LB : The Little Brown Handbook

by Aaron, Jane E.

• ISBN13: 9780321207814
• ISBN10: 0321207815
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Concise and easy to use,LB Brief is the writing handbook that helps writers find what they need and then use what they find. Writing process, business writing, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, electronic research, documentation/citation style guides, avoiding plagiarism, ESL. Any student or professional interested in improving their writing.

Table of Contents

**Not Final**

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 the whole essay

Sample revision

Editing

Formatting; proofreading

Sample editing and final draft

Collaborating

Preparing a writing portfolio

Paragraphs

Unity around a central idea

Coherence

Development

Introductions and conclusions

Linking paragraphs

Document Design

Academic papers

Principles of design

Elements of design

Sample report

Writing In and Out of School

Academic Writing

Audience

Content and structure

Language

Critical Reading and Writing

Critical thinking and reading

Critically viewing images

Critical writing

Writing Arguments

Elements of argument

Writing reasonably

Organizing an argument

Sample argument

Reading and Writing About Literature

Writing while reading

Critical reading

Sample works and papers

Writing Online

Electronic mail

Web compositions

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