Wadsworth Handbook

Name: Wadsworth Handbook
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ISBN: 9781413030624

ISBN-10: 1413030629

ISBN-13: 9781413030624

Edition: 8th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Laurie G. Kirszner, Stephen R. Mandell

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With practical advice on topics ranging from writing effective essays, paragraphs, and sentences to documenting sources and designing Web pages, THE WADSWORTH HANDBOOK is the essential tool for any college student! Tailored to the way students like you study and learn, this handbook is THE go-to guide for every kind of writing?in and out of the classroom. THE WADSWORTH HANDBOOK, Eighth Edition, helps you produce sound academic writing, introducing you to the principles of college writing in the twenty-first century.

Book details

List price: $134.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cengage Heinle
Publication date: 4/3/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 848
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Stephen R. Mandell is a best-selling author who is well known nationally. Mandell, together with coauthor Laurie G. Kirszner, has written best sellers for nearly every English market. They have the deepest publishing record of any literature anthology author team and have successfully published up and down the curriculum from developmental to literature.



Note to Students


Note to Instructors



Writing Essays



Understanding Purpose, Audience, and Tone



Determining Your Purpose



Identifying Your Audience



Setting Your Tone



Reading Texts



Previewing a Text



Highlighting a Text



Annotating a Text



Reading Visuals



Interpreting a Visual



Previewing a Visual



Highlighting and Annotating a Visual



Planning an Essay



Understanding the Writing Process



Computers and the Writing Process



Analyzing Your Assignment



Choosing and Narrowing a Topic



Finding Something to Say



Using a Thesis to Shape Your Material



Understanding Thesis and Support



Developing a Thesis



Constructing an Informal Outline



Constructing a Formal Outline



Constructing a Storyboard



Drafting and Revising



Writing a Rough Draft



Moving from Rough Draft to Final Draft



Using Specific Revision Strategies



Editing and Proofreading



Preparing a Final Draft



Writing Paragraphs



Writing Unified Paragraphs



Writing Coherent Paragraphs



Writing Well-Developed Paragraphs



Patterns of Paragraph Development



Writing Special Kinds of Paragraphs



Thinking Critically and Writing Arguments



Thinking Critically



Distinguishing Fact from Opinion



Evaluating Supporting Evidence



Detecting Bias



Using Logic



Understanding Inductive Reasoning



Understanding Deductive Reasoning



Using Toulmin Logic



Recognizing Logical Fallacies



Writing Argumentative Essays



Planning an Argumentative Essay



Using Evidence Effectively



Organizing an Argumentative Essay



Writing and Revising an Argumentative Essay



Using Visuals to Support Your Arguments



Using Visuals



Evaluating Visuals



Writing Electronic Arguments



Considering Audience and Purpose



Shaping Electronic Arguments



Writing and Revising Electronic Arguments



Doing Research



Writing a Research Paper



Moving from Assignment to Topic



Doing Exploratory Research and Formulating a Research Question



Assembling a Working Bibliography



Developing a Tentative Thesis



Doing Focused Research



Taking Notes



Fine-Tuning Your Thesis



Constructing an Outline



Writing a Rough Draft



Revising Your Drafts



Preparing a Final Draft



Using and Evaluating Library Sources



Doing Exploratory Library Research



Doing Focused Library Research



Evaluating the Library's Print and Electronic Sources



Doing Research Outside the Library



Using and Evaluating Internet Sources



Understanding the Internet



Using the World Wide Web for Research



Using Other Internet Tools



Evaluating Internet Sites



Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Synthesizing Sources



Writing a Summary



Writing a Paraphrase



Quoting Sources



Integrating Source Material into Your Writing



Synthesizing Sources



Avoiding Plagiarism



Defining Plagiarism



Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism



Revising to Eliminate Plagiarism



Documenting Sources: MLA Style



MLA Documentation Style



Using MLA Style



MLA-Style Manuscript Guidelines



Sample MLA-Style Research Paper



Documenting Sources: APA and Other Styles



APA Documentation Style



Using APA Style



APA-Style Manuscript Guidelines



Sample APA-Style Research Paper



Chicago Documentation Style



Using Chicago Style



Chicago-Style Manuscript Guidelines



Sample Chicago-Style Research Paper (Excerpts)



