A writer's reference /
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Bedford/St. Martins,
[2011]
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| Edition: | 7th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- C. Composing and revising
- C1. Planning
- C2. Drafting
- C3. Revising
- C4. Writing paragraphs
- C5. Designing documents
- C6. Writing with technology
- A. Academic writing
- A1. Writing about texts
- A2. Constructing reasonable arguments
- A3. Evaluating arguments
- A4. Writing in the disciplines
- S. Sentence style
- S1. Parallelism
- S2. Needed words
- S3. Problems with modifiers
- S4. Shifts
- S5. Mixed constructions
- S6. Sentence emphasis
- S7. Sentence variety
- W. Word choice
- W1. Glossary of usage
- W2. Wordy sentences
- W3. Active verbs
- W4. Appropriate language
- W5. Exact language
- W6. The dictionary and thesaurus
- G. Grammatical sentences
- G1. Subject-verb agreement
- G2. Verb forms, tenses, and moods
- G3. Pronouns
- G4. Adjectives and adverbs
- G5. Sentence fragments
- G6. Run-on sentences
- M. Multilingual writers and ESL challenges
- M1. Verbs
- M2. Articles
- M3. Sentence structure
- M4. Using adjectives
- M5. Prepositions and idiomatic expressions
- P. Punctuation and mechanics
- P1. The comma
- P2. Unnecessary commas
- P3. The semicolon and the colon
- P4. The apostrophe
- P5. Quotation marks
- P6. Other punctuation marks
- P7. Spelling and hyphenation
- P8. Capitalization
- P9. Abbreviations and numbers
- P10. Italics
- B. Basic grammar
- B1. Parts of speech
- B2. Parts of sentences
- B3. Subordinate word groups
- B4. Sentence types
- R. Researching
- R1. Conducting research
- R2. Evaluating sources
- R3. Managing information ; Avoiding plagiarism
- R4. Choosing a documentation style
- MLA. MLA papers
- MLA-1. Supporting a thesis
- MLA-2. Citing sources ; avoiding plagiarism
- MLA-3. Integrating sources
- MLA-4. Documenting sources
- MLA-5. Manuscript format; sample paper
- APA and CMS papers
- APA-1. Supporting a thesis
- APA-2. Citing sources ; avoiding plagiarism
- APA-3. Integrating sources
- APA-4. Documenting sources
- APA-5. Manuscript format; sample paper
- CMS-1. Supporting a thesis
- CMS-2. Citing sources ; avoiding plagiarism
- CMS-3. Integrating sources
- CMS-4. Documenting sources
- CMS-5. Manuscript format; sample paper
- Index
- MM. Understanding and composing multimodal projects
- MM1. Introduction
- MM2. Analyzing written words
- MM3. Analyzing sound
- MM4. Analyzing static images
- MM5. Analyzing moving images
- MM6. Analyzing multimodal texts
- MM7. Starting your own multimodal project
- MM8. Considering your purpose and audience
- MM9 Planning your project
- MM10. Managing your project
- MM11. Outling and drafting your project
- MM12. Emphasizing important information
- MM13. Revising and editing your multimodal project
- MM14. Integrating and documenting sources
- MM15. Presenting or publishing your project.