CART
Other versions by this Author
More New and Used
from Private Sellers
Little Penguin Handbook,The: MLA Update
by Faigley, LesterEdition:
2nd
ISBN13:
9780205743391
ISBN10:
0205743390
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
1/1/2009
Publisher(s):
Longman
List Price: $32.00
Buy Used Textbook
(Recommended)Usually Ships in 3-5 Business Days
$21.92
Rent Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
eTextbook
We're Sorry
Not Available
New Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
Starting at $0.01
Questions About This Book?
What version or edition is this?
This is the 2nd edition with a publication date of 1/1/2009.
What is included with this book?
- The Used copy of this book is not guaranteed to inclue any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included.
Summary
The Little Penguin Handbookcontinues to revolutionize the way brief handbooks present information making it easier for you to find what you need. With more visuals and sample documents than other essential handbooks, this handy full-color reference gives you just what you need to know about the writing and research processes, while providing extensive coverage of documentation and grammar. "Source Samples" in the documentation chapters give you pages from actual sources with notes explaining where to find the information to create a citation. Will answer any questions a writer has about grammar, the writing process, or research.The writing process, critical thinking, argumentative writing, style, grammar, mechanics, usage, the research process, how to document sources.Anyone who wants a reliable writing reference book.
Table of Contents
| Composing | |
| Think as a Writer | |
| Think about the process of communication | |
| Think about your audience | |
| Think about your credibility | |
| Read and View with a Critical Eye | |
| Become a critical reader | |
| Become a critical viewer | |
| Plan Your Writing | |
| Establish goals and find a topic | |
| Write a working thesis | |
| Write a Draft | |
| Determine your organization | |
| Compose a draft | |
| Compose Paragraphs | |
| Focus your paragraphs | |
| Write effective beginning and ending paragraphs | |
| Revise, Edit, and Proofread | |
| Evaluate your draft | |
| Learn strategies for rewriting | |
| Edit for specific goals | |
| Proofread carefully | |
| Write in Academic Genres | |
| Write an observation | |
| Write a case study | |
| Write a lab report in the sciences | |
| Write an essay exam | |
| Researching | |
| Five Steps for Planning and Conducting Research | |
| 1How do I find a topic? | |
| 1How do I focus a topic? | |
| 1How do I determine what research I need? | |
| 1How do I find sources? | |
| 1How do I keep track of my research? | |
| Find Sources in Databases | |
| Know the strengths of database sources | |
| Find information in databases | |
| Construct effective database searches | |
| Locate elements of a citation in database sources | |
| Find Sources on the Web | |
| Find reliable Web sources | |
| Construct effective Web searches | |
| Locate elements of a citation in Web sources | |
| Find Print Sources | |
| Know the strengths of print sources | |
| Find books | |
| Find journal articles | |
| Locate elements of a citation in print sources | |
| Evaluate Your Sources | |
| Determine the relevance of sources | |
| Determine the quality of print and database sources | |
| Determine the quality of Web sources | |
| Plan Field Research | |
| Know what you can obtain from field research | |
| Conduct interviews | |
| Administer surveys | |
| Make observations | |
| Incorporate Sources and Avoid Plagiarism | |
| Avoid plagiarism | |
| Quote sources without plagiarizing | |
| Summarize and paraphrase sources without plagiarizing | |
| Incorporate quotations, summaries, and paraphrases effectively | |
| Documenting | |
| Five Steps for Documenting Sources | |
| Which documentation style do I use? | |
| What kind of source am I using? | |
| When do I cite sources? | |
| How do I cite a source in my paper? | |
| How do I cite sources at the end of my paper? | |
| MLA Documentation | |
| In-text citations in MLA-style | |
| Books in MLA-style works cited | |
| Journals, magazines, newspapers, and documents | |
| Library database publications | |
| Online publications | |
| Unedited online sources | |
| Visual and multimedia sources | |
| Sample research paper with MLA documentation | |
| APA Documentation | |
| The elements of APA documentation | |
| In-text citations in APA-style | |
| Books and nonperiodical sources | |
| Periodical sources | |
| Online sources | |
| Visual, computer, and multimedia sources | |
| Sample pages from a research paper with APA documentation | |
| CMS Documentation | |
| The elements of CMS documentation | |
| Books and nonperiodical sources | |
| Periodical sources | |
| Online sources | |
| Sample pages from a research paper with CMS documentation | |
| CSE Documentation | |
| In-text references in CSE style | |
| Books and nonperiodical sources | |
| Periodical sources | |
| Online sources | |
| Effective Style and Language | |
| Write with Power | |
| Recognize active and passive voice | |
| Use action verbs | |
| Find agents | |
| Vary your sentences | |
| Write Concisely | |
| Eliminate unnecessary words | |
| Reduce wordy phrases | |
| Simplify tangled sentences | |
| Write with Emphasis | |
| Manage emphasis within sentences | |
| Forge links across sentences | |
| Use parallel structure with parallel ideas | |
| Find the Right Words | |
| Be aware of levels of formality | |
| Be aware of denotation and connotation | |
| Use specific language | |
| Write to be inclusive | |
| Recognize international varieties of English | |
| Understanding Grammar | |
| Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices | |
| Fragments | |
| Run-on sentences | |
| Comma splices | |
| Subject-Verb Agreement | |
| Agreement in the present tense | |
| Singular and plural subjects | |
| Indefinite pronouns as subjects | |
| Collective nouns as subjects | |
| Inverted word order | |
| Amounts, numbers, and pairs | |
| Verbs | |
| Basic verb forms | |
| Irregular verbs | |
| Transitive and intransitive verbs | |
| Pronouns | |
| Pronoun case | |
| Pronoun agreement | |
| Avoiding sexist pronouns | |
| Vague reference | |
| Shifts | |
| Shifts in tense | |
| Shifts in mood | |
| Shifts in voice | |
| Shifts in person and number | |
| Modifiers | |
| Choose the correct modifier | |
| Place adjectives carefully | |
| Place adverbs carefully | |
| Revise disruptive modifiers | |
| Revise dangling modifiers | |
| Grammar for Multilingual Writers | |
| Nouns | |
| Articles | |
| Verbs | |
| Understanding Punctuation and Mechanics | |
| Commas | |
| Commas with introductory elements | |
| Commas with compound clauses | |
| Commas with nonrestrictive modifiers | |
| Commas with items in a series | |
| Commas with coordinate adjectives | |
| Commas with quotations | |
| Commas with dates, numbers, titles, and addresses | |
| Commas to avoid confusion | |
| Unnecessary commas | |
| Semicolons and Colons | |
| Semicolons with closely related main clauses | |
| Semicolons together with commas | |
| Colons in sentences | |
| Colons with lists | |
| Dashes and Parentheses | |
| Dashes and parentheses to set off information | |
| Dashes and parentheses versus commas | |
| Other punctuation with parentheses | |
| Apostrophes | |
| Possessives | |
| Contractions and omitted letters | |
| Plurals of letters, symbols, and words referred to as words | |
| Quotation Marks | |
| Direct quotations | |
| Titles of short works | |
| Other uses of quotation marks | |
| Other punctuation with quotation marks | |
| Misuses of quotation marks | |
| Other Punctuation Marks | |
| Periods | |
| Question marks | |
| Exclamation points | |
| Brackets | |
| Ellipses | |
| Slashes | |
| Capitalization, Italics, Abbreviations, Numbers | |
| Capital letters | |
| Italics | |
| Abbreviations | |
| Acronyms | |
| Numbers | |
| Glossary of Grammatical Terms and Usage | |
| Index | |
| Revision Guide | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
