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College Reference with E-Book 2003 MLA Update

ISBN: 9780131069657 | 0131069659
Edition: 3rd
Format: Package
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2002

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SummaryTable of Contents
This brief, spiral-bound handbook offers the most coverage of the writing process available in a brief handbook.
Prefacexiv
PART 1 The Writing Process
1(74)
A Writer's Questions
3(7)
... MOREWhat is the purpose?
3(2)
Who is the audience?
5(1)
What is the situation?
6(1)
Finding your voice
7(3)
The Writing Process
10(5)
Planning
10(1)
Drafting
11(1)
Researching
11(1)
Revising
11(1)
Editing
12(1)
Word processing
12(2)
If English is your second language
14(1)
Writing to Discover
15(5)
Brainstorm to find ideas
15(1)
Freewrite to advance ideas
16(1)
Cluster to connect ideas
17(1)
Outline to organize ideas
18(1)
Question to test ideas
19(1)
Journal Writing
20(6)
Journals in the writing dass
21(1)
Journals across the curriculum
22(1)
Personal journals
23(1)
Topics for journal writing
24(2)
Recounting Experience
26(8)
Finding a topic (what?)
26(1)
Delineating character (who?)
27(1)
Establishing perspective (how?)
28(1)
Describing setting (where?)
28(1)
Ordering events (when?)
29(1)
Developing a theme (why ?)
29(1)
Shaping the whole paper
30(4)
Explaining Concepts
34(9)
Writing to explain
34(1)
Finding a topic
34(1)
Developing a thesis
35(1)
Strategies for explaining
35(5)
Organizing logically
40(1)
Staying neutral
40(1)
Shaping the whole paper (student essay)
40(3)
Writing Interpretive Essays
43(7)
Presenting a text
44(1)
Exploring a text
44(1)
Finding a topic
45(1)
Developing an interpretation
46(2)
Shaping the whole paper (student essays)
48(2)
Arguing Positions
50(14)
Selecting an issue
51(1)
Analyzing an issue
52(2)
Developing an argument
54(2)
Organizing the paper
56(2)
Shaping the whole paper (student essay)
58(6)
Revising
64(6)
General revising strategies
64(1)
Focused revising strategies
65(4)
Tools for revising
69(1)
Editing
70(5)
Strategies for editing
71(1)
Editing for specific purposes
72(1)
Editing with peers
72(3)
PART 2 The Research Process
75(38)
Beginning the Research Process
77(5)
Keeping a research log
77(1)
Finding a topic
78(1)
Developing a research question
79(1)
Formulating a working thesis
80(1)
Using the writing process
80(2)
Conducting Library Research
82(4)
Reference room
83(1)
Periodicals
84(1)
Online catalog
84(1)
Alternative resources
85(1)
Bibliography
85(1)
Notes
86(1)
Conducting Internet Research
86(7)
Select a search engine
88(1)
Limit the search
89(1)
Search strategies
90(1)
Surf strategies
91(1)
Check e-mail and newsgroups
92(1)
Conducting Field Research
93(4)
Observing places
93(2)
Interviewing people
95(1)
Conducting surveys
96(1)
Evaluating Research Sources
97(7)
Evaluating library sources
97(2)
Evaluating electronic sources
99(4)
Evaluating field sources
103(1)
Using Sources
104(9)
Direct quotations
104(4)
Paraphrasing
108(1)
Summarizing
109(1)
Plagiarism
110(3)
PART 3 Document Design
113(20)
Principles of Design
115(8)
Creating a design style
115(3)
Lists
118(1)
Communicating with graphics
119(4)
Constructing Web Pages
123(4)
Power and restrictions
123(1)
Web page design guidelines
124(3)
Portfolios and Publishing
127(6)
Course portfolios
127(2)
Story portfolios
129(2)
Publishing class books
131(1)
Publishing on the World Wide Web
132(1)
PART 4 Editing: Clarity
133(52)
Paragraph Structure
135(7)
Unity
136(1)
Standard patterns of organization
136(2)
Coherent paragraphs
138(4)
Strong Openings