CSE and other Documentation Styles



Using CSE Style



CSE-Style Manuscript Guidelines



Sample CSE-Style Research Paper (Excerpts)



Using Other Documentation Styles



Writing in the Disciplines



Writing in the Humanities



Understanding Purpose, Audience, and Tone



Writing Assignments



Conventions of Style, Format, and Documentation



Avoiding Plagiarism



Using Visuals and Technology



Research Sources



Writing a Literary Analysis



Reading Literature



Writing about Literature



Sample Literary Analysis (without Sources)



Sample Literary Analysis (with Sources)



Writing a Literary Argument



Planning a Literary Argument



Supporting Your Literary Argument



Organizing a Literary Argument



Sample Literary Argument



Writing in the Social Sciences



Understanding Purpose, Audience, and Tone



Writing Assignments



Conventions of Style, Format, and Documentation



Avoiding Plagiarism



Using Visuals and Technology



Research Sources



Writing in the Natural and Applied Sciences



Understanding Purpose, Audience, and Tone



Writing Assignments



Conventions of Style, Format, and Documentation



Avoiding Plagiarism



Using Visuals and Technology



Research Sources



Developing Strategies for Academic Success



Ten Habits of Successful Students



Learn to Manage Your Time Effectively



Put Studying First



Be Sure You Understand School and Course Requirements



Be an Active Learner in the Classroom



Be an Active Learner Outside the Classroom



Take Advantage of College Services



Use the Library



Use Technology



Make Contacts



Be a Lifelong Learner



Writing Essay Exams



Planning an Essay Exam Answer



Shaping an Essay Exam Answer



Writing and Revising an Essay Exam Answer



Writing Paragraph-Length Essay Exam Answers



Writing for the Workplace



Writing Letters of Application



Designing Print Resumes



Designing Electronic Resumes



Writing Memos



Writing Emails and Sending Faxes



Designing Effective Documents



Creating an Effective Visual Format



Using Headings



Constructing Lists



Using Visuals



Using Desktop Publishing



Designing a Web Site



Planning Your Web Site



Creating Your Web Site



Selecting and Inserting Visuals



Planning Navigation



Linking Your Content



Editing and Proofreading Your Web Site



Posting Your Web Site



Making Oral Presentations



Getting Started



Planning Your Speech



Preparing Your Notes



Preparing Visual Aids



Rehearsing Your Speech



Delivering Your Speech



Sentence Style



Building Simple Sentences



Constructing Simple Sentences



Identifying Phrases and Clauses



Expanding Simple Sentences



Building Compound and Complex Sentences



Building Compound Sentences



Building Complex Sentences



Writing Varied Sentences



Varying Sentence Length



Combining Choppy Simple Sentences



Breaking Up Strings of Compound Sentences



Varying Sentence Types



Varying Sentence Openings



Varying Standard Word Order



Writing Emphatic Sentences



Conveying Emphasis through Word Order



Conveying Emphasis through Sentence Structure



Conveying Emphasis through Parallelism and Balance



Conveying Emphasis through Repetition



Conveying Emphasis through Active Voice



Writing Concise Sentences



Eliminating Wordiness



Eliminating Unnecessary Repetition



Tightening Rambling Sentences



Solving Common Sentence Problems



Revising Sentence Fragments



Recognizing Sentence Fragments



Revising Dependent Clause Fragments



Revising Phrase Fragments



Revising Compounds



Using Fragments Intentionally



Revising Run-ons



Recognizing Comma Splices and Fused Sentences



Revising with Periods



Revising with Semicolons



Revising with Coordinating Conjunctions



Revising with Subordinating Conjunctions or Relative Pronouns



Revising Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers



Revising Misplaced Modifiers



