The new century pocket guide for writers
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The new century pocket guide for writers
Longman/Pearson, c2010
3rd ed
- : pbk
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes index
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Description
The New Century Pocket Guide for Writers, 3/e offers everything a handbook should in a portable, inexpensive pocket edition. This handbook offers extensive coverage of grammar, usage, and documentation as well as essential coverage of the writing and research process. It includes coverage of writing in the disciplines, evaluating and using sources and avoiding plagiarism, and conducting research projects using the Internet making it the most valuable pocket handbook available.
Table of Contents
I. WRITING AND RESEARCH.
1. Drafting and Revising.
Invent and prewrite.
Gather information but avoid plagiarism.
Develop and refine your thesis.
Review.
Draft.
Collaborate.
Revise.
Edit.
Proofread.
Give and receive feedback.
2. The Research Project and Using the Internet.
Become a researcher.
Make a schedule
Create a research notebook.
Create a working bibliography.
Gather additional background information.
Conduct focused research.
Use Internet sources throughout the research process.
Get to know the Internet and the Web.
Search the Internet and the Web.
3. Evaluating and Using Sources: Avoiding Plagiarism.
Choose legitimate sources.
Use sources responsibly.
Avoid plagiarism.
Paraphrase sources accurately.
Summarize sources briefly.
Quote sources sparingly.
4. Writing the Research Paper.
Review your purpose, audience, and thesis.
Plan a structure.
Write a draft.
Review and revise the draft.
Follow formatting conventions.
5. Writing in the Disciplines
Disciplinary research.
Disciplinary discourse.
Writing about literature.
Writing in the natural and social sciences.
II. DOCUMENTATION.
6. MLA Documentation.
A Directory to MLA Style
Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism in MLA style
Use MLA style for in-text citations.
Use MLA style for footnotes and endnotes
Use MLA style for the Works Cited page
Review a student research paper in MLA style.
7. APA, CMS, and CSE Documentation.
APA Style.
A Directory to APA Style.
Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism in APA Style.
Use APA Style for in-text citations.
Use APA Style for content notes
Use APA style for the references list
Review a student research report in APA style
CMS Style.
Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism in CMS style.
Use CMS style for in-text citations.
Use CMS style for notes
Use CMS style for bibliography entries
CSE Style.
Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism in CSE style.
Use CSE style for in-text citations.
Use CSE style for the reference list
III. DESIGN, WEB SITES, AND SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
8. Design in Print and on the Web.
Follow the three basic design principles.
Use formatting tools.
Use graphics.
Designing for the Web: Generate a basic design.
Methods used to construct Web pages.
9. Writing for Different Purposes.
Write concise and professional business letters.
Write specifically tailored letters of application.
Write appropriately packed resumes.
Practice good email etiquette.
Use file attachments.
Use instant messaging.
Prepare thoroughly for oral presentations.
Pick your visual aids carefully.
Speak with enthusiasm and focus
Practice, practice, practice.
Use PowerPoint.
IV. COMMON GRAMMAR PROBLEMS.
10. Sentence Structure.
Lean to identify parts of speech.
Learn to identify basic sentence patterns.
Vary your sentence types.
11. Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs.
12. Sentence Fragments, Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences.
13. Subject-Verb Agreement.
14. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers.
15. Faulty Shifts.
V. EFFECTIVE SENTENCES AND WORDS.
16. Clarity of Sentence Structure.
Clarity and Conciseness.
Coordination and Subordination.
Parallelism.
Variety.
17. Word-Processing Tools and Online Resources.
Use a style/grammar checker only with caution.
Use style templates.
Use other applications for sentence revisions.
Consult Internet resources for writing help.
18. Choosing the Right Words and Avoiding Biased Language.
Choose words that have the right meaning.
Choose words that have the right connotation.
Find the right level of formality.
Avoid jargon, slang, or dialect.
Avoid pretentiousness.
Use figurative language.
Avoid biased gender references.
Avoid biased language about race and ethnicity.
Avoid biased language about age and other differences.
VI. PUNCTUATION.
19. End Punctuation.
20. The Comma, Semicolon and Colon.
21. The Apostrophe and Quotation Marks.
22. Other Punctuation Marks.
VII. MECHANICS AND SPELLING.
23. Capital Letters, Italics, Abbreviations, and Numbers.
24. The Hyphen, Spelling and Using a Thesaurus and Dictionary.
VIII. ESL ISSUES.
25. Tips on Nouns, Articles, Verbs, Word Order and Vocabulary.
Nouns and Articles.
Phrasal Verbs and Verb Complements.
Verbs of State.
Conditional Sentences.
Tips on Word Order.
Tips on Vocabulary.
Glossary of Usage.
Index.
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