A Writer's Resource: A Handbook for Writing and Research

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With A Writer's Resource, writers learn to identify the fundamental elements of writing situations encountered across the curriculum and in a variety of disciplines - from research assignments to blog and social media posts.  And with Connect Composition, instructors will find even more options for online assessment and reporting.   - Power of Process guides students to see writing and reading as a recursive process by having them respond to instructor chosen strategies and questions. It is extremely flexible, providing instructors with the ability to add their own reading selections or choose from a bank of 80+ McGraw-Hill provided texts - LearnSmart Achieve assesses proficiencies using continuously adaptive technology in these course-critical: Writing Process, Critical Reading, Research Process, Reasoning and Argument, Grammar, Mechanics, Style, and Multilingual Writing. - Four years of access to Connect Composition also provides powerful reporting tools and an array of resources including Writing Assignments and an online eBook with ReadAnywhere app. These can be customized and assigned for assessment or study. Cover Title Page Copyright Page About the Authors Tab 1: Writing Today START SMART Addressing the Writing Situation Chapter 1: Writing across the Curriculum and beyond College a. Learning to transfer composition skills b. Studying the world through a range of academic disciplines c. Using writing as a tool for learning d. Taking responsibility for reading, writing, and research e. Recognizing that writing improves with practice f. Achieving the core outcomes of successful writing Chapter 2: Writing Situations a. Viewing the situation as the framework for approaching any writing task b. Deciding on the best medium c. Making effective use of multimodal elements and genres d. Becoming aware of the persuasive power of images e. Taking advantage of online and other electronic tools for writing and for learning Chapter 3: Audience and Academic English a. Becoming aware of your audience b. Using reading, writing, and speaking to learn more about Academic English c. Using learning tools that are available for multilingual students Tab 2: Writing and Designing Texts Chapter 4: Reading and Writing: The Critical Connection a. Reading critically b. Writing critically Chapter 5: Planning and Shaping a. Approaching assignments b. Exploring ideas c. Developing a working thesis d. Planning a structure e. Considering visuals and multimodal elements Chapter 6: Drafting Text and Visuals a. Using electronic tools for drafting b. Patterns of organization and visuals c. Writing paragraphs d. Integrating visuals and multimodal elements Chapter 7: Revising and Editing a. Getting comments b. Using electronic tools for revising c. Focusing on the situation d. Testing your thesis e. Reviewing structure f. Revising paragraphs g. Revising visuals and multimodal elements h. Editing sentences i. Proofreading carefully j. Using campus, Internet, community resources k. One student’s revisions Chapter 8: Designing Academic Texts and Portfolios a. Considering audience and purpose b. Using computer tools c. Thinking intentionally about design d. Compiling a print or electronic portfolio Tab 3: Common Assignments Chapter 9: Informative Reports a. Understanding the assignment b. Approaching writing an informative report as a process c. Student sample: Informative report d. Writing reviews of the literature Chapter 10: Interpretive Analyses and Writing about Literature a. Understanding the assignment b. Approaching writing an interpretive analysis as a process c. Student sample: Interpretive analysis Chapter 11: Arguments a. Understanding the assignment b. Learning how to evaluate verbal and visual arguments c. Approaching writing an argument as a process d. Student sample: Proposal Chapter 12: Other Kinds of Assignments a. Personal essays b. Lab reports in the experimental sciences c. Case studies in the social sciences d. Essay exams e. Coauthored projects Chapter 13: Oral Presentations a. Planning and shaping your presentation b. Drafting your presentation c. Using presentation software to create multimedia presentations d. Preparing for your presentation e. Prepare a version of TED talks Chapter 14: Multimodal Writing a. Learning about tools for creating multimedia texts b. Analyzing images c. Creating a Web site d. Creating and interacting with blogs and wikis Tab 4: Writing Beyond College Chapter 15: Service Learning and Community-Service Writing a. Addressing the community b. Designing posters, brochures, and newsletters Chapter 16: Writing to Raise Awareness and Share Concern a. Writing about a public issue b. Writing as a consumer Chapter 17: Writing to Get and Keep a Job a. Exploring internship possibilities b. Keeping an up-to-date résumé c. Writing an application letter d. Preparing for a job interview e. Applying college writing to writing on the job Tab 5: Researching Chapter 18. Understanding Research a. Understanding primary and secondary research b. Recognizing the connection between research and writing in college and beyond c. Understanding the research assignment d. Choosing an interesting research question e. Creating a research plan Chapter 19: Finding and Managing Print and Online Sources a. Using the library in person and online b. Consulting various kinds of sources c. Using printed and