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WPA: Writing Program Administration, Volume 6, Numbers 1-2, Fall-Winter 1982 © Council of Writing Program Administrators For writing in college -and after- give your students... WPA Writing Program Administration Journal of the Council of Writing Program Administrators Volume 6, Numbers 1-2. Fall-Winter, 1982 Working with Sources BRENDA SPATT Herbert H. lehman College Brenda Spatt gUides students through every facet of reading and using sources-how to read for information; how to understand what they read; how to quote, paraphrase, and summarize; to work with two or more different, yen contradictory sources; and how to rite papers ranging from the single- source essay to the library research paper. The author supplies imaginative exercises, many of them including com- plete short essays. at every step along the way. Outline of Contents; A Review of the Writing Process: Selecting and Arranging Materials: Topics, Notes, Theses, Strategies. Outlines. and Drafts. M.akln! Sources Your Own: Un· derstanding What You Read; Presenting Sources to Others. Writing About Sources: The Single-source Essay: The Multiple-source Essay, WritIng the Research buy: Gathering Library Materials: Bibliography: Gathering li- brary Materials: E.valuation of Sources; Gather- ing Library Materials: Taking Notes: Presenting the Results of Your Research, OrganiZing and Writing the Essay: Presenting the Results of Your Research: Acknowledging Sources: Three Research Essays. Paperbound. 350 pages (est.). February 1983 InstrucfOr5 Milnual Seven Steps to Better Writing LEA LANE. Director Practical Writing Workshops This brief. lively rhetoric provides d practi- Cd!, step-by-step guide to the process of writing nonfiction prose, taking students from choosing a topic through polishing and proofreading the final draft The ex- amples, exercises, and imagindtive dd- vice emphdsize concepts dnd techniques that will be useful not only in college writ- ing but in real-world situdtions. Outline of Contents; Prewrltlng: Choose a Topic: Gather Information: Organize Free- writing: Write a Draft. Rewriting: Revise: Re- fine; Recopy. Paperbound. 175 pages. October 1981 Insrructor5 M.mUdl aVdilable To request a complimentary examination copy of either of these titles. ple<lse write us on your college letterhead, specifying the title of your course. present text and approxi- mate enrollment. Address your request to: St. Martin's Pre r.o. Box 5352 SS NewYork,N.Y.l0163 Editur Kenneth A. Bruffee. Brooklyn College, CUNY Adminisrratil'e Editor Marcia Silver, Brooklyn College. CUNY Managing Editor Barbara T. Weaver, Anderson College Editorial Board Lynn Z. Bloom, Virginia Commonwealth University (1981-1983) Alice G Brand, University of Missouri, SI. Louis (1982-1984) Charles R. Cooper, University of California, San Diego (1981-1982) Maxine Hairston, University of Texas (1980-82) John T. Harwood, Pennsylvania State University (1980-82) Douglas Howard, SI. John Fisher College, (1982-84) Rich,ard Marius, Harvard University (1980-1982) John Presley, Augusta College (1980-1982) WPA: Writing ProgramAdministration published twice a year-fall-winter and the Council of Writing Program and the Office of College Information and Publications, Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

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WPA: Writing Program Administration, Volume 6, Numbers 1-2, Fall-Winter 1982 © Council of Writing Program Administrators

For writing in college-andafter­

giveyour students...WPAWriting Program AdministrationJournal of the Council of Writing Program AdministratorsVolume 6, Numbers 1-2. Fall-Winter, 1982

Working with SourcesBRENDA SPATTHerbert H. lehman College

Brenda Spatt gUides students throughevery facet of reading and usingsources-how to read for information;how to understand what they read; howto quote, paraphrase, and summarize;

~ow to work with two or more different,yen contradictory sources; and how torite papers ranging from the single­

source essay to the library researchpaper. The author supplies imaginativeexercises, many of them including com­plete short essays. at every step alongthe way.

Outline of Contents; A Review of the WritingProcess: Selecting and Arranging Materials:Topics, Notes, Theses, Strategies. Outlines.and Drafts. M.akln! Sources Your Own: Un·derstanding What You Read; PresentingSources to Others. Writing About Sources:The Single-source Essay: The Multiple-sourceEssay, WritIng the Research buy: GatheringLibrary Materials: Bibliography: Gathering li­brary Materials: E.valuation of Sources; Gather­ing Library Materials: Taking Notes: Presentingthe Results of Your Research, OrganiZing andWriting the Essay: Presenting the Results ofYour Research: Acknowledging Sources:Three Research Essays.Paperbound. 350 pages (est.). February 1983

InstrucfOr5 Milnual ava~able

Seven Stepsto Better WritingLEA LANE. DirectorPractical Writing Workshops

This brief. lively rhetoric provides d practi­Cd!, step-by-step guide to the process ofwriting nonfiction prose, taking studentsfrom choosing a topic through polishingand proofreading the final draft The ex­amples, exercises, and imagindtive dd­vice emphdsize concepts dnd techniquesthat will be useful not only in college writ­ing but in real-world situdtions.

