's it for? By taking this problem-solving approach to writing,How Writing Works: With Readingsprepares students for any writing situation that they may encounter at school, home, or work.List of GenresPrefacePart 1: The Genre Toolkit1. What is It?What Is a Genre?Amy Tan, Mother Tongue Foxxy, The Way of a Cherokee Finding Samples of a GenreConclusionChapter Project: Find a Target Publication2. Who Reads It?Analyze Your AudienceMaisha, Two Worlds, One Great Nation Use Rhetorical AppealsUse the Genre ToolkitMegan Swartzfager, We All Have Headaches, Sweetie ConclusionChapter Project: Audience Analysis of Target Publication3. What's It For?Identifying a Genre's PurposesClaire Zhang, Amy Tan Phase (excerpt)Identify PurposeThe Rhetorical Situation and Kairos What is Your Role?ConclusionChapter Project: Write a Personal EssayPart 2: Projects4. ProfilesProfile Mini-Genre: Social Network ProfileAbout Me/About Us PageProfile ArticleShirley Hancock, Oregon Ballet Theatre's Lucas Threefoot: Oregon Ballet Theatre's New Soloist Finds Comfort in Changing Roles Jamie Shroeder, Goals for Life Gwendalyn Flick, Time to Bite the Bullet (Journal) How to Write a Profile ArticleSarah Creek, Profile of an Engineering Professor: Dr. Grace Yang ConclusionChapter Project: Write a Profile Article5. AnalysesAnalysis Mini-Genre: Keyword AnalysisLiterary AnalysisHillary Muller, The Mother Country: Feminizing the Land as Propaganda in Dryden'sAnnus Mirabilƒ!