For Teachers: Recommended Texts for English 1001

The University Writing Program recommends the following textbooks for instruction in analytical writing and research for English 1001. This list is not exhaustive; however, the department highly recommends Rosenwasser and Stephen's Writing Analytically With Readings, LSU edition.

Textbook Recommendations

Anderson, David. Write Now. 1st ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2012. Possible Assignments: Literacy Analysis, Annotated Bibliography, Rhetorical Analysis, Annotated Playlist, Analyzing Causes and Effects, Explanatory Research Essay.
Axelrod, Rise B. and Charles R. Cooper. The St. Martin's Guide to Writing. 10th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2013. Possible Assignments: Literacy Analysis, Profile Analysis, Concept Analysis, Opposing Positions Analysis, Position Argument Analysis, Proposal Analysis, Evaluation Analysis, Causal Analysis, Textual Analysis, Visual Analysis, Rhetorical Situation Analysis.
Bean, John C., Virginia A. Chappell, and Alice M. Gillam. Reading Rhetorically. 4th Ed. New York: Longman, 2014. Possible Assignments: Rhetorical Précis, Rhetorical Analysis, Visual Analysis.
Crowley, Sharon and Michael Stancliff. Critical Situations: A Rhetoric for Writing in Communities. New York: Longman, 2008. Possible Assignments: Rhetorical Analysis, Stasis Analysis, Research Proposal, Audience Analysis, Background Essay. This text gives assignments in the form of “invention journals.”
Greene, Stuart and April Lidinsky. From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Text and Reader. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Possible Assignments: Annotated Bibliography, Rhetorical Analysis, Audience Analysis, Argument Analysis, Research Synthesis, Evaluation of a Source.
Longaker, Mark G. and Jeffrey Walker. Rhetorical Analysis: A Brief Guide for Writers. New York: Longman, 2011. Possible Assignments: Kairos Analysis, Argument Analysis, Structure Analysis, Style Analysis, Ideology Analysis, Affect Analysis, Habit Analysis.
Ramage, John; John Bean; and June Johnson. The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing. 6th Edition. New York: Longman, 2012. Possible Assignments: Literacy Analysis, Analyzing Angle of Vision, Annotated Bibliography, Analyzing Field Research Data, Analyzing Images, Analysis and Synthesis Essay.
Rosenwasser, David and Jill Stephen. Writing Analytically. 6th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2012. Possible Assignments: Rhetorical Analysis, Argument Analysis, Compare/Contrast Essay, Analytical Essay.
Ruszkiewicz, John E., Daniel Anderson and Christy Friend. Beyond Words: Cultural Texts for Reading & Writing. 2nd ed. New York: Longman, 2012. Possible Assignments: Analyzing Design, Rhetorical Analysis, Political Argument Analysis, Place Analysis, Photo Analysis, Web Analysis.
Ruszkiewicz, John. J. How to Write Anything: A Guide and Reference. 1st ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012. Possible Assignments: Literacy Analysis, Evaluation, Causal Analysis, Research Proposal, Rhetorical Analysis, Argument Analysis, Cultural Analysis, Visual Analysis, Annotated Bibliography.
Van Rys, John, Verne Meyer and Pat Sebranek. The Research Writer: Curiosity, Discovery, Dialogue. Boston: Wadsworth, 2012. Possible Assignments: Analytical Research Paper, IMRAD Research Report, Literary Analysis, Literature Review.
Wysocki, Anne F. and Dennis A. Lynch. Compose, Design, Advocate. New York: Longman, 2013. Possible Assignments: Rhetorical Analysis, Poster Analysis, Documentary/Photography Analysis, Editorial Analysis, Essay Analysis, Comics Analysis.