A Writer's Resource (spiral) Update with Catalyst 2.0

by Maimon, Elaine P.; Peritz, Janice H.; Yancey, Kathleen Blake

• ISBN13: 9780077293680
• ISBN10: 0077293681
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-30
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

With the 2008 MLA Update edition, A Writer�s Resource, 2/e continues to set the bar for contemporary handbooks. Writing and research have changed dramatically since the first hardcover handbooks appeared. Today's students don't rely on pens or typewriters: they use computers to write. They don't just do research: they find their way through a maze of online information. They don't just read print: they analyze visuals. They don't just come to class: they participate in an online learning community. These changes have put new demands on composition courses. With its focus on writing in today�s environment, integrated coverage of technology and visual rhetoric, hallmark coverage of writing across the curriculum, and brief, tabbed format A Writer�s Resource, 2/e has been designed to provide today�s students with a compact, easy-to-use resource for writing in college and beyond.

Table of Contents

Learning across the Curriculum

Writing to Learn

Studying the world through a range of disciplines

Using writing as a tool for learning

Taking responsibility for reading, writing, and research

Recognizing that writing improves with practice

Learning in a Multimedia World

Becoming aware of the persuasive power of images

Making effective use of multimedia elements

Taking advantage of online and other electronic tools for learning

Learning in English as a Second Language

Becoming aware of cultural differences in communication

Using writing to learn more about English

Using learning tools that are available for multilingual students

Writing and Designing Papers

Reading, Thinking, Writing: The Critical Connection

Reading critically

Thinking critically

Writing critically

Planning and Shaping

Learning how to approach assignments

Exploring your ideas

Developing a working thesis

Planning a structure that suits your assignment

Considering visuals

Drafting

Using online tools for drafting

Developing ideas and using visuals

Writing focused, clearly organized paragraphs

Integrating visuals effectively

Revising and Editing

Getting comments from readers

Using online tools for revising

Focusing on the purpose of your writing

Testing your thesis

Reviewing the structure of your paper as a whole

Revising for paragraph development, paragraph unity, and coherence

Revising visuals

Editing sentences

Proofreading carefully

Using campus, Internet, and community resources

Learning from one student’s revisions

Designing Academic Papers and Portfolios

Considering audience and purpose

Using computer toolbars

Thinking intentionally about design *d. Compiling a portfolio

Common Assignments across the Curriculum

Informative Reports

Understanding the assignment

Approaching writing an informative report as a process

Student paper: Informative report

Writing reviews of the literature

Interpretive Analyses and Writing about Literature

Understanding the assignment

Approaching writing an interpretive analysis as a process

Student paper: Interpretive analysis

Arguments

Understanding the assignment

Approaching writing an argument as a process

Student paper: Argument

Other Kinds of Writing Assignments

Personal essays

Lab reports in the experimental sciences

Case studies in the social sciences

Essays exams

Coauthored projects

Oral Presentations

Planning and shaping your presentation

Drafting your presentation

Preparing for your presentation

Multimedia Writing

Learning about tools for creating multimedia texts

Analyzing images

Creating a hypertext essay

Creating multimedia presentations

Creating a Web site

Creating and interacting with weblogs

Writing beyond College

Service Learning and Community-Service Writing

Addressing the community on behalf of your organization or yourself

Designing brochures, posters, and newsletters

Letters to Raise Awareness and Share Concern

Writing to Get and Keep a Job

Exploring internship possibilities

Keeping an up-to-date résumé

Writing an application letter

Preparing for a job interview

Applying college writing to writing on the job

Writing as a consumer

Researching

Understanding Research

Understanding primary and secondary research

Recognizing the connection between research and college writing

Choosing an interesting research question

Understanding the research assignment

Creating a research plan

Finding and Managing Print and Online Sources

Using the library in person and online

Consulting various kinds of sources

Understanding keywords and keyword searches

Using printed and online reference works

Using print indexes and online databases

Using search engines and subject directories to find Internet sources

Using your library’s online catalog or card catalog to find books

Taking advantage of printed and online government documents

Exploring online communication

Finding and Creating Effective Visuals

Finding quantitative data and displaying it visually

Searching for appropriate images in online and print sources

Evaluating Sources

Questioning print sources

Questioning Internet sources

Evaluating a source’s arguments

Doing Research in the Archive, Field, and Lab

Adhering to ethical principles

Preparing yourself for archival research

Planning your field research carefully

Keeping a notebook when doing lab research

Working with Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Maintaining a working bibliography

Taking notes on your sources

Taking stock of and synthesizing what you have learned

Integrating quotations, paraphrases, and summaries

Avoiding plagiarism and copyright infringement

Writing the Paper

Planning and drafting your paper

Revising your draft

Documenting your sources

Discipline-Specific Resources in the Library and on the Internet

MLA Documentation Style

MLA Style: In-Text Citations MLA In-Text Citations: Directory to Sample Types

MLA Style: List of Works Cited MLA Works-Cited Entries: Directory to Sample Types

MLA Style: Explanatory Notes

MLA Style: Paper Format

Student Paper in MLA Style

APA Documentation Style

APA Style: In-Text Citations APA In-Text Citations: Directory to Sample Types

APA Style: References APA Reference Entries: Directory to Sample Types

APA Style: Paper Format

Student Paper in APA Style

8Chicago and CSE Documentation Styles

Chicago Documentation Style

Chicago style: In-text citations and notes

Chicago style: Bibliography

Sample Chicago-style notes and bibliography entries

Sample from a student paper in Chicago style

CSE Documentation: Name-Year Style CSE Name-Year Style: Directory to Sample Types

CSE name-year style: In-text citations

CSE name-year style: List of references

CSE name-year style: Sample references list

CSE Documentation: Number style CSE Number Style: Directory to Sample Types

CSE number style: In-text citations

CSE number style: List of references

CSE number style: Sample references list

Editing for Clarity

Wordy Sentences

Eliminating redundancies

Avoiding unnecessary repetition

Replacing wordy phrases

Reducing clauses and phrases

Combining sentences

Making sentences straightforward

Missing Words

Adding words needed in compound structures

Including that when it is needed for clarity

Making comparisons clear

Adding articles (a, an, the) where necessary

Mixed Constructions

Untangling mixed-up sentence structures

Making sure predicates fit subjects

Editing sentences withis when, is where, the reason . . . is because

Confusing Shifts

Making your point of view consistent in person and number b

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