The college writer's reference

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The college writer's reference

Toby Fulwiler, Alan R. Hayakawa

Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008

5th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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For Freshman Composition courses. Focuses on undergraduate writers' needs through a process approach, examining the different but overlapping stages of planning, composing, researching, revising, and editing. Backed by Toby Fulwiler's 35 years of experience as a composition teacher and Alan Hayakawa's 25 years as a practicing journalist, The College Writer's Reference continues to do what it does best: explaining and illustrating the qualities of good contemporary writing as well as the traditional logic behind the conventions of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage. The text focuses on undergraduate writers' needs through a process approach, examining the different but overlapping stages of planning, composing, researching, revising, and editing. Taking this approach into account, the authors have found it easy to see that students who know how to analyze and address individual rhetorical situations are more likely to succeed both across the curriculum and in the world beyond college. Part of the MyCompLab Series Student edition now availble with MyCompLab and e-book, at no additional cost. Providing more opportunities for practice, assessment and instruction than any similar site, MyCompLab is a dynamic online resource for the Composition course. It offers market-leading tools for improving grammar, writing and research skills with comprehensive results tracking so students and instructors can gauge student progress. Easy to use and easy to integrate into the classroom, MyCompLab engages students as it builds confidence and helps them to be better writers and researchers. MyCompLab is an incredible value for your students - we'll provide them with pre-paid access when they purchase a new Prentice Hall English textbook. Visit MyCompLab at www.mycomplab.com

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Credits Box Lists Preface Part ONE: Reading and Writing in College 1. Why Writing Matters 2. The Writing Process 3. Keeping a Journal 4. Strategies for Starting 5. Reading and Writing with Images Part TWO: COMPOSING COLLEGE PAPERS 6. Reflecting on Experience 7. Explaining Concepts 8. Arguing For and Against 9. Writing About Literature 10. The Revising Process Part THREE: The Research Process 11. Beginning the Research Process 12. Conducting Library Research 13. Conducting Internet Research 14. Conducting Field Research 15. Evaluating Research Sources 16. Using Research Sources 17. Avoiding Plagiarism PART FOUR: Writing in the Disciplines (MLA, APA, CMS) 18. Understanding the Differences Among the Disciplines 19. MLA: Writing in Languages and Literature 20. APA: Writing in the Social Sciences21. CMS: Writing in the Arts and Humanities 22. Writing in the Physical and Biological Sciences 23. Writing in Business Part FIVE: Publishing and Presenting 24. Designing Printed Documents 25. Writing for the Internet 26. Writing for the World 27. Portfolios and Class Books 28. Making Oral Presentations Part SIX: Editing: Clarity 29. The Editing Process 30. Paragraph Structure 31. Strong Openings 32. Thoughtful Closings 33. Concise Language 34. Vital sentences 35. The Right Word 36. Unbiased Language 37. Proofreading Part SEVEN: Editing: Grammar 38. Sentence Patterns 39. Sentence Fragments 40. Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences 41. Shifts and Mixed Constructions 42. Verbs 43. Subject-Verb Agreement 44. Pronouns 45. Adjectives and Adverbs 46. Modifier Placement 47. Grammar Terms Part EIGHT: Editing: Punctuation 48. Commas 49. Semicolons 50. Colons 51. End Punctuation 52. Apostrophes 53. Quotation Marks 54. Parentheses and Brackets 55. Dashes, Slashes, and Ellipsis Points Part NINE: Editing: Conventions of Written English 56. Spelling 57. Capitalization 58. Hyphens 59. Numbers 60. Abbreviations 61. Italics and Underlining Part TEN: Glossary/Index 62. Glossary of Terms ESL Index Index WAC Box List Editing Symbols

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