The Longman Handbook for Writers and Readers

by Anson, Chris M.; Schwegler, Robert A.

• ISBN13: 9780205549832
• ISBN10: 0205549837
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

A comprehensive reference to grammar, writing, research, and documentation,The Longman Handbookoffers a unique emphasis on how to write for different audiences - academic, workplace, and public. No matter what you are trying to write - an essay for college, a business proposal for your boss, an email memo, or a letter -The Longman Handbookwill give you the help you need Helps readers write better. grammar, writing process, research process, how to document sources. Anyone who wants to write better.

Table of Contents

Writing for Readers

Writers, Readers, and Communities

Academic, work, and public communities

Analyzing communities

Realities and myths of the composing process

Discovering and Planning

Discovering topics for writing

Exploring writing tasks and situations

Generating ideas and information

Structuring ideas and information

Patterns of generalization and support

Planning in electronic environments

Planning: Paper in progress

Purpose, Thesis, and Audience

Recognizing your purpose

Using purpose to guide your writing

Developing a thesis

Kinds of thesis statements

Recognizing audiences and specific kinds of readers

Adapting content, structure, and style to communities of readers

Drafting

Moving from planning to drafting

Drafting strategies

Collaborative drafting

Drafting: Paper in progress

Revising, Editing, and Proofreading

Major revisions

Minor revisions

Collaborative revising

Revising: Paper in progress

Editing your own writing

Collaborative editing

Computers and editing

Proofreading

Paragraphs

Paragraph focus: Recognizing

Paragraph focus: Creating

Paragraph coherence: Recognizing

Paragraph coherence: Creating

Paragraph development: Recognizing and creating

Special-purpose paragraphs: Academic, public, and workplace

Clear and Effective Sentences

Clear sentences

Direct sentences

Emphatic sentences

Revising for variety

Critical Thinking and Argument

Thinking Critically

What is critical thinking?

Building a ch

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