The St. Martin's Guide to Writing with 2009 MLA Update
ISBN: 9780312603540 | 0312603541
Edition: 8thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Pub. Date: 8/5/2009
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The best-selling college rhetoric for over 20 years,The St. Martin's Guidehas an unparalleled record of proven success. From the beginning, Axelrod and Cooper have taken the best of classic and contemporary theory, filtered it through their own and their colleagues' classroom experience, and then blended the result into a flexible classroom tool. Their step-by-step guides to writing specific kinds of essays were a groundbreaking concept and changed the way writing is taught in American colleges. The course continues to change, and Axelrod and Cooper continue to innovate: source-based writing, analysis of argument, online teaching, and visual rhetoric are some of the focuses of this latest revision. By seamlessly incorporating practical, class-tested solutions to these new challenges, Axelrod and Cooper have once again provided the best foundation for college writing.
Note: Chapters 3-10 have the same basic structure as Chapter 2. For the sake of brevity, the recurring structure is not repeated in this abridged table of contents.
Preface
For Students: How to Use The St. Martin’s Guide
1. Introduction
Why Writing Is Important
Writing Influences the Ways You Think
Writing Contributes to Learning
Writing Fosters Personal Development
Writing Connects You to Others
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Preface
For Students: How to Use The St. Martin’s Guide
1. Introduction
Why Writing Is Important
Writing Influences the Ways You Think
Writing Contributes to Learning
Writing Fosters Personal Development
Writing Connects You to Others
... MORE
PART IV. RESEARCH STRATEGIES
20. Field Research
Observations
Interviews
Questionnaires
21. Library and Internet Research
Integrating Library and Internet Research
Orienting Yourself to the Library
A Library Search Strategy
Keeping Track of Your Research
Getting Started
Identifying Subject Headings and Keywords
Searching Online Library Catalogs and Databases
Locating Sources
Using the Internet for Research
Finding the Best Information Online
Using e-mail and Online Communities for Research
Reading Sources with a Critical Eye
22. Using and Acknowledging Sources
Using Sources
Acknowledging Sources
Some Sample Research Papers
An Annotated Research Paper
20. Field Research
Observations
Interviews
Questionnaires
21. Library and Internet Research
Integrating Library and Internet Research
Orienting Yourself to the Library
A Library Search Strategy
Keeping Track of Your Research
Getting Started
Identifying Subject Headings and Keywords
Searching Online Library Catalogs and Databases
Locating Sources
Using the Internet for Research
Finding the Best Information Online
Using e-mail and Online Communities for Research
Reading Sources with a Critical Eye
22. Using and Acknowledging Sources
Using Sources
Acknowledging Sources
Some Sample Research Papers
An Annotated Research Paper
PART V. WRITING FOR ASSESSMENT
23. Essay Examinations
Preparing for an Exam
Reading the Exam Carefully
Some Typical Essay Exam Questions
Planning Your Answer
Writing Your Answer
Model Answers to Some Typical Essay Exam Questions
24. Writing Portfolios
The Purpose of a Writing Portfolio
Assembling a Portfolio for Your Composition Course
23. Essay Examinations
Preparing for an Exam
Reading the Exam Carefully
Some Typical Essay Exam Questions
Planning Your Answer
Writing Your Answer
Model Answers to Some Typical Essay Exam Questions
24. Writing Portfolios
The Purpose of a Writing Portfolio
Assembling a Portfolio for Your Composition Course
PART VI. WRITING AND SPEAKING TO WIDER AUDIENCES
25. Designing Documents
Elements of Document Design
Sample Documents
26. Oral Presentations
Be Ready
Understand the Kind of Oral Presentation You Have Been Asked to Give
Assess Your Audience and Purpose
Determine How Much Information You Can Present in the Allotted Time
Use Cues to Orient Listeners
Prepare Effective and Appropriate Visuals
Verify That You Will Have the Correct Equipment and Supplies
Rehearse Your Presentation
Deliver the Oral Presentation Professionally
End Your Presentation Graciously
27. Working with Others
Working With Others on Your Individual Writing Projects
Working With Others on Your Joint Writing Projects
28. Writing in Your Community
Using Your Experience as Source Material
HANDBOOK (Clothbound Edition Only)
S Sentence Boundaries
G Grammatical Sentences
E Effective Sentences
W Word Choice
P Punctuation
M Mechanics
L ESL Troublespots
R Review of Sentence Structure
GL Glossary of Frequently Misused Words
Author and Title Index
Subject Index
Index for ESL Writers
] new to this edition
S Sentence Boundaries
G Grammatical Sentences
E Effective Sentences
W Word Choice
P Punctuation
M Mechanics
L ESL Troublespots
R Review of Sentence Structure
GL Glossary of Frequently Misused Words
Author and Title Index
Subject Index
Index for ESL Writers
] new to this edition
RISE B. AXELROD is McSweeney Professor of Rhetoric and Teaching Excellence and director of English composition at the University of California, Riverside.She has previously been professor of English at California State University, San Bernardino, director of the College Expository Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and assistant director of the Third College Composition Program at the University of California, San Diego.
CHARLES R. COOPER is an emeritus professor in the department of literature at the University of California, San Diego, where he served as coordinator of the Third College Composition Program, Dimensions of Culture Program, and Campus Writing Programs. He has also been codirector of the San Diego Writing Project, one of the National Writing Project Centers.?He is coeditor, with Lee Odell, of Evaluating Writing and coauthor, with Susan Peck MacDonald, of Writing the World (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2000).
For Bedford/St. Martin’s, Axelrod and Cooper have coauthored Axelrod & Cooper’s Concise Guide to Writing, Fourth Edition (2006), and, with Alison M. Warriner, California State University, East Bay, Reading Critically, Writing Well, Seventh Edition (2008).
CHARLES R. COOPER is an emeritus professor in the department of literature at the University of California, San Diego, where he served as coordinator of the Third College Composition Program, Dimensions of Culture Program, and Campus Writing Programs. He has also been codirector of the San Diego Writing Project, one of the National Writing Project Centers.?He is coeditor, with Lee Odell, of Evaluating Writing and coauthor, with Susan Peck MacDonald, of Writing the World (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2000).
For Bedford/St. Martin’s, Axelrod and Cooper have coauthored Axelrod & Cooper’s Concise Guide to Writing, Fourth Edition (2006), and, with Alison M. Warriner, California State University, East Bay, Reading Critically, Writing Well, Seventh Edition (2008).
