Brief New Century Handbook

Name: Brief New Century Handbook
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ISBN: 9780321456380

ISBN-10: 0321456386

ISBN-13: 9780321456380

Edition: 4th 2008

Authors: Christine A. Hult, Thomas N. Huckin

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The first brief handbook to put technology front and center,The Brief New Century Handbookcontinues to offer unparalleled coverage of using computers in writing, grammar, and research-and now offers superior coverage of writing across the curriculum as well. nbsp; Highly lauded for its concise writing style, student-friendly grammar explanations, and outstanding research, this is a handbook made for todayrsquo;s students.

Book details

List price: $70.67
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Publication date: 1/19/2007
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 608
Size: 7.75" wide x 7.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English




Writing



Thinking, Reading, and Viewing Critically



Think critically



Read actively and critically



View actively and critically



Preparing



Experiment and explore



Invent and prewrite



Gather information while avoiding plagiarism



Plan and organize



Composing



Review your electronic journal



Draft on a computer



Collaborate



Be flexible about your writing process



Rewriting



Shift from writer to reader



Revise



Edit



Proofread



Give and receive feedback electronically



Student sample: Final paper



Structuring Paragraphs



Unified paragraphs



Organizational patterns



Sentence-linking techniques



Verb tense, person, and number



Parallelism and coherence



Appropriate paragraph length



Link paragraphs with key words



Effective introductions and conclusions



Constructing and Evaluating Arguments



Arguable thesis



Supporting evidence Student sample: Annotated argument paper



Understand alternative views



Test your main points



Build a compelling case



Structure your argument



Avoid fallacies



Electronic argument



Visual argument



Research



The Research Project



Become a researcher



Make a Schedule



Research notebook



Working bibliography



Background information



Focused research



Using the Internet for Research



Use Internet sources



Know the Internet and Web



Search the Internet and Web



STUDENT SAMPLE: Database searches



STUDENT SAMPLE: Internet searches



Evaluating Electronic and Print Sources



Legitimate sources



Student sample: Web links evaluation



Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism



Use sources responsibly



Avoid plagiarism in using sources Student sample: Inadvertent plagiarism



Paraphrase accurately



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