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Table of Contents
The Brief McGraw-Hill Handbook, Second Edition
*Indicates new content or a chapter/section with major revisions. In addition, content is being updated and revised throughout.
Introduction: Writing to Learn
*RESOURCES FOR WRITERS (Foldout): Start Smart: Addressing the Writing Situation
a. Studying a range of academic disciplines
b. Using writing as a tool for learning
c. Taking responsibility for reading, writing, and research
*d. Achieving the core outcomes of successful writing
*e. Exploring the situation as a means of approaching any writing task
*f. Recognize audience and academic English in a multilingual world
Part 1. Writing and Designing Texts
1. Reading and Writing: The Critical Connection
a. Reading critically
b. Writing critically
2. Planning and Shaping
a. Learning how to approach assignments
b. Exploring your ideas
c. Developing a working thesis
d. Planning structure
*e. Considering visuals, audio, and video
3. Drafting
a. Developing ideas using patterns of organization and visuals
b. Writing focused, clearly organized paragraphs
*c. Integrating multimedia elements effectively
4. Revising and Editing
a. Getting comments from readers
b. Using electronic tools for revising
c. Focusing on the the writing situation (topic, purpose, audience, medium, genre)
d. Making sure you have a strong thesis
e. Reviewing the structure of your draft
f Revising for paragraph development, unity, and coherence
*g. Revising visuals and multimedia
h. Editing sentences
i. Proofreading carefully
j. Using campus, Internet, and community resources
k. Learning from one student’s revisions (updates AWR 4e—peer review)
5. Designing Academic Texts and Portfolios
a. Considering audience and purpose
b. Using the tools available in your word-processing program
c. Thinking intentionally about design
d. Compiling an effective print or electronic portfolio
Part 2. Writing in College and beyond College
6. Informative Reports
a. Understanding the assignment
b. Approaching writing an informative report as a process
*c. Student paper: Informative report
7. Interpretive Analyses and Writing about Literature
a. Understanding the assignment
b. Approaching writing an interpretive analysis as a process
c. Student paper: Interpretive analysis
8. Arguments
a. Understanding the assignment
b. Thinking critically
c. Approaching writing an argument as a process
*d. Student paper: Argument
9. Other Kinds of Writing Assignments
a. Personal essays
b. Essay exams
10. Oral Presentations
a. Planning
b. Drafting
*c. Using presentation software
d. Preparing
11. Multimedia Writing
a. Learning about tools for creating multimedia texts
b. Interpreting images
c. CreatingWeb sites
*d. Creating and interacting with blogs and wikis
12. Writing beyond College
a. Addressing the community
*b. Designing brochures, posters, and newsletters
c. Internships
d. Résumés
e. Job application letters and interviews
f. Writing on the job
Part 3. Researching
13. Understanding Research
a. Primary and secondary research
b. Research and college writing
c. Choosing a research question
d. Understanding the research assignment
e. Creating a research plan
14. Finding and Managing Print and Online Sources
a. Using the library in person and online
b. Kinds of sources
c. Keyword searches
d. Printed and online reference works
e. Print indexes and online databases
f. Search engines and subject directories
g. Using the library’s online or card catalog
h. Government documents
i. Online communication
*15. Finding and Creating Effective Visuals, Audio, and Video
a. Finding quantitative data and displaying it visually
b. Searching for appropriate images in online and print sources
*c. Searching for or creating appropriate audio files or videos
16. Evaluating Sources
a. Print sources
*b. Internet sources
c. Evaluating a source’s arguments
17. Doing Research in the Archive, Field, and Lab
a. Ethics
b. Archival research
c. Field research
d. Lab research
18. Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement, and Intellectual Property
a. Definitions
b. Avoiding plagiarism
c. Fair use
19. Working with Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
a. Maintaining a working bibliography
b. Creating an annotated bibliography
c. Taking notes
d. Taking stock
e. Integrating quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
20. Writing the Paper
a. Planning and drafting your paper
b. Revising your draft
c. Documenting your sources
Part 4. MLA Documentation Style
RESOURCES FOR WRITERS (Foldout): Identifying and Documenting Sources: MLA Style