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Longman Writer's Companion, The (with MyCompLab NEW with E-Book Student Access Code Card)

by: Anson, Chris M.; Schwegler, Robert A.; Muth, Marcia F.

Longman Writer's Companion, The (with MyCompLab NEW with E-Book Student Access Code Card)

by: Anson, Chris M.; Schwegler, Robert A.; Muth, Marcia F.

ISBN 13:
9780205662630
ISBN 10:
0205662633
Edition: 4th
Format: Package
Copyright: 01/01/2009
Publisher: Longman

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Summary

A comprehensive reference to grammar, writing, research, and documentation, The Longman Writer's Companionoffers a unique emphasis on how to write for different audiences ; academic, workplace, and public. No matter what you are trying to write ; an essay for college, a business proposal for your boss, an email memo, or a letter - The Longman Handbookwill give you the help you need.

Writing for Readers
Writers, Readers, and Communities
Academic, Public, and Work Communities
Analyzing Electronic Communities
Myths and Realities about Writing
Discovering and Planning
Discovering Topics
Generating Ideas
Organizing Information
Planning in Digital Environments
Purpose, Thesis, and Audience
Identifying Your Focus and Purpose
Creating a Thesis
Understanding Your Readers
Drafting
Moving from Planning to Drafting
Drafting Collaboratively
Drafting in Digital Environments
Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
Making Major Revisions
Making Minor Revisions
Revising Collaboratively
Revising in Digital Environments
Editing
Editing Collaboratively
Proofreading
Paragraphs
Unfocused Paragraphs
Revising for Focus
Incoherent Paragraphs
Revising for Coherence
Poorly Developed Paragraphs
Revising for Development
Using Special-Purpose Paragraphs
Clear and Emphatic Sentences
Unclear Sentences
Revising for Clear Sentences
Revising for Variety and Emphasis
Critical Reading, Thinking, and Argument
Reasoning Critically
Recognizing Critical Reasoning
Building a Chain of Reasoning
Representing Your Reasoning
Reading Critically
Reading to Understand
Reading to Respond and Evaluate
Using Journals to Turn Reading into Writing
Arguing Persuasively
Recognizing an Issue
Developing Your Stance
Creating an Argumentative Thesis
Developing Reasons and Evidence
Acknowledging Other Perspectives
Arguing Logically
Writing a Position Paper
Creating a Visual Argument
Presenting an Issue
Providing Evidence
Presenting Your Work
Designing Documents
Goals of Document Design
Format Choice
Layout
Type Choice
Visuals
Sample Documents
Writing in Online Communities
Online Expectations
E-mail Conventions
Online Communities
Web Pages
Avoiding Plagiarism and Behaving Ethically Online
Speaking Effectively
Oral Presentations
Preparing an Oral Presentation
Managing Speech Anxiety
Fielding Questions
Writing for Specific Communities
Academic Writing: General Education
Goals of General Academic Writing
General Academic Audiences
General Academic Writing Tasks
Types of General Academic Writing
Summary
Annotated Bibliography
Literature Review
Essay Exam
Short Documented Paper
Review
Position Paper
Oral Presentation
Academic Writing: Humanities and Literature
Goals of Writing in the Humanities
Audiences in the Humanities
Writing Tasks in the Humanities
Types of Writing in the Humanities
Ways of Reading Literary Texts
Literary Text Analysis
Visual Text Analysis
Academic Writing: Social and Natural Sciences
Goals of Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences
Audiences in the Social and Natural Sciences
Writing Tasks in the Social and Natural Sciences
Types of Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences
Abstract
Informative Report
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