Easy Access with Student Access to Catalyst

by Keene, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780073203379
• ISBN10: 0073203378
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2005-03-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

In the fourth edition,Easy Accesshas a new value price, making it more affordable then ever before. And with new integrated references toCatalyst 2.0--the premier online resource for writing and research--it is the only value-priced handbook available to feature an easy-to-use tabbed format and access to premium online content.

Table of Contents

TAB ONE: WRITING PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Part One: The Writing Process

Chapter 1. Choosing a Topic: Five Key Questions

QUICK VIEW: The Writing Process

1a. Question One: What is the assignment?

1b. Question Two: What should I write about?

1c. Question Three: How can I limit my topic?

1d. Question Four: What is my purpose?

1e. Question Five: Who are my readers?

QUICK VIEW: Writing for an Academic Audience or for the Teacher as Audience

Chapter 2. Prewriting: Developing Your Ideas

2a. Listing

2b. Freewriting

2c. Looping

2d. Reporters' Questions

2e. Paragraph Development Patterns

2f. Observation

2g. Interviews

2h. Brainstorming and Peer Review

Chapter 3. Critical Reading in Prewriting and Beyond

3a. Before You Read: Previewing

3b. As You Read: Annotating

3c. After You Read: Summarizing and Analyzing

Chapter 4. Planning: Thesis Statements and Outlines

4a. Choosing a Main Idea or Thesis

QUICK VIEW: Revising Your Thesis Statement

4b. Choosing an Organizational Pattern

4c. Creating a Plan for the Paper

QUICK VIEW: Guidelines for Constructing Formal Outlines

Chapter 5. Drafting

5a. Finding the Best Time and Place

5b. Starting Your First Draft

5c. Writing Quickly

QUICK VIEW: Overcoming Writer's Block

5d. Getting Unstuck and Restarted

5e. Before Leaving the Desk

Chapter 6. Creating Effective Paragraphs

6a. Introductions

QUICK VIEW: Introductions to Avoid

6b. Conclusions

QUICK VIEW: Conclusions to Avoid

6c. Body Paragraphs

Chapter 7. Revising

7a. Evaluating Your Thesis and Supporting Information

7b. Evaluating Your Organizational Pattern and Outline

Chapter 8. Proofreading and Preparing the Final Manuscript

8a. Proofreading

QUICK VIEW: Software Tools

8b. Preparing the Final Manuscript

STUDENT SAMPLE: A First Draft and Completed Essay

Part Two: Writing Assignments

Chapter 9. Writing an Argument

QUICK VIEW: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation

9a. Choose a Thesis and Plan Key Assertions

QUICK VIEW: Four Criteria for a Good Argument Thesis

9b. Create a Preliminary Outline

9c. Analyze the Audience

9d. Define Key Terms

9e. Assemble Evidence

QUICK VIEW: Conducting Research for Argument Papers

9f. Evaluate the Reliability of Your Evidence

9g. Include Appeals to Emotion

9h. Acknowledge Opposing Views (Refutation)

