Brief Penguin Handbook

Name: Brief Penguin Handbook
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ISBN: 9780205505821

ISBN-10: 0205505821

ISBN-13: 9780205505821

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: Lester Faigley

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"Now updated with expanded documentation, research, and writing across the curriculum coverage, "The Brief Penguin Handbook "continues to revolutionize the way handbooks present information." The design and approach of "The Brief Penguin Handbook" started with ideas and suggestions from real students, and thus it is uniquely successful when it comes to giving students the information they need in a format they will actually use. With unique visual guides and models for writing, research, and documentation, distinctive coverage of writing for different purposes, and Lester Faigley's clear, accessible explanations, "The Brief Penguin Handbook" has established itself as the best-selling…

Book details

List price: $70.67
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Publication date: 2/12/2008
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 592
Size: 6.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English




Planning, Drafting, and Revising



Think as a Writer



Think about the process of communication



Think about how to persuade others



Think about your audience



Think about your credibility



Think about your purpose



Plan and Draft



Think about the expectations of college readers



Establish your goals



Explore your topic



Write a working thesis



Plan a strategy



Compose a draft



Write as a member of a team



Compose Paragraphs



Focus your paragraphs



Organize your paragraphs



Make your paragraphs coherent



Consider paragraph length



Link across paragraphs



Write effective beginning and ending paragraphs



Rewrite, Edit, and Proofread



Switch from writer to reader



Learn strategies for rewriting



Respond to other writersrsquo; drafts



Edit for particular goals



Proofread carefully



Learn to edit the writing of others



Writing for Different Purposes



Read and View with a Critical Eye



Become a critical reader



Read actively



Recognize verbal fallacies



Become a critical viewer



Recognize visual fallacies



Write to Analyze