Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises, The, Plus MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package

The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises provides reliable and thorough coverage of handbook basics--the writing process, grammar and usage, research and documentation--while also giving detailed discussions of critical reading, academic writing, argument, writing in the disciplines, and public writing. Widely used by both experienced and inexperienced writers, The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises works as both a comprehensive classroom text and an accessible reference guide.

Table of Contents:
Preface for Students Preface for Instructors     PART 1   THE WRITING PROCESS   1    The Writing Situation      a    Assessment    b Subject    c    Purpose    d    Audience    e Genre 2 Invention      a Journal keeping    b Observing    c Freewriting    d    Brainstorming    e Drawing    f   Asking questions 3 Thesis and Organization      a Thesis statement    b Organization 4 Drafting     a Starting to draft    b Maintaining momentum    c Sample first draft 5 Revising and Editing      a Revising the whole essay    b Sample revision    c Editing the revised draft    d Formatting and proofreading    e    SAMPLE FINAL DRAFT (RESPONSE ESSAY)     f   Collaborating    g Preparing a writing portfolio 6 Paragraphs      a Relating paragraphs in the essay b Unity    c Coherence    d Development    e Introductions and conclusions 7 Presenting Writing      a Academic writing    SAMPLE MARKETING REPORT    b Visuals and other media    c Web writing    SAMPLE WEB SITE   SAMPLE PAPER ON A BLOG   PART 2   WRITING IN AND OUT OF COLLEGE   8 Joining the Academic Community      a Getting the most from college courses    b Becoming an academic writer    c Developing academic integrity    d Communicating in an academic setting 9 Critical Thinking and Reading      a Techniques of critical reading    b Summarizing c Developing a critical response    d Viewing visuals critically 10   Academic Writing      a Purpose, audience, and genre b    Writing in response to texts    c Structure and content    d Language    e SAMPLE CRITICAL RESPONSE 11   Argument      a Elements of argument    b Reasonableness    c Organization    d Visual arguments    e SAMPLE ARGUMENT  12   Essay Exams      a Preparing    b Planning    c Starting    d Developing    SAMPLE ESSAY EXAM    e    Rereading 13   Oral Presentations      a Organization    b Delivery    SAMPLE POWERPOINT SLIDES 14   Public Writing      a Business letters and résumés    SAMPLE LETTER AND RÉSUMÉS    b Memos, reports, and proposals    SAMPLE MEMO AND REPORT      c Community work    SAMPLE FLYER AND NEWSLETTER   PART 3   CLARITY AND STYLE   15   Emphasis      a Effective subjects and verbs    b Sentence beginnings and endings    c Coordination    d Subordination 16   Parallelism      a With and, but, or, nor, yet    b With both . . . and, not . . . but, etc.    c In comparisons    d With lists, headings, and outlines 17   Variety and Details      a Sentence length    b Sentence structure    c Details 18   Appropriate and Exact Language      a Appropriate language    b Exact language 19   Completeness      a Compounds    b Needed words 20   Conciseness      a Focusing on subject and verb    b Cutting empty words    c Cutting repetition    d Reducing modifiers    e Revising there is or it is    f Combining sentences    g Rewriting jargon     PART 4   SENTENCE PARTS AND PATTERNS ______________________________________    BASIC GRAMMAR 21   Parts of Speech      a Nouns    b Pronouns    c Verbs    d Adjectives and adverbs    e Prepositions and conjunctions    f   Interjections 22   The Sentence      a Subjects and predicates    b Predicate patterns 23   Phrases and Subordinate Clauses      a Phrases    b Subordinate clauses 24   Sentence Types      a Simple sentences    b Compound sentences    c Complex sentences    d Compound-complex sentences _______________________________________________    VERBS 25   Forms      a Sing/sang/sung and other irregular verbs    b Sit/set, lie/lay, rise/raise    c -s and -ed forms    d Be, have, and other helping verbs    e Verb + gerund or infinitive: stop eating vs. stop to eat    f   Verb + particle: look up, look over, etc. 26   Tenses      a Present tense: sing    b Perfect tenses: have/had/will have sung    c Progressive tenses: is/was/will be singing    d Consistency    e Sequence 27   Mood      a    Subjunctive: I wish I were    b Consistency 28   Voice      a She wrote it (active) vs. It was written (passive)    b Consistency 29   Subject-Verb Agreement      a -s and -es endings    b Intervening words    c Subjects with and    d Subjects with or or nor    e Everyone and other indefinite pronouns    f   Team and other collective nouns    g Who, which, that    h News and other singular nouns ending in -s    i   Verb preceding subject    j   Is, are, and other linking verbs    k Titles and words being defined ________________________________________________    PRONOUNS 30   