The College Writer's Reference
4th Edition
Published on 6. July 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-13-178730-8 (ISBN)
Description
The College Writer's Reference offers you a brief writing guide and complete handbook reference in one easy-to-use book. In addition, you also receive a free one-year online subscription to the "Me, Myself, and I" book, which includes: *The College Writer's Reference, Fourth Edition i-Book *The New York Times Archive *The Financial Times Archive *25,000 Journal Articles *Understanding Plagiarism Tutorial *Self-graded Exercises and Diagnostic Tests *Tutor Center by e-mail, fax, or phone Simply subscribe at www.prenhall.com/fulwiler
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-178730-8 (9780131787308)
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Content
I. THE WRITING PROCESS.
1.A Writers Questions.
2.The Writing Process.
3.Writing to Discover.
4.Journal Writing.
5.Recounting Experience.
6.Explaining Concepts.
7.Interpreting Texts.
8.Arguing Positions.
9.Revising.
10. Editing.
II. THE RESEARCH PROCESS.
11. Beginning Research.
12. Conducting Library Research.
13. Conducting Internet Research.
14. Conducting Field Research.
15. Evaluating Research Sources.
16. Using Sources.
III. DOCUMENT DESIGN.
17. Principles of Design.
18. Constructing Web Pages.
19. Portfolios and Publishing.
20. Making Oral Presentations.
IV. EDITING: CLARITY.
21. Paragraph Structure.
22. Strong Openings.
23. Thoughtful Closings.
24. Powerful Sentences.
25. Concise Sentences.
26. Strong Verbs.
27. Specific Nouns and Modifiers.
28. The Right Word.
29. Unbiased Language.
30. Proofreading.
V. EDITING: PUNCTUATION.
31. Commas.
32. Semicolons.
33. Colons.
34. End Punctuation.
35. Apostrophes.
36. Quotation Marks.
37. Parentheses and Brackets.
38. Dashes, Slashes, and Ellipsis.
VI. EDITING: CONVENTIONS OF WRITTEN ENGLISH.
39. Spelling.
40. Capitalization.
41. Hyphens.
42. Numbers.
43. Abbreviations.
44. Italics and Underlining.
VII. EDITING: GRAMMAR.
45. Reviewing Grammar.
46. Eliminating Sentence Fragments.
47. Eliminating Comma Splices and Fused Sentences.
48. Eliminating Shifts and Mixed Constructions.
49. Using Verbs Correctly.
50. Making Subjects Agree with Verbs.
51. Using Pronouns Correctly.
52. Working with Adjectives and Adverbs.
53. Positioning Modifiers.
VIII. ACADEMIC CONVENTIONS.
54. MLA Documentation.
55. APA Documentation.
56. CMS and Other Documentation.
57. Writing for Work.
Glossary of Usage.
ESL Index.
Index.
1.A Writers Questions.
2.The Writing Process.
3.Writing to Discover.
4.Journal Writing.
5.Recounting Experience.
6.Explaining Concepts.
7.Interpreting Texts.
8.Arguing Positions.
9.Revising.
10. Editing.
II. THE RESEARCH PROCESS.
11. Beginning Research.
12. Conducting Library Research.
13. Conducting Internet Research.
14. Conducting Field Research.
15. Evaluating Research Sources.
16. Using Sources.
III. DOCUMENT DESIGN.
17. Principles of Design.
18. Constructing Web Pages.
19. Portfolios and Publishing.
20. Making Oral Presentations.
IV. EDITING: CLARITY.
21. Paragraph Structure.
22. Strong Openings.
23. Thoughtful Closings.
24. Powerful Sentences.
25. Concise Sentences.
26. Strong Verbs.
27. Specific Nouns and Modifiers.
28. The Right Word.
29. Unbiased Language.
30. Proofreading.
V. EDITING: PUNCTUATION.
31. Commas.
32. Semicolons.
33. Colons.
34. End Punctuation.
35. Apostrophes.
36. Quotation Marks.
37. Parentheses and Brackets.
38. Dashes, Slashes, and Ellipsis.
VI. EDITING: CONVENTIONS OF WRITTEN ENGLISH.
39. Spelling.
40. Capitalization.
41. Hyphens.
42. Numbers.
43. Abbreviations.
44. Italics and Underlining.
VII. EDITING: GRAMMAR.
45. Reviewing Grammar.
46. Eliminating Sentence Fragments.
47. Eliminating Comma Splices and Fused Sentences.
48. Eliminating Shifts and Mixed Constructions.
49. Using Verbs Correctly.
50. Making Subjects Agree with Verbs.
51. Using Pronouns Correctly.
52. Working with Adjectives and Adverbs.
53. Positioning Modifiers.
VIII. ACADEMIC CONVENTIONS.
54. MLA Documentation.
55. APA Documentation.
56. CMS and Other Documentation.
57. Writing for Work.
Glossary of Usage.
ESL Index.
Index.