142(3)
Techniques for openings
143(1)
Edit opening paragraphs with special care
144(1)
Thoughtful Closings
145(3)
Closing with a rhetorical question
145(1)
Closing with a genuine question
146(1)
Closing with a concise summary
146(1)
Closing with a call to action
146(1)
Closing with speculation
147(1)
Powerful Sentences
148(11)
Types of sentences
148(2)
Coordinating equal ideas
150(1)
Coordinating related ideas
151(1)
Hierarchy of ideas (subordination)
152(4)
Effective subordination
156(1)
Parallel structures
157(1)
Effective parallelism
158(1)
Concise Sentences
159(5)
Vague generalities
160(1)
Idle words
160(1)
Automatic phrases
161(1)
Wordy phrases
161(1)
Useless modifiers
161(1)
Redundancy
161(2)
Elliptical constructions
163(1)
Pretentious language
163(1)
Euphemisms
164(1)
Strong Verbs
164(4)
Replace static verbs with action verbs
165(1)
Avoid weak action verbs
165(1)
Change nouns back to verbs
166(1)
Change passive voice to active
166(2)
Specific Nouns and Modifiers
168(1)
Concrete, specific nouns
168(1)
Specific modifiers
168(1)
The Right Word
169(9)
The dictionary and the thesaurus
169(2)
Roots, prefixes, and suffixes
171(1)
Denotations and connotations
171(1)
Idiomatic expressions
172(2)
Slang, regionalisms, and colloquialisms
174(1)
Jargon
175(1)
Figurative language
176(1)
Cliches
176(2)
Unbiased Language
178(5)
Recognizing stereotypes
178(1)
Choosing group labels
179(2)
Using nonsexist language
181(2)
Proofreading
183(2)
PART 5 Editing: Punctuation
185(40)
Commas
187(10)
Commas that connect independent clauses
187(1)
Commas after introductory elements
188(1)
Commas that set off supplementary information
189(2)
Commas that set off parenthetical elements
191(1)
Commas between items in a series
191(1)
Commas that separate equal modifiers
192(1)
Commas that set off contrast elements, tag sentences, and direct address
192(1)
Commas with quotations
193(1)
Commas with numbers, dates, names, and places
193(1)
Commas to prevent misreading
194(3)
Semicolons
197(3)
Semicolons between clauses
198(1)
Semicolons following transitional expressions to join two independent clauses
198(1)
Semicolons between items in a series containing commas
199(1)
Colons
200(3)
Colons as marks of introduction
200(2)
Colons between divisions of time, biblical chapters and verses, titles and subtitles, and in business communication
202(1)
Apostrophes
203(5)
Apostrophes to show possession or ownership
203(2)
Apostrophes to form plurals of words used as words, letters, numbers, and symbols
205(1)
Apostrophes to form contractions
206(2)
Quotation Marks
208(7)
Quotation marks for direct quotations
208(2)
Quotation marks for dialogue
210(1)
Quotation marks for certain titles
210(2)
Quotation marks for special purposes
212(1)
Quotation marks with other punctuation
212(3)
Parentheses and Brackets
215(3)
Parentheses
215(1)
Brackets
216(2)
Dashes, Slashes, and Ellipsis Points
218(3)
Dashes
218(1)
Ellipsis points
219(1)
Slashes
220(1)
End Punctuation
221(4)
Periods
221(1)
Question marks
222(1)
Exdamation points
223(2)
PART 6 Editing: Conventions of Written English
225(28)
Spelling
227(9)
Commonly confused words
227(4)
Basic spelling rules
231(5)
Capitalization
236(6)
Capitalization of the first word of a sentence
236(1)
Capitalization in quotations and lines of poetry
237(1)
Proper nouns
237(4)
Titles
241(1)
Capitalization and punctuation
241(1)
Hyphens
242(2)
Hyphens at the ends of lines
242(1)
Hyphens after some prefixes
242(1)
Hyphens in compound words
243(1)
Numbers, fractions, and units of measure
243(1)
Numbers
244(2)
Figures or spelled-out numbers?
