The Norton Field Guide to Writing, with Handbook
3rd Edition
Published on 1. February 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
816 pages
978-0-393-91958-5 (ISBN)
Description
Flexible, easy to use, just enough detail?and now the
number-one best seller.
With just enough detail ? and color-coded links that send
students to more detail if they need it ? this is the
rhetoric that tells students what they need to know and resists the
temptation to tell them everything there is to know. Designed for
easy reference ? with menus, directories, and a combined
glossary/index. The Third Edition has new chapters on academic
writing, choosing genres, writing online, and choosing media, as
well as new attention to multimodal writing.
The Norton Field Guide to Writing is available with a
handbook, an anthology, or both ? and all versions are now
available as low-cost ebooks.
number-one best seller.
With just enough detail ? and color-coded links that send
students to more detail if they need it ? this is the
rhetoric that tells students what they need to know and resists the
temptation to tell them everything there is to know. Designed for
easy reference ? with menus, directories, and a combined
glossary/index. The Third Edition has new chapters on academic
writing, choosing genres, writing online, and choosing media, as
well as new attention to multimodal writing.
The Norton Field Guide to Writing is available with a
handbook, an anthology, or both ? and all versions are now
available as low-cost ebooks.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Weight
851 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-91958-5 (9780393919585)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface
How
to Use This Book
Part
1: Rhetorical Situations
1:
Purpose
2:
Audience
3:
Genre
4:
Stance
5:
Media / Design
*6:
Writing in Academic Contexts
Part
2: Genres
7:
Writing a Literacy Narrative
*?Emily
Vallowe, ?Write or Wrong Identity?
Marjorie
Agosin, ?Always Living in Spanish?
Shannon
Nichols, ?Proficiency?
**?Sofia
Gomez, ?Mother Goose in Monterrey?
8:
Analyzing Texts
*?Hannah
Berry, ?The Fashion Industry: Free to Be?
William
Safire, ?A Spirit Reborn?
*Emily
Nussbaum, ?In Defense of Liz Lemon?
**Sam
Anderson, ?Just One More Game . . . Angry Birds, Farmville,
and Other Hyperaddictive Stupid Games?
?Stephanie
Huff, ?Metaphor and Society in Shelley?s
?Sonnet??
9:
Reporting Information
*?Michaela
Cullington, ?Does Texting Affect Writing??
*Nicholas
Carr, ?Rural > City > Cyberspace: The Biggest Migration
in Human History?
James
Fallows, ?Throwing Like a Girl?
**Matthew
O?Brien, ?The Strange Economics of Engagement
Rings?
10:
Arguing a Position
?Joanna
MacKay, ?Organ Sales?
*Heather
Douglas, ?The Dark Side of Science?
Lawrence
Lessig, ?Some Like It Hot?
**Andrew
Leonard, ?Black Friday: Consumerism Minus
Civilization?
11:
Abstracts
12:
Annotated Bibliographies
Michael
Benton, Mark Dolan, Rebecca Zisch, ?Teen
Film$?
?Jessica
Ann Olson, ?Global Warming?
13:
Evaluations
?Ali
Heinekamp, ?Juno: Not Just Another Teen Movie?
14:
Lab Reports
?Sarah
Thomas, ?The Effect of Biofeedback Training?
15:
Memoirs
Rick
Bragg, ?All Over But the Shoutin??
16:
Profiles
*?Christian
Danielsen, ?Paperclip Man?
17:
Proposals
Michael
Granof, ?Course Requirement: Extortion?
18:
Reflections
Jonathan
Safran Foer, ?My Life as a Dog?
19:
Resumes and Job Letters
20:
Mixing Genres
Anna
Quindlen, ?Write for Your Life?
*21:
Choosing Genres
Part
3: Processes
22:
Writing as Inquiry
23:
Collaborating
24:
Generating Ideas and Text
25:
Drafting
26:
Assessing Your Own Writing
27:
Getting Response and Revising
28:
Editing and Proofreading
29:
Compiling a Portfolio
Part
4: Strategies
30:
Beginning and Ending
31:
Guiding Your Reader
32:
Analyzing Causes and Effects
33:
Arguing
34:
Classifying and Dividing
35:
Comparing and Contrasting
36:
Defining
37:
Describing
38:
Dialogue
39:
Explaining Processes
40:
Narrating
41:
Reading Strategies
42:
Taking Essay Exams
Part
5: Doing Research
43:
Developing a Research Plan
44:
Finding Sources
45:
Evaluating Sources
46:
Synthesizing Ideas
47:
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
48:
Acknowledging Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism
49:
Documentation
50:
MLA Style
51:
APA Style
Part
6: Media / Design
*52:
Choosing Media
*53:
Designing Text
*54:
Using Visuals
*55:
Writing Online
Handbook
Sentences
Complete
Sentences
Sentence
Fragments
Comma
Splices, Fused Sentences
Verbs
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Pronouns
Parallelism
Coordination
and Subordination
Shifts
Language
Appropriate
Words
Precise
Words
Commonly
Confused Words
Unnecessary
Words
Adjectives
and Adverbs
Articles
Words
That Build Common Ground
Punctuation/Mechanics
Commas
Semicolons
End
Punctuation
Quotation
Marks
Apostrophes
Other
Punctuation Marks
Hyphens
Capitalization
Italics
Abbreviations
Numbers
Glossary
/ Index
MLA
and APA Directories
Handbook
Menu
*
New to the third edition
**
Multimodal writing
?
