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The Concise Wadsworth Handbook, 2009 MLA Update Edition
by Kirszner,Laurie G.Edition:
2nd
ISBN13:
9781439081839
ISBN10:
1439081832
Format:
Spiral Bound
Pub. Date:
6/19/2009
Publisher(s):
Cengage Learning
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Summary
Tailored to the way students like you study and learn, this handbook is THE go-to-guide for every kind of writing-in and out of the classroom. With practical advice on topics ranging from writing effective essays, paragraphs, and sentences to documenting sources and designing Web pages, THE CONCISE WADSWORTH HANDBOOK is the essential tool for any college student. The handbook's numerous features-including checklists, "Close-up" boxes, computer tips, "Grammar Checker" boxes, and marginal cross-references-are valuable navigational tools that will help you understand and apply important concepts to your work. And, numerous exercises throughout the text allow you to practice at each stage of the writing, revising, and editing processes.
Table of Contents
| How to Use This Book | |
| Introduction: Ten Habits of Successful Students | |
| Writing Essays | |
| Understanding Purpose and Audience | |
| Planning an Essay | |
| Using a Thesis to Shape Your Material | |
| Drafting and Revising | |
| Writing Paragraphs | |
| Thinking Critically | |
| Writing Argumentative Essays | |
| Writing Essays about Literature | |
| Developing Strategies For Academic Success | |
| Reading to Write | |
| Writing Essay Exams | |
| Writing for the Workplace | |
| Designing Effective Documents | |
| Designing a Web Site | |
| Sentence Style | |
| Building Sentences | |
| Writing Varied Sentences | |
| Writing Emphatic Sentences | |
| Writing Concise Sentences | |
| Using Parallelism | |
| Choosing Words | |
| Understanding Grammar | |
| Using the Parts of Speech | |
| Using Nouns and Pronouns | |
| Using Verbs | |
| Using Adjectives and Adverbs | |
| Revising Sentence Fragments | |
| Revising Run-ons | |
| Revising Agreement Errors | |
| Revising Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers | |
| Revising Awkward or Confusing Sentences | |
| Understanding Punctuation | |
| Using End Punctuation | |
| Using Commas | |
| Using Semicolons | |
| Using Apostrophes | |
| Using Quotation Marks | |
| Using Other Punctuation Marks | |
| Understanding Spelling And Mechanics | |
| Improving Spelling | |
| Knowing When to Capitalize | |
| Using Italics | |
| Using Hyphens | |
| Using Abbreviations | |
| Using Numbers | |
| Doing Research And Documenting Sources | |
| Writing a Research Paper | |
| Doing Library and Field Research | |
| Using and Evaluating Internet Sources | |
| Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Synthesizing Sources | |
| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
| MLA Documentation Style | |
| APA Documentation Style | |
| Bilingual And Esl Writers | |
| Grammar and Style for ESL Writers | |
| Glossary of Usage | |
| Answers to Selected Exercises | |
| Credits | |
| Index | |
| Correction | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