Case      a She and I vs. her and me    b It was she    c Who vs. whom    d Other constructions 31   Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement    a Antecedents with and    b Antecedent with or or nor    c Everyone, person, and other indefinite words    d Team and other collective nouns 32   Pronoun Reference      a Clear reference    b Close reference    c Specific reference    d Appropriate you    e Consistency __________________________________________________    MODIFIERS 33   Adjectives and Adverbs      a Adjective vs. adverb    b Adjective with linking verb: felt bad    c Comparatives (bigger) and superlatives (biggest)   d Double negatives    e Present and past participles: boring vs. bored    f   A, an, the, and other determiners 34   Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers      a Misplaced modifiers    b Dangling modifiers _______________________________________    SENTENCE FAULTS 35   Fragments      a Tests    b Revision    c Acceptable fragments 36   Comma Splices and Fused Sentences      a Main clauses without and, but, etc.    b Main clauses with however, for example, etc. 37   Mixed Sentences      a Reason is because and other mixed meanings    b Tangled grammar    c Repeated subjects and other parts   PART 5   PUNCTUATION   38   End Punctuation      a Period    b Question mark    c Exclamation point 39   Comma      a Main clauses with and, but, etc.    b Introductory elements    c Nonessential elements    d Items in a series    e Two or more adjectives    f   Dates, addresses, place names, long numbers    g With quotations    h Misuses  40   Semicolon      a Main clauses without and, but, etc.    b Main clauses with however, for example, etc.    c Main clauses or series items with commas    d Misuses   41   Colon      a Concluding explanation, series, etc.    b Salutation, title and subtitle, time    c Misuses 42   Apostrophe      a Possession    b Misuses    c Contractions    d Plural abbreviations, etc. 43   Quotation Marks      a Direct quotations    b Within a quotation    c Dialog    d Titles of works    e Words used in a special sense    f   Misuses    g With other punctuation 44   Other Marks      a Dash or dashes    b Parentheses    c Ellipsis mark    d Brackets    e Slash   PART 6   SPELLING AND MECHANICS   45   Spelling and the Hyphen      a Typical spelling problems    b Spelling rules    c The hyphen 46   Capital Letters      a First word of sentence     b Proper nouns and adjectives    c    Titles of works    d Online communication 47   Italics or Underlining    a Titles and subtitles of works    b Names of vehicles    c Foreign words    d Words or characters named as words    e Emphasis    f   Online communication 48   Abbreviations      a Titles with proper names    b Familiar abbreviations    c BC, BCE, AD, CE, AM, PM, no., $    d Latin abbreviations    e Inc., Bros., Co., &     f   Units of measurement, names, etc. 49   Numbers      a Numerals vs. words    b Dates, addresses, etc.    c Beginning sentences   PART 7   RESEARCH WRITING   50   Research Strategy      a Planning    b Research journal    c Researchable subject and question    d Goals for sources    e Working, annotated bibliography 51   Finding Sources      a Your library’s Web site    b Searching electronically    c Reference works    d Books    e Periodicals    f   The Web    g Social media    h Government publications    i   Visuals, audio, video    j Your own sources 52   Working with Sources      a Evaluating sources    b Synthesizing sources    c Gathering information    d Using summary, paraphrase, quotation    e Integrating sources 53   Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources      a Deliberate and accidental plagiarism    b What not to acknowledge    c What must be acknowledged    d Obtaining permission    e Documenting sources 54   Writing the Paper      a Focusing and organizing    b Drafting, revising, editing, and formatting   PART 8   WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES   55   Goals and Requirements of the Disciplines      a Methods and evidence    b Writing assignments    c Tools and language    d Documentation and format 56   Reading and Writing about Literature      a Methods and evidence    b Writing assignments    c Tools and language    d Documentation and format    e SAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS   57   Writing in Other Disciplines      a Humanities    b Social sciences    c Natural and applied sciences 58   MLA Documentation and Format   Indexes to models      a    Parenthetical text citations    b List of works cited    c Format of paper    d SAMPLE MLA PAPER   59   APA Documentation and Format      Indexes to models    a Parenthetical text citations    b List of references    c Format of paper    d SAMPLE APA PAPER  60   Chicago Documentation      Index to models      a Notes and bibliography entries    b Models 61   CSE Documentation      Index to models       a Name-year citations    b Numbered text citations    c List of references   GLOSSARY OF USAGE INDEX     CULTURE-LANGUAGE GUIDE