QUICK VIEW: Building Consensus Rather Than Barriers

9i. Check for Logical Fallacies

STUDENT SAMPLE: An Argument Paper

Chapter 10. Writing about Literature

10a. Prepare by Reading the Text Carefully

10b. Prepare by Reading about the Text

QUICK VIEW: Tips for Reading about Literature

10c. Choose a Focus

10d. Formulate a Thesis

QUICK VIEW: Tips for Writing about Literature

Chapter 11. Writing the Essay Exam

11a. Prewriting

QUICK VIEW: Question Starters and their Meanings

11b. Planning and Writing

11c. Revising and Proofreading

QUICK VIEW: Essay Exam Checklist

Chapter 12. Preparing an Oral Presentation

12a. From Writing to Speaking

12b. Planning Your Presentation

12c. Preparing a Text for Presentation

12d. Choosing Visuals to Accompany Your Talk

QUICK VIEW: Guidelines for Visuals in Short Presentations

QUICK VIEW: Seven Guidelines for Powerpoint Presentations

12e: Practicing Your Talk

QUICK VIEW: Dealing with Stage Fright

12f: Delivering Your Talk

12g. Answering Questions

QUICK VIEW: Checklist for Oral Presentations

Part Three: Document and Web Design

Chapter 13. Document Design

13a. Formatting Basics

13b. Document Design Principles

QUICK VIEW: Key Design Principles

13c. Guidelines for Visuals

QUICK VIEW: Guidelines for Visuals

13d. Types of Visuals

Chapter 14. Web Design

QUICK VIEW: Web Glossary

14a. Designing Web Pages

QUICK VIEW: Types of Web Pages

QUICK VIEW: Options for Site Design

QUICK VIEW: Options for Navigation Aids

QUICK VIEW: Some Options for Page Design

14b. Writing for the Web

QUICK VIEW: Key Principles in Writing for the Web

Chapter 15. Professional Correspondence

15a. Form for Letters, E-mail, Faxes, and Memos

15b. A Writing Process for Professional Correspondence

15c. Types of Professional Correspondence

QUICK VIEW: Checklist for Professional Correspondence

Part Four: Research Writing

Chapter 16. Analyze the Assignment

16a. Writing a Research Paper

QUICK VIEW: The Research Writing Process

16b. Deciding What the Assignment Requires from You

16c. Making a Preliminary Choice of Topic

16d. Making Your Topic Concrete

16e. Formulating a Working Thesis

Chapter 17. Plan Your Research Strategy

17a. List the Resources You Want to Use

QUICK VIEW: Research Resources

17b. Decide on a Tentative Order for Your Search

Chapter 18. Do Your Research Systematically

18a. Start with General and then Specialized Reference Tools

18b. Move On to Books

18c. Look for Periodical Articles

18d. Move On to Search Engines

18e. Investigate Additional Kinds of Web Resources

QUICK VIEW: Tips for Internet Searches

Box: Web Glossary

Chapter 19. Evaluate Your Sources Carefully

19a. Gather Your Sources

19b. Use Critical Reading to Evaluate Your Sources

19c. Be Especially Careful about the Reliability of Web Sources

QUICK VIEW: Questioning Your Web Sources

Chapter 20. Do Research in the Field

20a. Observing the Subject for Yourself

20b. Doing an Interview

20c. Doing a Survey

Chapter 21. Take Good Notes and Keep Good Records

21a. Save all the Bibliographic Information You Might Possible Need

21b. Pay Attention to the Kind of Notes You are Taking

Chapter 22. Refine Your Working Thesis and Create an Outline

22a. Narrow Your Thesis

22b. Decide on an Outline

Chapter 23. Write the First Draft

QUICK VIEW: How to Draft Effectively

Chapter 24. Use Your Sources Effectively and Avoid Plagiarism

24a. Using Direct Quotations

QUICK VIEW: When to Use Direct Quotations

24b. Paraphrasing Your Sources

24c. Understanding the Difference between Summary and Paraphrase

24d. Recognizing Common Plagiarism Situations

QUICK VIEW: Causes of Plagiarism

24e. Avoiding Plagiarism: Four Things to Do

Chapter 25. Revising and Editing

25a. Revisit Your Research as Necessary.

25b. Revise and Edit Systematically

Chapter 26. Document Your Sources Correctly

QUICK VIEW: When and What to Document

26a. Citing Electronic Sources

26b. Different Styles for Different Fields

Box: Style Manuals: A Partial List

TAB TWO: DOCUMENTATION (MLA, APA, Chicago)

