Overview

I. WORKING AS A WRITER.  1. Writers at Work.  2. Preparing to Write.  3. Making a Point.  4. Making Choices about Plagiarism.  5. Creating a Structure.  6. Drafting.  7. Revising, Editing, and Proofreading. II. SHAPING LANGUAGE.  8. Making Choices about Language.  9. Writing Stylish Sentences. 10. Shaping Effective Paragraphs. III. PRESENTING YOUR WRITING. 11. Designing Documents. 12. Enhancing Visual Style. 13. Writing for the Web. 14. Giving Oral Presentations. 15. Model Documents. IV. WRITING ARGUMENTS. 16. Reading and Responding Critically. 17. Strategies of Argument. 18. Visual Arguments. 19. Writing a Literary or Popular Culture Analysis. V. RESEARCH. 20. Doing Research. 21. Finding Information. 22. Evaluating Sources. 23. Using Sources Responsibly. 24. Using Quotations Effectively. 25. Collecting Source Information for Documentation. VI. DOCUMENTATION. 26. MLA. 27. APA. 28. CMS Documentation. 29. CSE Documentation. 30. COS Documentation. VII. UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR. 31. Key Grammatical Terms. 32. The Shape of Sentences. 33. Sentences, Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-ons. 34. Modifiers. 35. Subject-Verb Agreement. 36. Verb Tense, Voice, and Mood. 37. Pronouns. 38. Suggestions for ESL Writers. VIII. UNDERSTANDING PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS. 39. End Punctuation. 40. Commas. 41. Semicolons and Colons. 42. Quotation Marks and Ellipses. 43. Parentheses and Brackets. 44. Dashes, Hyphens, and Slashes. 45. Italics and Capitalization. 46. Apostrophes, Abbreviations, and Numbers. 47. Spelling, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Almanac. Glossary of Usage. Index.

ISBN-13

9780131787834

ISBN-10

0131787837

Weight

1.68 Pounds

Dimensions

6.94 x 0.95 x 8.54 In

List Price

$47.33

Edition

3rd Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

624 pages

Publisher

Prentice Hall

Published On

2004-07-08



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