Simon and Schuster Handbook for Writers

by Troyka, Lynn Q.; Hesse, Doug

• ISBN13: 9780131993846
• ISBN10: 0131993844
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For Freshman-level writing courses, such as Freshman Composition, English Composition, First-Year Writing, Expository Writing or any course where students need help with the writing process, critical thinking, grammar, research, and documentation. The Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers, from trusted authors Lynn Troyka and Doug Hesse, is a hardback, comprehensive handbook, published in full color. The handbook is available in an Annotated Instructors Edition, and has exercises and student samples throughout. The Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers is also accompanied by a valuable supplements and media package, including an interactive eBook, a personal writing plan, tutoring, and tools on the Web. The Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks provides the most balanced coverage of the writing process, grammar, research, and topics important to todays students. Both respected teachers and authors, Troyka and Hesse give practical advice to students about the writing they will do in composition courses, in other classes, and in the world beyond. Offering instructors a full range of choices in handbooks, the Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks is available in a variety of formats, including Web-based and customized options, so instructors can select the handbook that best fits their course needs. There are many roads to good writing. Choose the most balanced handbook in the most useful format for you and your students. Part of the MyCompLab Series Student edition now availble with MyCompLab and e-book, at no additional cost. Providing more opportunities for practice, assessment and instruction than any similar site, MyCompLab is a dynamic online resource for the Composition course. It offers market-leading tools for improving grammar, writing and research skills with comprehensive results tracking so students and instructors can gauge student progress. Easy to use and easy to integrate into the classroom, MyCompLab engages students as it builds confidence and helps them to be better writers and researchers. MyCompLab is an incredible value for your students we'll provide them with pre-paid access when they purchase a new Prentice Hall English textbook. Visit MyCompLab at www.mycomplab.com

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

About the author

Credit list

Writing an Essay

Thinking About Purposes and Audiences

Planning and Shaping

Drafting and Revising

Writing Paragraphs

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

Writing Argument

Understanding Grammar and Writing Correct Sentences

Parts of Speech and Sentence Structures

Verbs

Case of Nouns and Pronouns

Pronoun Reference

Agreement

Using Adjectives and Adverbs

Sentence Fragments

Comma Splices and Run-Together Sentences

Awkward Sentences

Writing Effectively

Conciseness

Coordination and Subordination

Parallelism

Variety and Emphasis

Understanding the Meaning of Words

Understanding the Effect of Words

Spelling and Hyphenation

Using Punctuation and Mechanics

Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points

Commas

Semicolons

Colons

Apostrophes

Quotation Marks

Other Punctuation Marks

Capitals, Italics, Abbreviations, and Numbers

Writing Research

Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Research Writing as a Process

Successful Online Research (new chapter to the 3/c/e)**

MLA, APA, CM, CBE, and COS Documentation Styles

Case Study: A Student Writing an MLA Research Paper

Case Study: A Student Writing an APA Research Paper

Writing Across the Curriculum

Comparing the Different Disciplines

Writing About Literature

Writing in the Social Sciences and Natural Sciences

Business Writing

Writing Under Pressure

Writing When English Is a Second Language

ESL Singulars and Plurals

ESL Articles

ESL Word Order

ESL Prepositions

ESL Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles

ESL Modal Auxilliary Verbs

usage glossary

Terms glossary

Index

charts in tinted boxes

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