I. Writing and reading : What is writing? analyzing literary events -- Understanding the rhetorical situation: the choices writers make -- Persuasion and responsibility: analyzing arguments -- II. Writing projects : Letters: thinking about the genre -- Memoirs -- Public documents -- Profiles -- Reports -- Commentary -- Proposals -- Reviews -- III. Writing and research projects : The research process: critical essays and research projects -- Working with sources -- A guide to print, electronic, and other sources -- Fieldwork and the research project -- IV. Writers at work : The writing process: a case study of a writing assignment -- The shape of the essay: how form embodies purpose -- Working together: collaborative writing project -- V. Presenting your work : Visual design -- Web design -- Oral and PowerPoint presentation -- Essay exams -- Writing portfolios