Part Five: Documentation: MLA, APA, Chicago Styles

Chapter 27. MLA Documentation Style

27a. MLA Citations in the Text

QUICK VIEW: MLA Style

27b. MLA List of Works Cited

27c. Typing or Word Processing Instructions for MLA

STUDENT SAMPLE: Paper in MLA Format

Chapter 28. APA Documentation Style

28a. APA Citations in the Text

28b. APA Reference List

28c. Typing or Word Processing Instructions for APA

STUDENT SAMPLE: Paper in APA Format

Chapter 29. Chicago Manual of Style Documentation Style

29a. CMS Citations in the Text

29b. CMS Notes List

29c. CMS Bibliography

29d. Differences between Bibliography Entries and (First) Note Entries

29e. Preparing Papers in CMS Format

STUDENT SAMPLE: Paper in CMS Format

TAB THREE: COMMON WRITING PROBLEMS

Part Six: Common Writing Problems

Chapter 30. Sentence Fragments

QUICK VIEW

30a. Testing for Fragments--In Detail

30b. Revising Fragments

30c. When to Use Fragments

Chapter 31. Comma Splices

QUICK VIEW

31a. Revising Comma Splices

31b. Use a Period and Create Two Sentences

31c. Create a Compound Sentence

31d. Another Way to Create a Compound Sentence

31e. Create a Complex Sentence

Chapter 32. Run-On Sentences

QUICK VIEW

32a. Revising Run-On Sentences

32b. Use a Period to Create Two Sentences

32c. Use a Comma and a Coordinating Conjunction to Create a Compound Sentence

32d. Use a Semicolon or a Colon to Create a Compound Sentence

32e. Use a Subordinating Conjunction or a Relative Pronoun to Create a Complex Sentence

