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- Condition
- Good
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- “Item in good used condition. Please see photos and description for additional details.”
- Series
- Penguin Reference
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780321245311
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0321245318
ISBN-13
9780321245311
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43761476
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Publication Name
Brief Penguin Handbook
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Grammar & Punctuation, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Spiral
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
25 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-066178
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
808/.042
Table Of Content
I. COMPOSING IN A VISUAL ERA. Introduction: Writing for Different Purposes in Different Media. 1. The Rhetorical Situation. a. The rhetorical triangle. b. A writer's audience. c. A writer's ethos. d. A writer's purpose. 2. Words, Images, and Graphics. a. Multimedia writing. b. Communicating with words, images, and graphics. c. Where images and graphics work best. d. Where words work best. II. PLANNING, DRAFTING, AND REVISING. 3. Planning and Drafting. a. Establish your goals. b. Explore your topic. c. Write a working thesis. d. Plan a strategy. e. Compose a draft. f. Write as a member of a team. g. Stay organized. 4. Composing Paragraphs. a. Focus your paragraphs. b. Organize your paragraphs. c. Make your paragraphs coherent. d. Consider paragraph length. e. Link across paragraphs. f. Write effective beginning and ending paragraphs. 5. Rewriting, Editing, and Proofreading. a. Switch from writer to reader. b. Learn strategies for rewriting. c. Respond to other writers' drafts. d. Edit for particular goals. e. Proofread carefully. f. Learn to edit the writing of others. III. WRITING IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. 6. Critical Reading and Viewing. a. Two kinds of reading and viewing. b. Critical reading. c. Verbal fallacies. d. Critical viewing. e. Visual fallacies. 7. Analyzing Verbal and Visual Texts. a. The aim of analysis. b. Analyze the context and the text. c. Develop and organize a rhetorical analysis. d. Sample rhetorical analysis. e. Analyze images and other kinds of visual texts. 8. Writing to Reflect. a. Find a reflective topic. b. Identify a focus. c. Develop a response. d. Sample reflective essay. e. A reflective magazine article. 9. Writing to Inform. a. Find an informative topic. b. Narrow your topic and write a thesis. c. Develop and organize your ideas. d. Sample informative essay. e. An informative brochure. 10. Writing to Persuade. a. Find an arguable topic. b. Make an arguable claim. c. Develop and organize good reasons. d. Sample proposal argument. e. A persuasive Web site. f. A persuasive letter of application and rÉsumÉ. IV. DESIGNING AND PRESENTING. 11. Design Basics. a. Create visual relationships. b. Make similar items looks similar. c. Make different items look different. d. Understand type styles. 12. Illustrations, Tables, and Charts. a. Illustrations. b. Image editors. c. Formats and printers. d. Tables. e. Charts and graphs. 13. Verbal and Visual Presentations. a. Plan a presentation. b. Design effective visuals. c. Deliver a presentation with visuals. 14. Writing for the Web. a. Plan a Web site. b. Define specific goals. c. Design for the Web. V. RESEARCHING. 15. Planning Your Research. a. Analyze the research task. b. Set a schedule. c. Find a topic that interests you. d. Ask a question and draft a working thesis. e. Decide what kind of research you need to do. f. Plan your field research. 16. Finding Print Sources in Libraries. <P style
Synopsis
Offers visual design, coverage of visual rhetoric and visual literacy, coverage of technology, and a coverage of writing for different purposes. This book aims to revolutionize the way handbooks present the information and ideas.
LC Classification Number
PE1408.F24 2005
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