The Norton Field Guide to Writing
with readings
available with and without a handbook
Second Edition
RICHARD BULLOCK, Wright State University
MAUREEN DALY GOGGIN, Arizona State University
FRAN WEINBERG
Thematic Guide to the Readings
EDUCATION AND SCHOOLING
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
*Marjorie Agosín, Always Living in Spanish
Tanya Barrientos, Se Habla Español
*Alison Bechdel, The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death
Rick Bragg, All Over But the Shoutin’
Richard Bullock,
How I Learned about the Power of Writing
Henry Louis Gates Jr., A Giant Step
Geeta Kothari, If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?
*Marina Nemat, The Secondhand Bookseller
*Alberto Alvaro Ríos, The March of the Altar Boy Army
*Lillian Smith, When I Was a Child
Amy Tan, Mother Tongue
ETHICS
Eleanor J. Bader, Homeless on Campus
*Peter J. Boyer,
Eviction: The Day They Came for Addie Polk’s House
and the American Dream
Peter Singer, The Singer Solution to World Poverty
*Lillian Smith, When I Was a Child
FOOD
DEATH AND DYING
Eviction: The Day They Came for Addie Polk’s House
Stephen L. Carter, Just Be Nice
*Jonathan Safran Foer, My Life as a Dog
Diana George, Changing the Face of Poverty
*Jonathan Kozol, Fremont High School
**Joanna Mackay, Organ Sales Will Save Lives
Peter Singer, The Singer Solution to World Poverty
*Lillian Smith, When I Was a Child
Diana George, Changing the Face of Poverty
*Jonathan Kozol, Fremont High School
Gregory Mantsios, Class in America—2003
*Jay Parini, Of Value and Values: Warren Buffett
*Peter J. Boyer,
Anti-Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids
*Anna Quindlen, Write for Your Life
CLASS ISSUES
Camp Leads a Drumbeat for a Marching Band’s Style
*Michael Granof, Course Requirement: Extortion
**Megan Hopkins, Training the Next Teachers for America
*Jonathan Kozol, Fremont High School
Malcolm X, Literacy Behind Bars
**Shannon Nichols, “Proficiency”
**Grant Penrod,
*Ruth Behar, The Anthropologist’s Son
*Samuel G. Freedman,
Rick Bragg, All Over But the Shoutin’
Judy Davis, Ours Was a Dad . . .
Joan Didion, Grief
Michiko Kakutani, The End of Life As She Knew It
Valerie Steiker, Our Mother’s Face
Geeta Kothari, If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?
*Mike Stobbe,
First US Count Finds 1 in 200 Kids Are Vegetarian
*Gary Taubes, What If It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie?
GENDER
*Dave Barry, Guys vs. Men
Joan Didion, Georgia O’Keeffe
*James Fallows, Throwing Like a Girl
**Doug Lantry, “Stay Sweet As You Are”
HISTORY
**Jeffrey DeRoven, The Greatest Generation
Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
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**Student Writing
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*Alberto Alvaro Ríos, The March of the Altar Boy Army
William Safire, A Spirit Reborn
*Lillian Smith, When I Was a Child
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HOME AND FAMILY
MEDIA AND THE ARTS
*Alison Bechdel, The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death
*Ginia Bellafante,
In the 24 World, Family Is the Main Casualty
Rick Bragg, All Over But the Shoutin’
Richard Bullock, How I Learned about the Power of Writing
Nicholas Howe, Writing Home: High Street
Geeta Kothari, If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?
**Diane Deerheart Raymond, Strawberry Moon
David Sedaris, Us and Them
Valerie Steiker, Our Mother’s Face
HUMOR AND SATIRE
Dennis Baron, Don’t Make English Official—Ban It Instead
*Dave Barry, Guys vs. Men
*Alison Bechdel, The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death
*Hal Niedzviecki, Facebook in a Crowd
Heidi Pollock, You Say You Want a Resolution?
Alberto Alvaro Ríos, The March of the Altar Boy Army
William Safire, A Spirit Reborn
David Sedaris, Us and Them
IDENTITY
Tanya Barrientos, Se Habla Español
*Dave Barry, Guys vs. Men
*Alison Bechdel, The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death
Joan Didion, Georgia O’Keeffe
*Jonathan Safran Foer, My Life as a Dog
Henry Louis Gates Jr., A Giant Step
*Peter N. Goggin,
Enjoy Illusions, Lad, and Let the Rocks Be Rocks
*Gregory Hoadley,
Classic Nuance: Simon Hall at Indiana University
Zora Neale Hurston, How It Feels to Be Colored Me
Geeta Kothari, If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?
**Diane Deerheart Raymond, Strawberry Moon
*Alberto Alvaro Ríos, The March of the Altar Boy Army
Leslie Marmon Silko,
Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective
Amy Tan, Mother Tongue
In the 24 World, Family Is the Main Casualty
Michael Benton, Mark Dolan, Rebbeca Zisch, Teen Film$
**Willow D. Crystal, “One of us . . .”: Concepts of the Private
and the Public in “A Rose for Emily”
Maggie Cutler, Whodunit–The Media?