online reference works d. Understanding keywords and keyword searches e. Using print indexes and online databases f. Using search engines and subject directories to find Internet sources g. Using your library’s catalog to find books h. Taking advantage of printed and online government documents i. Exploring online communication Chapter 20: Finding and Creating Effective Visuals, Audio Clips, and Videos a. Finding quantitative data and displaying it visually b. Searching for appropriate images in online and print sources c. Searching for or creating audio clips and videos Chapter 21: Evaluating Sources a. Questioning print sources b. Questioning Internet sources c. Identifying and eradicating fake news Chapter 22: Doing Research in the Archive, Field, and Lab a. Adhering to ethical principles b. Preparing yourself for archival research c. Planning your field research carefully d. Keeping a notebook when doing lab research Chapter 23: Plagiarism, Copyright, and Intellectual Property a. Understanding how plagiarism relates to copyright and intellectual property b. Taking steps to avoid plagiarism c. Using copyrighted materials fairly Chapter 24: Working with Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism a. Maintaining a working bibliography b. Creating an annotated bibliography c. Taking notes on your sources d. Taking stock as you paraphrase, summarize, quote, and synthesize sources e. Integrating quotations, paraphrases, and summaries Chapter 25: Writing the Text a. Planning and drafting your paper b. Revising your draft c. Documenting your sources Tab 6: MLA Documentation Style MLA STYLE Finding Source Information MLA STYLE Identifying and Documenting Sources Chapter 26: MLA Style: In-Text Citations MLA In-Text Citations: Directory to Sample Types Chapter 27: MLA Style: List of Works Cited MLA Works-Cited Entries: Directory to Sample Types Chapter 28: MLA Style: Explanatory Notes and Acknowledgments Chapter 29: MLA Style: Format Chapter 30: Sample Research Project in MLA Style Tab 7: APA Documentation Style APA STYLE Finding Source Information Chapter 31: APA Style: In-Text Citations APA In-Text Citations: Directory to Sample Types Chapter 32: APA Style: References APA Reference Entries: Directory to Sample Types Chapter 33: APA Style: Format Chapter 34: Sample Research Project in APA Style Tab 8: Other Documentation Styles Chapter 35: Chicago Documentation Style: Elements a. In-text citations and notes b. Bibliography or list of works cited c. Sample Chicago-style notes and bibliography entries CHICAGO STYLE: DIRECTORY TO SAMPLE TYPES Chapter 36: Chicago Documentation Style: Sample from a Student Research Project Chapter 37: CSE Documentation Style a. In-text citations b. List of references CSE STYLE: DIRECTORY TO SAMPLE TYPES c. Sample reference list—CSE name-year style d. Sample reference list—CSE citation-name style Tab 9: Editing for Clarity GRAMMAR Identifying and Editing Common Problems Chapter 38: Wordy Sentences a. Eliminating redundancies b. Avoiding unnecessary repetition c. Avoiding wordy phrases d. Reducing clauses and phrases e. Combining sentences f. Making sentences straightforward Chapter 39: Missing Words a. Adding words needed in compound structures b. Including that when it is needed for clarity c. Making comparisons clear d. Adding articles (a, an, the) where necessary Chapter 40: Mixed Constructions a. Untangling mixed-up sentence structures b. Making sure predicates fit subjects c. Editing sentences with is when, is where, and the reason . . . is because Chapter 41: Confusing Shif ts a. Making your point of view consistent b. Keeping verb tenses consistent c. Avoiding unnecessary shifts in mood and voice d. Avoiding shifts between direct and indirect quotations and questions Chapter 42: Faulyt Parallelism a. Making items in a series parallel b. Making paired ideas parallel c. Repeating function words Chapter 43: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers a. Putting modifiers close to the words they modify b. Clarifying ambiguous modifiers c. Moving disruptive modifiers d. Checking split infinitives for ambiguity e. Fixing dangling modifiers Chapter 44: Coordination and Subordination a. Using coordination to express equal ideas b. Using subordination to express unequal ideas c. Avoiding subordination of major ideas d. Combining short, choppy sentences e. Avoiding excessive subordination Chapter 45: Sentence Variety a. ying sentence openings b. Varying sentence length and structure c. Including cumulative and periodic sentences and rhetorical questions d. Trying inversions e. Using exclamation points Chapter 46: Active Verbs a. Considering alternes to be verbs b. Preferring the active voice Chapter 47: Appropriate Language a. Avoiding slang, regionalisms, and nonstandard English b. Using an appropriate level of formality c. Avoiding jargon d. Avoiding euphemisms and doublespeak e. Removing biased or sexist language Chapter 48: Exact Language a. Choosing words with suitable connotations b. Including specific, concrete words c. Using standard idioms d. Avoiding clichés e. Creating suitable figures of speech f. Avoiding misuse of words Chapter 49: The Dictionary and the Thesaurus a. Making dictionary use a habit b. Consulting a thesaurus Chapter 50: Glossary of Usage Tab 10: Editing for Grammar Conventions Chapter 51: Sentence Fragments a. Identifying sentence fragments b. Editing sentence fragments c. Phrases as fragments d. Dependent clauses as fragments