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The Scott, Foresman handbook for writers / John Ruszkiewicz...[et al.].

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : Longman, c2011.Edition: 9th edDescription: xxii, 858 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780205751983
  • 0205751989
Other title:
  • Handbook for writers
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Contents:
What does writing involve? -- How do you find and explore a topic? -- How do you focus and organize a writing project? -- How do you write a draft? -- How do you revise, edit, and proofread? -- How do you write in college? -- How do you write for the public? -- How do you read and think critically? -- How do written and visual arguments work? -- How do you write powerful arguments? -- How do you write about literature and film? -- What makes paragraphs work? -- How do you craft opening and closing paragraphs? -- How do you manage transitions? -- What kinds of language can you use? -- How do you construct effective sentences? -- How do you write stylish sentences? -- How do you design documents? -- How do you write professional documents? -- How do you design and deliver an oral presentation? -- How do you write for the Web? -- Questions about subject-verb agreement? -- Questions about verb tense, voice, and mood? -- Questions about verbals? -- Questions about nouns : plurals, possessives, and articles? -- Questions about pronoun reference? -- Questions about pronoun agreement? -- Questions about pronoun case? -- Questions about pronoun choices? -- Questions about modifiers? -- Is English a second language for you (ESOL)? -- Do you have questions about verbs (ESOL)? -- Do you have questions about gerunds, infinitives, articles, or number (ESOL)? -- How do you punctuate sentence endings? -- Problems with sentence boundaries : fragments, comma splices, and run-ons? -- How do you use commas? -- Questions about semicolons and colons? -- How do you use quotation marks and ellipses? -- How do parentheses and brackets differ? -- Questions about dashes, hyphens, and slashes? -- Questions about italics and capitalization? -- Questions about abbreviations and numbers? -- How do you plan a research project? -- How do you find information? -- How do you evaluate sources? -- How do you use sources responsibly? -- How do you manage quotations effectively? -- How do you produce a final draft? -- How do you document a research paper? -- How do you use MLA documentation? -- How do you use APA documentation? -- How do you use CMS documentation?
Summary: The Scott Foresman Handbook is designed to anticipate the questions of student writers and answer them clearly, fully, and imaginatively. It supports the multiple dimensions of a writer's work - including language, reading, argument, research, technology, visual learning and more. --from publisher description
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What does writing involve? -- How do you find and explore a topic? -- How do you focus and organize a writing project? -- How do you write a draft? -- How do you revise, edit, and proofread? -- How do you write in college? -- How do you write for the public? -- How do you read and think critically? -- How do written and visual arguments work? -- How do you write powerful arguments? -- How do you write about literature and film? -- What makes paragraphs work? -- How do you craft opening and closing paragraphs? -- How do you manage transitions? -- What kinds of language can you use? -- How do you construct effective sentences? -- How do you write stylish sentences? -- How do you design documents? -- How do you write professional documents? -- How do you design and deliver an oral presentation? -- How do you write for the Web? -- Questions about subject-verb agreement? -- Questions about verb tense, voice, and mood? -- Questions about verbals? -- Questions about nouns : plurals, possessives, and articles? -- Questions about pronoun reference? -- Questions about pronoun agreement? -- Questions about pronoun case? -- Questions about pronoun choices? -- Questions about modifiers? -- Is English a second language for you (ESOL)? -- Do you have questions about verbs (ESOL)? -- Do you have questions about gerunds, infinitives, articles, or number (ESOL)? -- How do you punctuate sentence endings? -- Problems with sentence boundaries : fragments, comma splices, and run-ons? -- How do you use commas? -- Questions about semicolons and colons? -- How do you use quotation marks and ellipses? -- How do parentheses and brackets differ? -- Questions about dashes, hyphens, and slashes? -- Questions about italics and capitalization? -- Questions about abbreviations and numbers? -- How do you plan a research project? -- How do you find information? -- How do you evaluate sources? -- How do you use sources responsibly? -- How do you manage quotations effectively? -- How do you produce a final draft? -- How do you document a research paper? -- How do you use MLA documentation? -- How do you use APA documentation? -- How do you use CMS documentation?

The Scott Foresman Handbook is designed to anticipate the questions of student writers and answer them clearly, fully, and imaginatively. It supports the multiple dimensions of a writer's work - including language, reading, argument, research, technology, visual learning and more. --from publisher description

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