Outline of Contents; Prewrltlng: Choose aTopic: Gather Information: Organize Free­writing: Write a Draft. Rewriting: Revise: Re­fine; Recopy.Paperbound. 175 pages. October 1981

Insrructor5 M.mUdl aVdilable

To request a complimentary examinationcopy of either of these titles. ple<lse write uson your college letterhead, specifying thetitle of your course. present text and approxi­mate enrollment. Address your request to:

St. Martin'sPre r.o. Box 5352SS NewYork,N.Y.l0163

EditurKenneth A. Bruffee. Brooklyn College, CUNY

Adminisrratil'e EditorMarcia Silver, Brooklyn College. CUNY

Managing EditorBarbara T. Weaver, Anderson College

Editorial BoardLynn Z. Bloom, Virginia Commonwealth University (1981-1983)Alice G Brand, University of Missouri, SI. Louis (1982-1984)Charles R. Cooper, University of California, San Diego (1981-1982)Maxine Hairston, University of Texas (1980-82)John T. Harwood, Pennsylvania State University (1980-82)Douglas Howard, SI. John Fisher College, (1982-84)Rich,ard Marius, Harvard University (1980-1982)John Presley, Augusta College (1980-1982)

WPA: Writing Program Administration i~ published twice a year-fall-winter and~pring-by the Council of Writing Program Admini~tratorsand the Office of CollegeInformation and Publications, Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

WPA: Writing Program Administration, Volume 6, Numbers 1-2, Fall-Winter 1982 © Council of Writing Program Administrators

The Edifon of WPA ifl~ifetvnlr;hufJOfUtholl ve appropt"late tOI~ inlen:u~ Mnd e()n,('l:rn.~ oftl'lose ... IN, lodmiftisur wriling progr"m) IfI AnlCocan and Clinadilfl tolle,es and uni~er~illa.

A"lde~OIIte.dun,; ""lIImg 01 resoe;ueh In ('()m~ilion are~ableI.nly ifw)' deal ""irhlho: reb.llQMhip ofthe'IC aeti~III~ KI program adnllni~IratioR.

Ankle Icnjl;lh (fle:lible}. 1.000-4.000 words. AUlhor~ Mmuld SUbmlll"'·Ql:OpJoCS.1ld reuin·.("Ut!)' lor Iheir IIWIl fIles. Maleri.ll sOOuld be suitably documC'mcd using the ML.1 HlJlldbooIt..

.hhough as nlueh reference as po)~ibk soouid be included wilhln lhe le"l. AnnOlliINbiblklgnlphie5 ICCOlllplft)'irlg anicleli arc: encouraged.llli weUilSllny Olher ;appontu~ ""hich migtumake fT\iIterillt more «mccptWllly .lnd pnellCllty valuabte to ...orking writing admlni$ualon;.The cdill.1f" re-serve lhe right tOedl1 m.lnUscrlptJ; ltl;1:epled fOf" pvblk"ion to t:unf",m with the~1)l]e oflhejoufNlI. Arock deadline.; f<ttl·wimer i~,u". bnuary l~. Jp,i"g I!SUC. SeplcmlxrIS. Rele¥lInl ann,lt,nennelllS arealso acccptuhle. Announcement deadlj~. fllll-winler i~sue.

October I: ~pring i"ue. January 5 Addre~' contributions and editori.l ('orrc~pondc[ICC10Marcilt Silver. Administrative Cdl1Or. WPA,(::ngtish Depal1mcm. Brooklyn College. CUNY.Brookl)'n. New York 11210.

SUbscription wuh membcr~hip in the CO\Jndl "f Writing Program AdministratOI' S lQ/ycarIS 11.50uubidc U. S.) InstifUIJOl'IItI.-ub:scripllon: S201)'eaf ($2I.50oul~idc U. S.). Slnglt tQ1llC:S.SS (S5.50ouI~iJe U. S.). Makechetk or l1\OI1Oly I>rderpayable I.. Couneil or Writing Program"dminisrralllU. Addrn'i subscript Ion lind membership L'On"cspondcl'lC'lli III J~ph Comprono:.TrUSUler. WPA. Engl,.h Dq1oartment. Umverslry ofl.oui5ville.lou;~~illc.KeAtucky40208.

Addlen atJ¥enising inquirie5 10 8a~ra T. Wu,·cr. Ma"",ging Edit"'. WPA. &gli"" Dc:p;ut.mem. Andel~nColle&c.Anderson. IN 4601t.

The Council of Wriling Program AdmjniSlTltttlr~1:<> a national a"socialion of college

and. universily faculty who serve or have served as dircclt)r.~uf fre.o;hmlln composi­

tion. coordinators of writing labs and wnrhhclps. chairpersons and members ofwriling program-related (:(lmmitlecs. or in similar administralive capacities. The

COllneil of Writing Program Admir:rslralors is In affiliale of the ASS'lClatiOfl nf

American Colleges

p"sidm(Harvey Weiner. La Guardiil Community College. C NY

Vic..·Pr..sid..mWinihed Horner. UniverSity or Mi~~ouri.Columbia

Tr..usur..,Joseph CompTone. Universily of Louisville

Sec,..ran·Anhur Dixon. J. SargeanT Reynolds Community Coll~ge. Richmond. Virgmia

BOlJ.rd ofDirectorsDavid Banholomae. University of Pitlsburgh (1983)MaJr.ine HairslOn. UniversilY OrTeJr.llS. Austin (1982)E. D. Hil"1'ieh. Jr.• Universily ofVirgmia. Charloclcsvillc (1982JBen W. McClelland. Rhode bland Colkgc (198S)Linda Pelerson. YalC' Umversity (1985)John Warnock. University or Wyoming. uramie (1983)

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