Brief edition Includes index.

Contents: A Rhetoric for college writers: Thinking rhetorically about good writing, your subject matter, how messages persuade, style and document design -- -- Writing projects: Reading rhetorically: the writer as observer -- Reading rhetorically: the writer as strong reader -- Writing an autobiographical narrative --Writing an exploratory essay or annotated biography -- Writing an informative (and surprising) essay or report -- Analyzing field research data -- Analyzing images -- Analyzing a short story -- Analyzing and synthesizing ideas -- Writing a classical argument -- Making an evaluation -- Proposing a solution -- A Guide to composing and revising: Writing as a problem-solving process -- Composing and revising closed-form prose -- Composing and revising open-form prose -- A Rhetorical guide to research: Asking questions finding sources -- Evaluating sources -- Incorporating sources into your own writing -- Citing and documenting sources -- Essay examinations -- Portfolios and reflective essays --