The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook, 2009 MLA Update Edition

by Kirszner, Laurie G.; Mandell, Stephen R.

• ISBN13: 9781439081815
• ISBN10: 1439081816
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2009-06-15
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This fourth edition of THE POCKET WADSWORTH HANDBOOK provides up-to-date, realistic advice for today's students in the digital age. You will find it clearly written, thorough, easy to navigate, and indispensable for use in college courses and beyond. This edition has been updated to reflect guidelines from the 2009 MLA HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS OF RESEARCH PAPERS, SEVENTH EDITION.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book

Acknowledgments

Writing Essays And Paragraphs

Understanding Purpose and Audience

Writing Essays

Writing Paragraphs

Writing an Argumentative Essay

Writing Grammatical Sentences

Revising Run-ons

Revising Sentence Fragments

Understanding Agreement

Using Verbs

Using Pronouns

Using Adjectives and Adverbs?

Writing Effective Sentences

Writing Varied Sentences

Writing Concise Sentences

Revising Awkward or Confusing Sentences

Using Parallelism

Placing Modifiers Carefully

Choosing Words

Understanding Punctuation

Using End Punctuation

Using Commas

Using Semicolons

Using Apostrophes

Using Quotation Marks

Using Other Punctuation Marks

Understanding Spelling And Mechanics

Improving Spelling

Knowing When to Capitalize

Using Italics

Using Hyphens

Using Abbreviations

Using Numbers

Writing With Sources

Writing Research Papers

Using and Evaluating Library Sources

Using and Evaluating Internet Sources

Integrating Source Material into Your Writing

Avoiding Plagiarism

Documenting Sources: MLA Style

MLA Documentation Style

Documenting Sources: APA AND Other Styles

APA Documentation Style

Chicago Documentation Style

CSE and Other Documentation Styles

Developing Strategies For Academic Success

Ten Habits of Successful Students

Reading Critically

Designing Effective Documents

Designing Effective Web Sites.

Writing for the Workplace

Making Oral Presentations

Resources For Bilingual And Esl Writers

Adjusting to the US Classroom

Grammar and Style for ESL Writers

Grammar Review

Usage Review

Credits

Index

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