Chapter 33. Verb Errors

QUICK VIEW

33a. Subject and Verb Agreement Errors

33b. Form Errors

33c. Inappropriate Shifts in Tense

33d. Inappropriate Shifts in Mood

Chapter 34. Using Commas

QUICK VIEW

34a. Correct Uses of Commas

34b. Incorrect Uses of Commas

Chapter 35. Pronoun Errors

QUICK VIEW

35a. Vague or Ambiguous Pronoun Reference

35b. Lack of Agreement with Antecedent

35c. Inappropriate Shifts in Person

35d. Biased Uses of Pronouns

Chapter 36. Using Apostrophes

QUICK VIEW

36a. Apostrophes in the Possessive Case

36b. Apostrophes in Contractions

36c. Apostrophes to Form Plurals of Letters and Numerals

36d. Its versus Its and Other Pronoun Homonyms

Chapter 37. Problems with Modifiers

QUICK VIEW

37a. Misplaced Modifiers

37b. Dangling Modifiers

37c. Squinting Modifiers

37d. Overstocked Modifiers

37e. Improper Adverb or Adjective Forms

Chapter 38. Faulty Parallelism

QUICK VIEW

38a. Items in Lists

38b. Items Joined by Coordinating Conjunctions

38c. Parts of a Sentence Joined by Correlative Conjunctives

38d. Comparisons or Contrasts

Chapter 39. Mixed Construction

QUICK VIEW

39a. Mismatched Subject and Predicate

39b. Mismatched Clauses

39c. Mismatches with Is When, Is Where, or The Reason...Is Because

Chapter 40. For Multilingual/EFL/ESOL Writers

QUICK VIEW

40a. Articles and Nouns

Box: Exceptions: Proper Nouns Used with The

Box: Commonly Used Uncountable Nouns

40b. Adjectives

Box: Order of Cumulative Adjectives

40c. Adverbs

40d. Prepositions

Box: Four Common Prepositions That Show Time and Place

40e. Verbs

40f. Sentence Structure

TAB FOUR: SENTENCE GRAMMAR, STRUCTURE, AND STYLE

Part Seven: Sentence, Structure, Style, and Word Choice

Chapter 41. Nouns

41a. Types of Nouns

41b. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

41c. General and Specific Nouns

41d. Predicate Nouns

41e. Noun Phrases

41f. Appositives

Chapter 42. Prounouns

42a. Types of Pronouns

42b. Case of Pronouns

Chapter 43. Articles

43a. Indefinite and Definite Articles

43b. Proper Nouns and Articles

43c. Common Nouns and Articles

Chapter 44. Adjectives

44a. Comparison Forms of Adjectives

44b. Pronouns as Adjectives

44c. Other Kinds of Adjectives

Chapter 45. Adverbs

45a. Comparison Forms of Adverbs

45b. Conjunctive Adverbs

Chapter 46. Prepositions

46a. How Prepositions Work

46b. Phrasal Prepositions

46c. Phrasal (or Two-Word) Verbs

Chapter 47. Conjunctions

47a. Coordinating Conjunctions

47b. Correlative Conjunctions

47c. Subordinating Conjunctions

Chapter 48. Interjections

Chapter 49. Verbs and Verbals

49a. Verbs

49b. Base Forms

49c. Complete Verbs

49d. Principal Parts of Verbs

49e. Irregular Verbs

49f. Tense

49g. Helping or Auxiliary Verbs

49h. Linking Verbs

49i. Modal Auxiliaries

49j. Active and Passive Voice

49k. Mood

49l. The Subjunctive

49m. Verbals

49n. Participles and Infinities in Verb Phrases

Chapter 50. Basic Sentence Construction

50a. Parts of Sentences

Chapter 51. Phrases

51a. Noun Phrases

51b. Verb Phrases

51c. Prepositional Phrases

51d. Gerund Phrases

51e. Infinitive Phrases

51f. Participial Phrases

51g. Absolute Phrases

51h. Phrases and Sentence Fragments

Chapter 52. Clauses and Sentence Structures

52a. Simple Sentences

52b. Compound Sentences

52c. Complex Sentences

52d. Compound-Complex Sentences

Chapter 53. Sentence Variety

53a. Add an Opener

53b. Add an Interrupter

53c. Add a Closer

53d. Make Your Own Pattern

Chapter 54. Types of Sentences

54a. Cumulative Sentences

54b. Periodic Sentences

54c. Inverted Sentences

54d. Balanced Sentences

Chapter 55. Sentence Revising

55a. Prefer Active Voice Sentences

55b. Avoid It...That Sentence

55c. Eliminate Needless of To Be and Other Weak Verbs

55d. Eliminate Needless Nominalizations

55e. Use a Noun after This

55f. Avoid Faulty Predication

55g. Tighten Up Wordy Sentences

55h. Avoid Faulty Comparisons

Chapter 56. Word Choice

56a. Standard English

56b. Slang, Regionalisms, and Nonstandard Forms

56c. Biased Uses of Language

56d. Connotations and Denotations of Words

56e. Specific Language

56f. Empty and Wordy Phrases

56g. Pretentious Word Choices

56h. Clichs

56i. Jargon

Part Eight: Punctuation, Mechanics, Spelling

Chapter 57. The Apostrophe

57a. Apostrophes with Nouns

57b. Apostrophes with Indefinite Pronouns

Chapter 58. The Comma

58a. After an Introductory Element

58b. To Isolate Nonessential Elements

58c. To Separate Items in a Series

58d. Between Elements of a Compound Sentence

Chapter 59. Semicolon, Colon, and Dash

59a. Semicolon

59b. Colon

59c. Dash

Chapter 60. Quotations Marks, Ellipsis Mark, and Slash

60a. Quotation Marks

60b. Ellipsis Mark

60c. Slash

Chapter 61. Parentheses and Brackets

61a. Parentheses

61b. Brackets

Chapter 62. End Punctuation

62a. Period

62b. Question Mark

62c. Exclamation Point

Chapter 63. Abbreviations and Acronyms

63a. Personal and Professional Titles

63b. Familiar Abbreviations and Acronyms

63c. Unfamiliar Abbreviations and Acronyms

63d. Abbreviations with Numerals

63e. Plurals of Abbreviations and Acronyms

63f. Days and Months

63g. Units of Measurement

63h. Publication References

63i. Latin Abbreviations

63j. Company Names

63k. Symbols

63l. Geographic Locations

Chapter 64. Capital Letters

64a. The First Word in a Sentence

64b. Capitalization after a Colon

64c. Sentence within Parentheses

64d. Poetry

64e. Proper Nouns and Adjectives

64f. Titles of Books, Movies, and Other Works

64g. Personal Titles

64h. Academic Institutions and Courses

64i. Names of Relatives

64j. Geographic Regions

64k. Seasons

Chapter 65. Italics

65a. With Titles

65b. For Foreign Words and Phrases

65c. For Names of Ships, Aircraft, Spacecraft, and Trains

65d. For Special Uses of Words, Letters, Numbers, or Phrases

Chapter 66. Numbers

66a. General Rules

66b. Special Uses

Chapter 67. Dictionary Use

67a. Spelling

67b. Word Division

67c. Pronunciation

67d. Part of Speech

67e. Principal Parts of Words

67f. Meanings, Usage Labels, Word Origins, Synonyms, and Antonyms

67g. Biographical and Geographical Entries

67h. Other Types of Dictionaries

Chapter 68. Spelling

68a. Words Commonly Misspelled

68b. Spelling Rules

QUICK VIEW: Common Prefixes

QUICK VIEW: Common Suffixes

68c. Words Commonly Confused

Chapter 69. The Hyphen

69a. Hyphen with Compound Words

69b. Hyphen with Numbers and Fractions

69c. Hyphen with Prefixes and Suffixes

69d. Hyphen at the End of a Line