Joan Didion, Georgia O’Keeffe
*Samuel G. Freedman,
Camp Leads a Drumbeat for a Marching Band’s Style
Diana George, Changing the Face of Poverty
*Michael Granof, Course Requirement: Extortion
Patricia Hampl, The Invention of Autobiography:
Augustine’s Confessions
**Ali Heinekamp, Juno: Not Just Another Teen Movie
*Gregory Hoadley,
Classic Nuance: Simon Hall at Indiana University
**Stephanie Huff, Metaphor and Society in Shelley’s “Sonnet”
**Doug Lantry, “Stay Sweet As You Are”
Lawrence Lessig, Some Like It Hot
Philip Nel, Fantasy, Mystery, and Ambiguity
Denise Noe, Parallel Worlds: The Similarities
(and Differences) of Country Western and Rap
*Anna Quindlen, Write for Your Life
*Seth Schiesel, Playing God, the Home Game
*A. O. Scott, 007 Is Back, and He’s Brooding
Katharine Q. Seeyle, Lurid Numbers on Glossy Pages!
Leslie Marmon Silko,
Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective
Sean Smith, Johnny Depp: Unlikely Superstar
*Sarah Wildman, Caught in the Ayatollah’s Web
NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
*H. Sterling Burnett,
A Modest Proposal to Improve Forest Management
**Jennifer Church,
Biodiversity Loss and Its Effect on Medicine
**Jessica Ann Olson, Global Warming
*Jonathan Safran Foer, My Life as a Dog
LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
POLITICS
*Marjorie Agosín, Always Living in Spanish
*Rob Baker, Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver
Dennis Baron, Don’t Make English Official—Ban It Instead
Tanya Barrientos, Se Habla Español
*Alison Bechdel, The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death
Rick Bragg, All Over But the Shoutin’
Richard Bullock, How I Learned about the Power of Writing
*Nicholas G. Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid?
*Amy Goldwasser, What’s the Matter with Kids Today?
Malcolm X, Literacy Behind Bars
*Marina Nemat, The Secondhand Bookseller
**Shannon Nichols, “Proficiency”
*Anna Quindlen, Write for Your Life
Leslie Marmon Silko,
Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective
Amy Tan, Mother Tongue
*James Wood, Victory Speech
*Jimmy Santiago Baca, Count-time
*Ginia Bellafante,
*Peter J. Boyer,
Eviction: The Day They Came for Addie Polk’s House
*H. Sterling Burnett,
A Modest Proposal to Improve Forest Management
**Megan Hopkins, Training the Next Teachers for America
*Jonathan Kozol, Fremont High School
Lawrence Lessig, Some Like It Hot
Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
*Barack Obama, Election Night Remarks
*James Wood, Victory Speech
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**Student Writing
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WORLD CULTURES AND GLOBAL ISSUES
RACE AND ETHNICITY
*Rob Baker, Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver
Tanya Barrientos, Se Habla Español
Henry Louis Gates Jr., A Giant Step
*Laura M. Holson, Rural Idaho Town Seeks to Turn
Film’s Cult Status into Prosperity
Zora Neale Hurston, How It Feels to Be Colored Me
Geeta Kothari, If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?
*Jonathan Kozol, Fremont High School
Malcolm X, Literacy Behind Bars
**Diane Deerheart Raymond, Strawberry Moon
*Alberto Alvaro Ríos, The March of the Altar Boy Army
Leslie Marmon Silko,
Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective
*Lillian Smith, When I Was a Child
Amy Tan, Mother Tongue
*Marjorie Agosín, Always Living in Spanish
*Ruth Behar, The Anthropologist’s Son
Dara Mayers, Our Bodies, Our Lives
*Joanna Mackay, Organ Sales Will Save Lives
*Marina Nemat, The Secondhand Bookseller
*Alberto Alvaro Ríos, The March of the Altar Boy Army
Leslie Marmon Silko,
Language and Literature from a Pueblo Indian Perspective
Peter Singer, The Singer Solution to World Poverty
*Sarah Wildman, Caught in the Ayatollah’s Web
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
*Nicholas G. Carr, Is Google Making Us Stupid?
**Jennifer Church,
Biodiversity Loss and Its Effect on Medicine
*Amy Goldwasser, What’s the Matter with Kids Today?
Lawrence Lessig, Some Like It Hot
**Joanna Mackay, Organ Sales Will Save Lives
Dara Mayers, Our Bodies, Our Lives
*Hal Niedzviecki, Facebook in a Crowd
**Jessica Ann Olson, Global Warming
*David Pogue,
No Keyboard? And You Call This a BlackBerry?
*Seth Schiesel, Playing God, the Home Game
*Susan Stellin, The Inevitability of Bumps
*Gary Taubes, What If It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie?
Sarah Thomas, The Effect of Biofeedback Training
*Alina Tugend,
Multitasking Can Make You Lose . . . Um . . . Focus
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