Lb Brief With Mla Update

by Aaron, Jane E.

• ISBN13: 9780321202451
• ISBN10: 0321202457
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

The newest member of the Little, Brown family of handbooks, LB Brief offers a mid-sized, spiral-bound reference at an affordable price. Like its relatives, LB Brief provides students of varying skills and interests with clear, reliable, and accessible advice on the writing process, critical thinking and argument, writing with computers, grammar and usage, research writing, source documentation, and more. Nine sample student essays, hundreds of clear examples from across the curriculum, and exercises in connected discourse give students models to emulate and opportunities for practice. Unique reference aidsincluding frequently asked questions, "Key Terms" boxes, an accessible organization, and minimal terminologyhelp students find what they need and then use what they find.

Table of Contents

Writing Process

The Writing Situation

Analysis

Subject

Audience

Purpose

Invention

Journal keeping

Observing

Freewriting

Brainstorming

Clustering

Asking questions

Reading

Thinking critically

Thesis and Organization

Thesis statement

Organization

Drafting

Starting

Maintaining momentum

Sample first draft

Revising and Editing

Revising as a whole

Sample revision

Editing

Formatting; proofreading

Sample editing; final draft

Collaborating

Assembling a writing portfolio

Paragraphs

Central idea; unity

Coherence

Development

Introductions and conclusions

Linking paragraphs

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

Critical thinking and reading

Critical writing

Writing Arguments

Elements of argument

Writing reasonably

Organizing an argument

Sample argument

Computers In Writing

Essential Computer Skills

Managing files

Spelling checkers and other tools

Electronic mail

The Web

Document Design

Principles of design

Elements of design

Sample report and newsletter

Web Composition

Online papers

Original sites

Clarity And Style

Emphasis

Subjects and verbs

Order of information

Coordination

Subordination

Parallelism

With and, but, or, nor, yet

With both...and, not...but, etc

In comparisons

With lists, headings, and outlines

Variety and Details

Sentence length

Sentence structure

Details

Appropriate and Exact Words

Appropriate words

Exact words

Completeness

Compounds

Needed words

Conciseness

Focusing on subject and verb

Cutting empty words

Cutting repetition

Tightening clauses and phrases

Cutting there is or it is

Combining sentences

Avoiding jargon

Sentence Parts And Patterns

Basic Grammar

Parts of Speech

Nouns

Pronouns

Verbs

Adjectives and adverbs

Prepositions and conjunctions

Interjections

The Sentence

Subject and predicate

Predicate patterns

Alternates to subject-predicate order

Phrases and Subordinate Clauses

Phrases

Subordinate clauses

Sentence Types

Simple sentences

Compound sentences

Complex sentences

Compound-complex sentences

Verbs

Forms

Sing sang sung and other irregular verbs

Sit set; lie lay; rise raise. -s and -ed forms

Be, have, and other helping verbs

Verb + gerund or infinitive: stop eating vs. stop to eat ESL

Verb + particle: look up, look over, etc. ESL

Tenses

Present tense: sing

Perfect tenses: have had will have sung

Progressive tenses: is was will be singing

Consistency

Sequence

Mood

Subjunctive: I wish I were

Consistency

Voice

Active vs. passive

Consistency

Subject-Verb Agreement. -s and -es endings

Intervening words

Subjects with and

Subjects with or or nor

Everyone and other indefinite pronouns

Team and other collective nouns

Who, which, that

News and other singular nouns ending in -s

Inverted word order

Is, are, and other linking verbs

Titles, etc

Pronouns

Case

She and I vs. her and me

It was she vs. It was her

Who vs. whom

Other constructions

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Antecedents with and

Antecedents with or or nor

Everyone, person, and other indefinite words

Team and other collective nouns

Pronoun Reference

Clear reference

Close reference

Specific reference

Consistency

Modifiers

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjective vs. adverb

Adjective with linking verb: felt bad

Bigger, most talented, and other comparisons

Double negatives

Present and past participles: boring vs. bored D ESL

A, an, the, and other determiners ESL

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Misplaced modifiers

Dangling modifiers

Sentence Faults

Fragments

Tests

Revisions

Acceptable fragments

Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

Main clauses without and, but, etc

Main clauses with however, for example, etc

Mixed Sentences

Reason is because and other mixed meanings

Tangled grammar

Repeated subjects and other parts ESL

Punctuation

End Punctuation

Period

Question Mark

Exclamation point

Comma

Main clauses with and, but, etc

Introductory elements

Nonessential elements

Items in a series

Two or more adjectives

Dates, etc

With quotations

Misuses

Semicolon

Main clauses without and, but, etc

Main clauses with however, for example, etc

Main clauses or series items with commas

Misuses

Colon

Concluding explanation, series, etc

Salutation, title and subtitle, etc

Misuses

Apostrophe

Possessive case

Misuses

Contractions

Plurals of abbreviations, etc

Quotation Marks

Direct quotations

Within quotations

Poetry and prose

Titles of works

Words used in a special sense

Misuses

With other punctuation

Other Marks

Dash or dashes

Parentheses

Ellipsis mark

Brackets

Slash

Spelling And Mechanics

Spelling

Hyphen

Capital Letters

Underlining or Italics

Abbreviations

Numbers

Research And Documentation

Research Strategy

Planning

Research journal

Researchable topic and question

Goals for the search

Working bibliography

Finding Sources

Keyword searches

Reference works

Books

Periodicals

The World Wide Web

Other online sources

Pamphlets and government publications

Primary research

Working with Sources

Evaluating sources

Synthesizing sources

Taking notes (summary, paraphrase, quotation)

Avoiding plagiarism

Integrating sources

Documenting sources

Writing the Paper

Focusing

Organizing

Drafting

Revising

Formatting

MLA Documentation and Format

Indexes to models

Parenthetical text

List of works cited

Format of paper

Sample pap

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