Norton Field Guide to Writing with 2016 MLA Update : With Handbook by Richard Bullock, Francine Weinberg and Maureen Daly Goggin (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Table Of Content* New to this edition++ HandbookHow to Use This BookPART 1: ACADEMIC LITERACIESChapter 1: Writing in Academic ContextsChapter 2: Reading in Academic Contexts*Chapter 3: Summarizing and Responding: Where Reading Meets Writing*Chapter 4: Developing Academic Habits of MindPART 2: RHETORICAL SITUATIONSChapter 5: PurposeChapter 6: AudienceChapter 7: GenreChapter 8: StanceChapter 9: Media / DesignPART 3: GENRESChapter 10: Writing a Literacy NarrativeChapter 11: Analyzing TextsChapter 12: Reporting InformationChapter 13: Arguing a PositionChapter 14: AbstractsChapter 15: Annotated BibliographiesChapter 16: Evaluations*Chapter 17: Literary AnalysesChapter 18: MemoirsChapter 19: ProfilesChapter 20: ProposalsChapter 21: ReflectionsChapter 22: Résumés and Job LettersChapter 23: Mixing Genres Chapter 24: Choosing GenresPART 4: PROCESSESChapter 25: Writing as InquiryChapter 26: CollaboratingChapter 27: Generating Ideas and TextChapter 28: DraftingChapter 29: Assessing Your Own WritingChapter 30: Getting Response and RevisingChapter 31: Editing and ProofreadingChapter 32: Compiling a PortfolioPART 5: STRATEGIESChapter 33: Beginning and EndingChapter 34: Guiding Your ReaderChapter 35: Analyzing Causes and EffectsChapter 36: ArguingChapter 37: Classifying and DividingChapter 38: Comparing and ContrastingChapter 39: DefiningChapter 40: DescribingChapter 41: DialogueChapter 42: Explaining ProcessesChapter 43: NarratingChapter 44: Taking Essay ExamsPART 6: DOING RESEARCHChapter 45: Developing a Research PlanChapter 46: Finding SourcesChapter 47: Evaluating SourcesChapter 48: Synthesizing IdeasChapter 49: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and SummarizingChapter 50: Acknowledging Sources, Avoiding PlagiarismChapter 51: Documenting SourcesChapter 52: MLA StyleChapter 53: APA StylePART 7: MEDIA / DESIGNChapter 54: Choosing MediaChapter 55: Designing TextChapter 56: Using Visuals, Incorporating SoundChapter 57: Writing OnlineChapter 58: Giving Presentations++PART 9: HANDBOOKSSentences Elements of a Sentence Sentence Fragments Comma Splices, Fused Sentences Verbs Subject-Verb Agreement Pronouns Parallelism Coordination and Subordination ShiftsLLanguage Appropriate Words Precise Words *Idioms Words Often Confused *Prepositions Unnecessary Words Adjectives and Adverbs Articles Words That Build Common Ground *EnglishesPPunctuation/Mechanics Commas Semicolons End Punctuation Quotation Marks Apostrophes Other Punctuation Marks Hyphens Capitalization Italics Abbreviations NumbersGlossary / IndexMLA and APA Directories
SynopsisThe Norton Field Guide to Writing 's flexibility and ease of use have made it the leading rhetoric text on the market--and a perfect choice for committees representing varying teaching styles. With just enough detail -- and color-coded links that send students to more detail if they need it -- this is the rhetoric that tells students what they need to know but resists the temptation to tell them everything there is to know. The Fourth Edition includes new chapters on summarizing and responding, on developing academic habits of mind, and on writing literary analysis. The Norton Field Guide to Writing is also available with a handbook, an anthology, or both. To make the book more helpful for multilingual writers, the versions with the handbook include new chapters on idioms, prepositions, and Englishes; to accommodate instructors and programs teaching literary analysis, the versions with the anthology include two student essays that analyze literature and five short stories and poems for analysis. All versions are available as low-cost ebooks and in mobile-compatible formats for smart phones and tablets., THIS TITLE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE 2016 MLA UPDATE. Flexible, easy to use, just enough detail--and the number-one best selling rhetoric., The Norton Field Guide to Writing's flexibility and ease of use have made it the leading rhetoric text on the market--and a perfect choice for committees representing varying teaching styles. With just enough detail -- and color-coded links that send students to more detail if they need it -- this is the rhetoric that tells students what they need to know but resists the temptation to tell them everything there is to know. The Fourth Edition includes new chapters on summarizing and responding, on developing academic habits of mind, and on writing literary analysis. The Norton Field Guide to Writing is also available with a handbook, an anthology, or both. To make the book more helpful for multilingual writers, the versions with the handbook include new chapters on idioms, prepositions, and Englishes; to accommodate instructors and programs teaching literary analysis, the versions with the anthology include two student essays that analyze literature and five short stories and poems for analysis. All versions are available as low-cost ebooks and in mobile-compatible formats for smart phones and tablets.