Pocket Reference for Writers
2nd Edition
Published on 10. September 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-13-185024-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Pocket Reference for Writers offers you the best coverage of the writing process in a pocket-sized handbook. This inexpensive reference can be used in any of your writing-intensive courses across the curriculum. It is also available in a longer spiral-bound version (College Writer's Reference) or a comprehensive version (The Blair Handbook). www.prenhall.com/ipractice offers self-graded exercises, useful web links, and additional online resources.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 105 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-185024-8 (9780131850248)
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Content
I. A WRITERS QUESTIONS.
1. What Is the Purpose?
2. Who Is the Audience?
3. What Is the Situation?
4. Finding Your Voice.
5. Learning a Process.
II. WRITING TO DISCOVER.
6. Freewriting to Find Ideas.
7. Journal Writing to Explore Ideas.
8. Clustering to See Ideas.
9. Outlining to Organize Ideas.
10. Asking Reporters Questions to Test Ideas.
III. WRITING COLLEGE PAPERS.
11. Finding Direction in Academic Papers.
12. Making Claims in Academic Papers.
13. Using Evidence in Academic Writing.
14. Guidelines for Revision.
15. Experiments with Revision.
IV. EDITING FOR CLARITY.
16. Effective Paragraphs.
17. Strong Openings.
18. Thoughtful Closings.
19. Sentence Variety.
20. Concise Wording.
21. Strong Verbs.
22. Specific Nouns and Modifiers.
23. The Right Word.
24. Unbiased Language.
V. EDITING FOR GRAMMAR.
25. Eliminating Sentence Fragments.
26. Repairing Run-On Sentences.
27. Using Verbs Correctly.
28. Subject-Verb Agreement.
29. Pronouns.
30. Using Adjectives and Adverbs.
31. Positioning Modifiers.
32. English as a Second Language (ESL).
VI. EDITING FOR PUNCTUATION.
33. End Punctuation.
34. Commas.
35. Semicolons.
36. Colons.
37. Apostrophes.
38. Quotation Marks.
39. Other Punctuation Marks.
VII. STANDARD WRITING (PROSE) CONVENTIONS.
40. Spelling.
41. Capitalization.
42. Hyphens.
43. Italics.
44. Numbers.
45. Abbreviations.
46. Document Preparation.
VIII. RESEARCH WRITING.
47. Library Research.
48. Internet Research.
49. Field Research.
50. Evaluating Research Sources.
51. Using Research Sources.
52. Avoiding Plagiarism.
IX. MLA DOCUMENTATION.
53. Guidelines for Formatting Manuscripts.
54. Guidelines for In-Text Citations.
55. Sample First Page in MLA Style.
56. Guidelines for the MLA Works Cited Page.
57. Sample Works Cited Page in MLA Style.
X. APA DOCUMENTATION.
58. Guidelines for Formatting Manuscripts.
59. Guidelines for In-Text Citations.
60. Sample Pages in APA Style.
61. Guidelines for the APA References Page.
62. Sample References Page in APA Style.
XI. CHICAGO MANUAL STYLE OF DOCUMENTATION.
63. Guidelines for Formatting Manuscripts.
64. Guidelines for In-Text Citations.
65. Guidelines for Endnote/Footnote Citation.
66. Sample Endnote/Footnote Pages in CM Style.
XII. WRITING FOR WORK.
67. Business Letters.
68. Resumes.
69. Oral Presentations.
Glossary of Usage.
Glossary of Grammatical Terms.
Index.
1. What Is the Purpose?
2. Who Is the Audience?
3. What Is the Situation?
4. Finding Your Voice.
5. Learning a Process.
II. WRITING TO DISCOVER.
6. Freewriting to Find Ideas.
7. Journal Writing to Explore Ideas.
8. Clustering to See Ideas.
9. Outlining to Organize Ideas.
10. Asking Reporters Questions to Test Ideas.
III. WRITING COLLEGE PAPERS.
11. Finding Direction in Academic Papers.
12. Making Claims in Academic Papers.
13. Using Evidence in Academic Writing.
14. Guidelines for Revision.
15. Experiments with Revision.
IV. EDITING FOR CLARITY.
16. Effective Paragraphs.
17. Strong Openings.
18. Thoughtful Closings.
19. Sentence Variety.
20. Concise Wording.
21. Strong Verbs.
22. Specific Nouns and Modifiers.
23. The Right Word.
24. Unbiased Language.
V. EDITING FOR GRAMMAR.
25. Eliminating Sentence Fragments.
26. Repairing Run-On Sentences.
27. Using Verbs Correctly.
28. Subject-Verb Agreement.
29. Pronouns.
30. Using Adjectives and Adverbs.
31. Positioning Modifiers.
32. English as a Second Language (ESL).
VI. EDITING FOR PUNCTUATION.
33. End Punctuation.
34. Commas.
35. Semicolons.
36. Colons.
37. Apostrophes.
38. Quotation Marks.
39. Other Punctuation Marks.
VII. STANDARD WRITING (PROSE) CONVENTIONS.
40. Spelling.
41. Capitalization.
42. Hyphens.
43. Italics.
44. Numbers.
45. Abbreviations.
46. Document Preparation.
VIII. RESEARCH WRITING.
47. Library Research.
48. Internet Research.
49. Field Research.
50. Evaluating Research Sources.
51. Using Research Sources.
52. Avoiding Plagiarism.
IX. MLA DOCUMENTATION.
53. Guidelines for Formatting Manuscripts.
54. Guidelines for In-Text Citations.
55. Sample First Page in MLA Style.
56. Guidelines for the MLA Works Cited Page.
57. Sample Works Cited Page in MLA Style.
X. APA DOCUMENTATION.
58. Guidelines for Formatting Manuscripts.
59. Guidelines for In-Text Citations.
60. Sample Pages in APA Style.
61. Guidelines for the APA References Page.
62. Sample References Page in APA Style.
XI. CHICAGO MANUAL STYLE OF DOCUMENTATION.
63. Guidelines for Formatting Manuscripts.
64. Guidelines for In-Text Citations.
65. Guidelines for Endnote/Footnote Citation.
66. Sample Endnote/Footnote Pages in CM Style.
XII. WRITING FOR WORK.
67. Business Letters.
68. Resumes.
69. Oral Presentations.
Glossary of Usage.
Glossary of Grammatical Terms.
Index.