Student writing
How
to Use This Book
Part
1: Rhetorical Situations
1:
Purpose
2:
Audience
3:
Genre
4:
Stance
5:
Media / Design
*6:
Writing in Academic Contexts
Part
2: Genres
7:
Writing a Literacy Narrative
*?Emily
Vallowe, ?Write or Wrong Identity?
Marjorie
Agosin, ?Always Living in Spanish?
Shannon
Nichols, ?Proficiency?
**?Sofia
Gomez, ?Mother Goose in Monterrey?
8:
Analyzing Texts
*?Hannah
Berry, ?The Fashion Industry: Free to Be?
William
Safire, ?A Spirit Reborn?
*Emily
Nussbaum, ?In Defense of Liz Lemon?
**Sam
Anderson, ?Just One More Game . . . Angry Birds, Farmville,
and Other Hyperaddictive Stupid Games?
?Stephanie
Huff, ?Metaphor and Society in Shelley?s
?Sonnet??
9:
Reporting Information
*?Michaela
Cullington, ?Does Texting Affect Writing??
*Nicholas
Carr, ?Rural > City > Cyberspace: The Biggest Migration
in Human History?
James
Fallows, ?Throwing Like a Girl?
**Matthew
O?Brien, ?The Strange Economics of Engagement
Rings?
10:
Arguing a Position
?Joanna
MacKay, ?Organ Sales?
*Heather
Douglas, ?The Dark Side of Science?
Lawrence
Lessig, ?Some Like It Hot?
**Andrew
Leonard, ?Black Friday: Consumerism Minus
Civilization?
11:
Abstracts
12:
Annotated Bibliographies
Michael
Benton, Mark Dolan, Rebecca Zisch, ?Teen
Film$?
?Jessica
Ann Olson, ?Global Warming?
13:
Evaluations
?Ali
Heinekamp, ?Juno: Not Just Another Teen Movie?
14:
Lab Reports
?Sarah
Thomas, ?The Effect of Biofeedback Training?
15:
Memoirs
Rick
Bragg, ?All Over But the Shoutin??
16:
Profiles
*?Christian
Danielsen, ?Paperclip Man?
17:
Proposals
Michael
Granof, ?Course Requirement: Extortion?
18:
Reflections
Jonathan
Safran Foer, ?My Life as a Dog?
19:
Resumes and Job Letters
20:
Mixing Genres
Anna
Quindlen, ?Write for Your Life?
*21:
Choosing Genres
Part
3: Processes
22:
Writing as Inquiry
23:
Collaborating
24:
Generating Ideas and Text
25:
Drafting
26:
Assessing Your Own Writing
27:
Getting Response and Revising
28:
Editing and Proofreading
29:
Compiling a Portfolio
Part
4: Strategies
30:
Beginning and Ending
31:
Guiding Your Reader
32:
Analyzing Causes and Effects
33:
Arguing
34:
Classifying and Dividing
35:
Comparing and Contrasting
36:
Defining
37:
Describing
38:
Dialogue
39:
Explaining Processes
40:
Narrating
41:
Reading Strategies
42:
Taking Essay Exams
Part
5: Doing Research
43:
Developing a Research Plan
44:
Finding Sources
45:
Evaluating Sources
46:
Synthesizing Ideas
47:
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
48:
Acknowledging Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism
49:
Documentation
50:
MLA Style
51:
APA Style
Part
6: Media / Design
*52:
Choosing Media
*53:
Designing Text
*54:
Using Visuals
*55:
Writing Online
Handbook
Sentences
Complete
Sentences
Sentence
Fragments
Comma
Splices, Fused Sentences
Verbs
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Pronouns
Parallelism
Coordination
and Subordination
Shifts
Language
Appropriate
Words
Precise
Words
Commonly
Confused Words
Unnecessary
Words
Adjectives
and Adverbs
Articles
Words
That Build Common Ground
Punctuation/Mechanics
Commas
Semicolons
End
Punctuation
Quotation
Marks
Apostrophes
Other
Punctuation Marks
Hyphens
Capitalization
Italics
Abbreviations
Numbers
Glossary
/ Index
MLA
and APA Directories
Handbook
Menu
*
New to the third edition
**
Multimodal writing
?
Student writing