Chapter 52: Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences a. Identifying comma splices and run-on sentences b. Learning five ways to edit comma splices and run-ons c. Repairing with a comma and a coordinating conjunction d. Repairing with a semicolon, colon, or dash e. Repairing by separating into two sentences f. Repairing by making one clause dependent g. Repairing by transforming into one independent clause Chapter 53: Subject-Verb Agreement a. Standard subject-verb combinations b. A word group between subject and verb c. Compound subjects connected by conjunctions (and, or, either . . . or) d. Collective subjects (family, committee) e. Indefinite subjects (everybody, no one) f. Subject following verb g. Subject complements h. Relative pronouns (who, which, that) i. -ing phrases (gerund phrases) and infinitive phrases as subjects j. Titles, company names, and words considered as words Chapter 54: Problems with Verbs a. Principal forms of regular and irregular verbs b. Lay and lie, rise and raise, sit and set c. -s or -es endings d. -d or -ed endings e. Complete verbs f. Verb tenses g. Past perfect tense h. Special uses of the present tense i. Tense with infinitives and participles j. Mood Chapter 55: Problems with Pronouns a. Pronoun-antecedent agreement b. Pronoun reference c. Making pronouns consistent d. Pronoun case (for example, / vs. me) e. Who vs. whom Chapter 56: Problems with Adjectives and Adverbs a. Adverbs b. Adjectives c. Positive, comparative, and superlative adjectives and adverbs d. Double negatives Tab 11: Editing for Correctness Chapter 57: Commas COMMON USES OF THE COMMA a. Introductory word groups b. Items in a series c. Independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction d. Coordinate adjectives e. Nonessential additions to a sentence f. Transitional and parenthetical expressions, contrasting comments, absolute phrases g. Words of direct address, yes and no, mild interjections, tag questions h. Direct quotations i. Parts of dates, letters, and addresses; people’s titles; numbers j. Omitted words or phrases, confusing combinations COMMON MISUSES OF THE COMMA k. To separate major elements in an independent clause l. Before the first or following the final item in a series m. To separate compound word groups that are not independent clauses n. To set off restrictive modifiers, appositives, or slightly parenthetical elements o. Other common errors Chapter 58: Semicolons a. Independent clauses b. Independent clauses with transitional expressions c. Items in a series or clauses that contain commas d. Common errors Chapter 59: Colons a. With lists, appositives, quotations b. With a second independent clause that elaborates on the first one c. Other conventional uses d. Common errors Chapter 60: Apostrophes a. To indicate possession b. To form contractions c. Distinguishing between contractions and possessive pronouns d. To form plural letters and words used as words e. Common errors Chapter 61: Quotation Marks a. Exact words of a speaker or writer b. Long quotations in indented blocks c. A quotation within a quotation d. Titles of short works e. A word or phrase used in a special way f. Other punctuation marks with quotation marks g. Common errors Chapter 62: Other Punctuation Marks a. Periods b. Question marks c. Exclamation points d. The dash e. Parentheses f. Brackets g. Ellipses h. Slashes Chapter 63: Capitalization a. Names of people and derived names, including brand names; certain abbreviations b. Titles of persons c. Titles of creative works d. Names of areas and regions e. Names of races, ethnic groups, and sacred things f. First word of a quoted sentence g. First word of a sentence h. First word of an independent clause after a colon Chapter 64: Abbreviations and Symbols a. Titles that precede or follow a person’s name b. Familiar versus unfamiliar abbreviations c. Words typically used with times, dates, and numerals; units of measurement in charts and graphs d. Latin abbreviations e. Inappropriate abbreviations and symbols Chapter 65: Number a. Numbers up to one hundred and round numbers greater than one hundred b. Numbers that begin a sentence c. Numbers in technical and business writing d. Dates, times of day, addresses Chapter 66: Italics (Underlining) a. Titles of lengthy works or separate publications b. Names of ships, trains, aircraft, spaceships c. Foreign terms d. Scientific names e. Words, letters, and numbers referred to as themselves f. Overuse Chapter 67: Hyphens a. Compound words b. Compound adjective or noun forms c. Fractions and compound numbers d. With some prefixes and suffixes e. To divide words at the ends of lines Chapter 68: Spelling a. Spelling rules and exceptions b. Words pronounced alike but spelled differently Tab 12: Basic Grammar Review Chapter 69: Parts of Speech a. Verbs b. Nouns c. Pronouns d. Adjectives e. Adverbs f. Prepositions and prepositional phrases g. Conjunctions h. Interjections Chapter 70: Parts of Sentences a. Subjects b. Verbs and their objects or complements Chapter 71: Phrases and Dependent Clauses a. Noun phrases b. Verb phrases and verbals c. Appositive phrases d. Absolute phrases e. Dependent clauses Chapter 72: Types of Sentences a. Sentence structures b. Sentence purposes Tab 13: Further Resources for Learning Selected Terms from across the Curriculum Discipline-Specific Resources Timeline of World History Connect eBook World Map Connect eBook Index Index for Multilingual Writers Contents