A Writer's Reference
ISBN: 9780312601430 | 0312601433
Edition: 7thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Pub. Date: 10/25/2010
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A Writer's Reference, the most widely adopted handbook in the United States, continues to be groundbreaking in its simplicity, offering the right content in an accessible format. New coauthor Nancy Sommers's own research, campus travel, and classroom experience keep the handbook in tune with the needs of academic writers. In a trusted quick-reference format, the seventh edition delivers advice on all the right topics: working with sources, revising with comments, preparing a portfolio, and more. A Writer's Reference offe... MORE
“When students become familiar with their handbook, it's faster than high-speed internet.”- Kelli Wood, El Paso Community College
A Writer's Reference is the most accessible guide to effective writing. Now in its seventh edition, it continues to be groundbreaking in its simplicity, tone and format. This bestselling text delivers advice on all the essential topics, such as working with sources, revising with comments, and preparing a portfolio.
Groundbreaking in its simplicity, this is the most trusted and accessible guide to effective writing
C Composing and revising
C1 Planning
C2 Drafting
C3 Revising
*new section on portfolio keeping
C4 Writing paragraphs
C5 Designing documents
C6 Writing with technology (*new chapter)
A Academic writing
A1 Writing about texts
*new annotated advertisement
A2 Constructin... MORE
C1 Planning
C2 Drafting
C3 Revising
*new section on portfolio keeping
C4 Writing paragraphs
C5 Designing documents
C6 Writing with technology (*new chapter)
A Academic writing
A1 Writing about texts
*new annotated advertisement
A2 Constructin... MORE
B Basic grammar
B1 Parts of speech
B2 Parts of sentences
B3 Subordinate word groups
B4 Sentence types
B1 Parts of speech
B2 Parts of sentences
B3 Subordinate word groups
B4 Sentence types
R Researching
R1 Conducting research
R2 Evaluating sources
*new feature on scholarly vs. popular sources
*new feature on evaluating Web sites
R3 Managing information; avoiding plagiarism
*new sample annotated bibliography
*new box on avoiding plagiarism
R4 Choosing a documentation style
MLA papers
MLA-1 Supporting a thesis
MLA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
MLA-3 Integrating sources
*new coverage of synthesis
MLA-4 Documenting sources
*new annotated documentation models
MLA-5 Manuscript format; sample paper
*new research case study
SAMPLE PAPER
APA and CMS papers
APA-1 Supporting a thesis
APA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
APA-3 Integrating sources
*new coverage of synthesis
APA-4 Documenting sources
*new annotated documentation models
APA-5 Manuscript format; sample paper
SAMPLE PAPER
R1 Conducting research
R2 Evaluating sources
*new feature on scholarly vs. popular sources
*new feature on evaluating Web sites
R3 Managing information; avoiding plagiarism
*new sample annotated bibliography
*new box on avoiding plagiarism
R4 Choosing a documentation style
MLA papers
MLA-1 Supporting a thesis
MLA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
MLA-3 Integrating sources
*new coverage of synthesis
MLA-4 Documenting sources
*new annotated documentation models
MLA-5 Manuscript format; sample paper
*new research case study
SAMPLE PAPER
APA and CMS papers
APA-1 Supporting a thesis
APA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
APA-3 Integrating sources
*new coverage of synthesis
APA-4 Documenting sources
*new annotated documentation models
APA-5 Manuscript format; sample paper
SAMPLE PAPER
CMS-1 Supporting a thesis
CMS-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
CMS-3 Integrating sources
CMS-4 Documenting sources
*new Citations at a glance
CMS-5 Manuscript format; sample pages
SAMPLE PAGES
CMS-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
CMS-3 Integrating sources
CMS-4 Documenting sources
*new Citations at a glance
CMS-5 Manuscript format; sample pages
SAMPLE PAGES
*new to this edition
DIANA HACKER personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over 35 years at Prince George's Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Other Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's, include The Bedford Handbook, Eighth Edition (2010); Rules for Writers, Sixth Edition (2008); and A Pocket Style Manual, Fifth Edition (2008). NANCY SOMMERS, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches writing in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. A two-time Braddock Award winner, Sommers is well-known for her research and publications on student writing. Her recent work involves a longitudinal study of undergraduate writing. Nancy Sommers is co-author of Fields of Reading, Ninth Edition (2010), and is lead author on Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's.
