The Brief Penguin Handbook
ISBN: 9780205505821 | 0205505821
Edition: 3rdFormat: Spiral Bound
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2009
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"Now updated with expanded documentation, research, and writing across the curriculum coverage, "The Brief Penguin Handbook "continues to revolutionize the way handbooks present information." The design and approach of "The Brief Penguin Handbook" started with ideas and suggestions from real students, and thus it is uniquely successful when it comes to giving students the information they need in a format they will actually use. With unique visual guides and models for writing, research, and documentation, distinctive coverage of writing for di... MORE
| Planning, Drafting, and Revising | |
| Think as a Writer | |
| Think about the process of communication | |
| Think about how to persuade others | |
| Think about your audience | |
| Think about your credibility | |
| Think about your purpose | |
| Plan and Draft | |
| Think about the expectations of college readers | |
| Establish your goals | ... MORE |
| Explore your topic | |
| Write a working thesis | |
| Plan a strategy | |
| Compose a draft | |
| Write as a member of a team | |
| Compose Paragraphs | |
| Focus your paragraphs | |
| Organize your paragraphs | |
| Make your paragraphs coherent | |
| Consider paragraph length | |
| Link across paragraphs | |
| Write effective beginning and ending paragraphs | |
| Rewrite, Edit, and Proofread | |
| Switch from writer to reader | |
| Learn strategies for rewriting | |
| Respond to other writersrsquo; drafts | |
| Edit for particular goals | |
| Proofread carefully | |
| Learn to edit the writing of others | |
| Writing for Different Purposes | |
| Read and View with a Critical Eye | |
| Become a critical reader | |
| Read actively | |
| Recognize verbal fallacies | |
| Become a critical viewer | |
| Recognize visual fallacies | |
| Write to Analyze | |
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