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Eight examples of academic writing and seven examples of public writing in varied genres appear throughout the handbook, including a new social-science research report documented in APA style and a sample social-media post for a nonprofit organization.

A guide to research writing Coverage of the working bibliography groups sources by books, articles, and other types, reflecting a streamlined approach to source material throughout the handbook. Table of Contents I. Drafting a Starting b Maintaining momentum c Sample first draft 5. Revising a Reading your work critically b Collaborating c Writing a title d Sample revision 6.

Paragraphs a Relating paragraphs in the essay b Unity around a central idea c Coherence d Development e Introductions; conclusions 8. Academic Writing a Purpose and audience b Genre c Structure and content d Using sources with integrity e Academic language f Communicating in an academic setting Reading and Writing about Literature a Critical reading b Writing a literary analysis Emphasis a Subjects and verbs b Sentence beginnings and endings c Coordination d Subordination Parallelism a With and , but , or , nor , yet b With both.

Variety and Details a Sentence length b Sentence structure c Details Appropriate and Exact Words a Appropriate words b Exact words Completeness a Compounds b Needed words Conciseness a Focusing on subject and verb b Cutting empty words c Cutting repetition d Tightening modifiers e Revising there is and it is f Combining sentences g Avoiding jargon IV.

Parts of Speech The Sentence Phrases and Subordinate Clauses Verb Voice a Active b Passive c Consistency Pronoun Case a She and I vs. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement a Antecedents with and b Antecedents with or or nor c Everyone , person , and other indefinite words d Team and other collective nouns Adjectives and Adverbs a Adjective vs.

Sentence Fragments a Tests b Revision c Acceptable fragments Comma Splices and Fused Sentences a Main clauses without and , but , etc. End Punctuation a Period b Question mark c Exclamation point Comma a Main clauses with and , but , etc. Semicolon a Main clauses without and , but , etc.

Colon a Concluding explanation, series, etc. Apostrophe a Possession b Misuses c Contractions d Plural abbreviations, etc. Quotations Marks a Direct quotations b Within a quotation c Titles of works d Words used in a special sense e Misuses f With other punctuation Spelling Hyphen Capital Letters Italics or Underlining Abbreviations Numbers VII.

Working with Sources a Evaluating sources b Synthesizing sources c Gathering information d Using summary, paraphrase, quotation e Integrating sources Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources a Deliberate vs.

The next chapter shows how argumentation relates to literary and other texts. Chapters 4 through 6 explain the reading and writing process and apply them to the genres of fiction, poetry, drama.

Then chapter 7 traces the process of writing from sources to develop researched academic arguments, and chapter 8 covers evaluating internet sources and analyzing visual arguments.

Arguments and literature for analysis, with model student writing in response. Throughout, a combination of more than two dozen contemporary arguments and classic and recent literary works prompt critical thinking and writing. Every chapter features models of student writing for a total of thirteen examples, including three documented research papers. A research casebook for critical writing and analysis. A new chapter on internet sources and visual arguments.

New literature selections and arguments. New readings and visual arguments tackle contemporary issues such as public shaming, immigration, and gun violence, including:. Read online or offline with all the highlighting and notetaking tools you need to be successful in this course. Jotham Povich marked it as to-read Mar 08, Rebecca added it Mar 13, MaryBeth added it Nov 28, Jason added it Jun 24, Thalia added it Jan 21, Iqbhal Mif marked it as to-read Sep 11, Treasure marked it as to-read Oct 05, Ghaydaa marked it as to-read Nov 21, Tary Dedwitari marked it as to-read May 28, BookDB marked it as to-read Oct 30, Kecian is currently reading it Nov 03, Mandi added it Jan 14, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

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