Revising Intrusive Modifiers



Revising Dangling Modifiers



Using Parallelism



Using Parallelism Effectively



Revising Faulty Parallelism



Revising Awkward or Confusing Sentences



Revising Unwarranted Shifts



Revising Mixed Constructions



Revising Faulty Predication



Revising Incomplete or Illogical Comparisons



Using Words Effectively



Choosing Words



Choosing an Appropriate Level of Diction



Choosing the Right Word



Using Figures of Speech



Avoiding Inappropriate Language



Avoiding Offensive Language



Using a Dictionary



Understanding a Dictionary Entry



Surveying Dictionaries



Improving Spelling



Understanding Spelling and Pronunciation



Learning Spelling Rules



Developing Spelling Skills



Understanding Grammar



Using Parts of Speech



Using Nouns



Using Pronouns



Using Verbs



Using Adjectives



Using Adverbs



Using Prepositions



Using Conjunctions



Using Interjections



Using Nouns and Pronouns



Understanding Case



Determining Pronoun Case in Special Situations



Revising Pronoun Reference Errors



Using Verbs



Understanding Verb Forms



Understanding Tense



Understanding Mood



Understanding Voice



Revising Agreement Errors



Making Subjects and Verbs Agree



Making Pronouns and Antecedents Agree



Using Adjectives and Adverbs



Understanding Adjectives and Adverbs



Using Adjectives



Using Adverbs



Using Comparative and Superlative Forms



Avoiding Illogical Comparatives and Superlatives



Understanding Punctuation and Mechanics



Using End Punctuation



Using Periods



Using Question Marks



Using Exclamation Points



Using Commas



Setting Off Independent Clauses



Setting Off Items in a Series



Setting Off Introductory Elements



Setting Off Nonessential Material



Using Commas in Other Conventional Contexts



Using Commas to Prevent Misreading



Editing Misused Commas



Using Semicolons



Separating Independent Clauses



Separating Independent Clauses Introduced by Transitional Words and Phrases



Separating Items in a Series



Editing Misused Semicolons



Using Apostrophes



Forming the Possessive Case



Indicating Omissions in Contractions



Forming Plurals



Editing Misused Apostrophes



Using Quotation Marks



Setting Off Quoted Speech or Writing



Setting Off Long Prose Passages and Poetry



Setting Off Titles



Setting Off Words Used in Special Ways



Using Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation



Editing Misused Quotation Marks



Using other Punctuation Marks



Using Colons



Using Dashes



Using Parentheses



Using Brackets



Using Slashes



Using Ellipses



Knowing When to Capitalize



Capitalizing the First Word of a Sentence



Capitalizing Proper Nouns



Capitalizing Important Words in Titles



Capitalizing the Pronoun I, the Interjection O, and Other Single Letters in Special Constructions



Capitalizing Salutations and Closings of Letters



Editing Misused Capitals



Using Italics



Setting Off Titles and Names



Setting Off Foreign Words and Phrases



Setting Off Elements Spoken of as Themselves and Terms Being Defined



Using Italics for Emphasis



Using Hyphens



Breaking a Word at the End of a Line



Dividing Compound Words



Using Abbreviations



Abbreviating Titles



Abbreviating Organization Names and Technical Terms



Abbreviating Dates, Times of Day, and Temperatures



Editing Misused Abbreviations



Using Numbers



Spelled-Out Numbers versus Numerals



Conventional Uses of Numerals



Bilingual and ESL Writers



Adjusting to the US Classroom



Understanding the Writing Process



Understanding English Language Basics



Learning to Edit Your Work



Grammar and Style for ESL Writers



Using Verbs



Using Nouns



Using Pronouns



Using Adjectives and Adverbs



Using Prepositions



Understanding Word Order


Glossary of Usage


Glossary of Grammatical and Rhetorical Terms


Credits


Index