The Longman Pocket Writer's Companion

by Anson, Chris M.; Schwegler, Robert A.; Muth, Marcia F.

• ISBN13: 9780321288264
• ISBN10: 0321288262
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

With a distinctive focus on what it means to compose for different audiences, this inexpensive, brief, and pocket-sized handbook offers concise advice in areas students most frequently need help. The Longman Pocket Writer's Companion offers unique instruction on how to better communicate ideas to three different communities - academic, public and workplace. This handbook also helps students develop and intuitive understanding of grammar conventions through the use of unique "Reader's Reaction" notes and sustained emphasis on the connections between reading and writing.

Table of Contents

Guide for Using this Handbook

Writing and Reading

Writing and Reading in Communities

Understanding your writing situation

Moving from reading to writing

Focusing on writing processes

Developing a Thesis

Creating a thesis statement

Designing an appropriate thesis

Providing Support and Reasoning Clearly

Reasoning Critically

Providing Support

Evaluating support

Paragraphing for Readers

Focusing paragraphs

Making paragraphs coherent

Developing paragraphs

Matching Style and Strategy to a Community of Readers

Recognizing a community's style

Adjusting to a community's style

Recognizing a community's expectations

Designing Documents for Readers

Planning your document

Laying out your document

Using type features

Using visuals

Sample documents

Constructing an Argument

Identifying an issue

Developing an argumentative thesis

Developing reasons and supporting evidence

Presenting counterarguments

Reasoning logically

Conducting Research

Planning and Conducting Research

Recognizing research communities

Recognizing research topics

Identifying keywords

Developing research questions

Developing search strategies

Selecting resources for a working bibliography

Keeping track of your sources and notes

Pulling your research materials together

Finding Library and Database Resources

Finding library sources

Using library resources

Finding research databases

Using research databases

Finding Web and Internet Resources

Developing an online search strategy

Finding Web and Internet resources

Searching efficiently

Using Web resources

Reading and Evaluating Sources

Summarizing and paraphrasing

Synthesizing and questioning

Evaluating sources critically

Evaluating online sources critically

Turning inquiry into writing

Integrating and Crediting Sources

Documenting sources for your community

Using quotations.Integrating sources into your text

Avoiding plagiarism

Deciding what to document

Documenting Sources

MLA Style

MLA in-text (parenthetical) citations

MLA list of works cited

MLA sample pages

APA Style

APA in-text (parenthetical) citations

APA reference list

APA sample pages

CMS Style

CMS notes

CMS bibliography

CSE Style

CSE in-text citations

CSE reference list

Variations in scientific and technical style

Writing Correctly

Fragments

Recognizing sentence fragments

Editing sentence fragments

Using partial sentences

Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

Recognizing comma splices

Recognizing fused sentences

Editing comma splices and fused sentences

Pronoun Reference

Recognizing unclear pronoun reference

Editing pronoun reference

Agreement

Recognizing agreement

Editing subject-verb agreement

Editing pronoun-antecedent agreement

Correct Forms

Recognizing and editing verb forms

Editing for clear tense sequence

Recognizing pronoun forms

Editing pronoun forms

Recognizing adjectives and adverbs

Editing adjectives and adverbs

Recognizing and editing comparisons

Writing Clearly

Clear Sentences

Recognizing unclear sentences

Editing

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