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The Writer's Pocket Handbook, Eschholz, Paul W.
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- Book Title
- The Writer's Pocket Handbook
- ISBN
- 0201784785
- EAN
- 9780201784787
- Release Title
- The Writer's Pocket Handbook
- Artist
- Eschholz, Paul W.
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0201784785
ISBN-13
9780201784787
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2310492
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Writer's Pocket Handbook
Language
English
Subject
Grammar & Punctuation, Rhetoric, Technical Writing
Publication Year
2002
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Spiral
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
4.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2002-070306
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
WRITING WITH PURPOSE. 1. Analyzing the Writing Task. 2. Generating Ideas and Collecting Information. 3. Determining a Purpose. 4. Establishing a Thesis Statement. 5. Analyzing Your Audience. 6. Crafting Effective Paragraphs. 7. Revising. WRITING WITH CLARITY. 8. Strive for Conciseness. 9. Balance Parallel Ideas. 10. Eliminate Confusing Shifts. 11. Fix Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. 12. Strive for Sentence Variety. 13. Use Exact Words. 14. Use Appropriate Words. SPECIAL TYPES OF WRITING. 15. Argumentative Essays. 16. Essay Examinations. 17. Response/Reaction Writing. 18. Review of Literature Writing. 19. Annotated Bibliography vs. Abstract. 20. Reports. 21. E-mail. 22. Oral Presentations. EDITING FOR GRAMMAR. 23. Subject-Verb Agreement. 24. Verbs: Form, Tense, Mood, and Voice. 25. Pronoun Problems. 26. Adjectives and Adverbs. 27. Sentence Fragments. 28. Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences. 29. Common ESL Problems. PUNCTUATION. 30. The Comma. 31. The Semicolon. 32. The Colon. 33. The Apostrophe. 34. Quotation Marks. 35. Other Marks. MECHANICS. 36. Capital Letters. 37. Abbreviations. 38. Numbers. 39. Italics/Underlining. 40. The Hyphen. 41. Spelling. FORMAT. 42. Basic Page Format. 43. Business Correspondence. RESEARCHED WRITING. 44. Using Print Sources. 45. Using Internet Sources. 46. Using Directory and Keyword Searches. 47. Selecting and Evaluating Sources. 48. Keeping a Working Bibliography. 49. Avoiding Plagiarism. 50. Integrating Quotations, Paraphrases, Summaries, and Visuals. 51. Revising a Research Paper. DOCUMENTATION. 52. MLA Documentation Style. 53. APA Documentation Style. 54. Chicago Manual Documentation Style. 55. CBE Documentation Style. 56. Other Documentation Style Manuals. GLOSSARIES. 57. Glossary of Usage. 58. Glossary of Grammatical Terms. Index. Revision Checklist. Correction Symbols.
Synopsis
The Writer's Pocket Handbook--is a very brief spiral-bound handbook - an inexpensive, handy, yet complete reference manual for use in composing papers in all disciplines. Not just a style manual, The Writer's Pocket Handbook begins with Writing with Purpose, a unique section in a handbook of this size, which provides information on the rhetorical situation in order to contextualize the reference material that follows. Process-oriented, authoritative, practical, filled with instructive, hand-edited examples, including the latest 1998 MLA and 2001 APA recommendations for documenting electronic sources, The Writer's Pocket Handbook is presented in the same clear, accessible, and polished style that has made such a success of Rosa and Eschholz's The Writer's Brief Handbook., The Writer's Pocket Handbook is a very brief spiral-bound handbook - an inexpensive, handy, yet complete reference manual for use in composing papers in all disciplines. Not just a style manual, The Writer's Pocket Handbook begins with "Writing with Purpose," a unique section in a handbook of this size, which provides information on the rhetorical situation in order to contextualize the reference material that follows. Process-oriented, authoritative, practical, filled with instructive, hand-edited examples, including the latest 1998 MLA and 2001 APA recommendations for documenting electronic sources, The Writer's Pocket Handbook is presented in the same clear, accessible, and polished style that has made such a success of Rosa and Eschholz's The Writer's Brief Handbook.
LC Classification Number
PE1408.R6755 2002
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