244(1)
Conventional uses of numbers
245(1)
Abbreviations
246(4)
Abbreviated titles and degrees
246(1)
Abbreviations with numbers
247(1)
Degrees, numbers, and units of measure
247(1)
Symbols
248(1)
Abbreviated geographic names
248(1)
Common Latin abbreviations
248(1)
Acronyms and initials
249(1)
Italics and Underlining
250(3)
Italics or underlining for titles
250(1)
Italics or underlining for the names of individual trains, ships, and planes
251(1)
Italics or underlining for foreign words
251(1)
Italics or underlining for emphasis
251(2)
PART 7 Editing: Grammar
253(88)
Reviewing Grammar
255(28)
Parts of speech
255(17)
Elements of a sentence
272(7)
Sentence classification and sentence patterns
279(4)
Using Verbs Correctly
283(15)
Standard verb forms
284(1)
Irregular verb forms
285(4)
Sit and set, lie and lay
289(1)
Auxiliary verbs
290(1)
Verb tense
291(5)
Verb mood
296(2)
Voice
298(1)
Making Subjects Agree with Verbs
298(9)
Agreement of person and number
298(1)
Interruptions between subject and verb
299(1)
When the subject follows the verb
299(1)
Verb agreement and linking verbs
300(1)
Verb agreement with subjects joined by and
300(1)
Verb agreement with subjects jointed by or and nor
301(1)
Verb agreement with collective nouns
301(1)
Verb agreement with indefinite pronouns
302(2)
Verb agreement with who, which, and that
304(2)
Verb agreement with nouns ending in -s, with nouns that specify amounts, and with titles
306(1)
Using Pronouns Correctly
307(10)
Pronoun reference
308(2)
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
310(3)
Pronoun case
313(4)
Working with Adjectives and Adverbs
317(6)
Adjective or adverb?
318(1)
Linking verbs and modifiers
319(1)
Commonly confused modifiers
319(2)
Comparatives and superlatives
321(1)
Avoiding double negatives
322(1)
Positioning Modifiers
323(4)
Repositioning misplaced modifiers
323(1)
Squinting modifiers
324(1)
Dangling modifiers
324(1)
Moving disruptive modifiers
325(2)
Eliminating Sentence Fragments
327(3)
Fragments lacking verbs or subjects
327(2)
Dependent clause fragments
329(1)
Intentional fragments
329(1)
Eliminating Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
330(5)
Using a comma and a coordinating conjunction
331(1)
Adding a semicolon
332(1)
Adding a colon
333(1)
Writing separate sentences
334(1)
Using subordination
334(1)
Creating one independent clause
335(1)
Eliminating Shifts and Mixed Constructions
335(6)
Editing unnecessary shifts in person and number
335(1)
Editing unnecessary shifts in tense
336(1)
Editing unnecessary shifts in mood
336(1)
Editing unnecessary shifts in voice and subject
337(1)
Editing unnecessary shifts between direct and indirect quotation
338(1)
Eliminating mixed constructions
338(1)
Revising illogical constructions
339(1)
Eliminating faulty predication
340(1)
PART 8 Academic Conventions
341(96)
MLA Documentation
343(35)
Guidelines for formatting manuscripts
343(4)
Guidelines for in-text citations
347(4)
Conventions for the list of Works Cited
351(4)
Documenting books
355(4)
Documenting periodicals
359(1)
Documenting electronic sources
360(4)
Documenting other sources
364(3)
Student paper: MLA style
367(11)
APA Documentation
378(28)
Guidelines for formatting manuscripts
378(3)
Guidelines for in-text citations
381(3)
Guidelines for the APA References page
384(2)
Documenting books
386(3)
Documenting periodicals
389(1)
Documenting electronic sources
390(1)
Documenting other sources
391(1)
Informational research paper: APA style
392(14)
Chicago Manual Style and Other Documentation Styles
406(22)
Chicago style (CMS)
406(10)
Columbia online style
416(9)
Documentation styles in the sciences
425(3)
Writing for Work
428(9)
Business letters
429(2)
Memos
431(1)
The conventions of e-mail
431(1)
Resumes
432(5)
Glossary of Usage437(18)
ESL Index455(2)
Index457(19)
Editing Symbols476

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