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The Penguin handbooks have helped over ½ million students improve their writing, solve grammar problems and successfully complete their research projects.  Here’s what students are saying.   With its easy-to-use format, clear explanations, helpful examples, and engaging  visuals, The Penguin Handbook is sure to help you get better grades, too.     “The Penguin Handbook is a great resource; it is the difference between and F or an A. I went from failing grades in the course to A’s.” -- Heath Gattis, TexasState University   “Overall the book was extremely helpful. It is the only book that I have not sold or returned and I have continued to use it in all of my classes that require writing.” --Camie Wood, LowerColumbia College   “I recommend buying this book, even if you are not required. The book will help you when writing any paper. It was helpful in my composition class and my other classes.” -- Brianna Flanagan, DelMar College    “This handbook has everything that you could ever want to know in it. I would recommend it to other students because it is a lifesaver.  The MLA, grammar, and punctuation sections were especially useful.” -- Kim Basara, IowaState University    “The Penguin Handbook is very helpful–straightforward and to-the-point.  It’s really easy to find the information you need.” — Nora Soto, CaldwellCommunity College    “I noticed a drastic improvement in my writing through using The Penguin Handbook; I’m a better writer than I was.” -- Frank Antwi, GrandView College   “I enjoyed the layout of the book. It is highly informative and I believe every college student should have one available.” Amanda Schorel, University of SouthFlorida   “It is very colorful and not bland like other handbooks. The examples were thorough and helped me a lot when seeing which way I should cite my sources. I know it will be of great use to me in the future.” Natalie Martell, Universityof Texas at El Paso  

Table of Contents:
Part 1  Composing 1.  Think as a Writer     a. Think about the process of communication     b. Think about your audience     c. Think about your credibility   2. Read and View with a Critical Eye     a. Become a critical reader     b. Become a critical viewer   3. Plan Your Writing     a. Establish goals and find a topic     b. Write a working thesis   4. Write a Draft     a. Determine your organization     b. Compose a draft   5. Compose Paragraphs     a. Focus your paragraphs     b. Write effective beginning and ending paragraphs   6. Revise, Edit, and Proofread     a. Evaluate your draft     b. Learn strategies for rewriting     c. Edit for specific goals     d. Proofread carefully   7. Write in Academic Genres     a. Write an observation     b. Write a case study     c. Write a lab report in the sciences     d. Write an essay exam   Part 2  Researching Five Steps for Planning and Conducting Research     1 How do I find a topic?     2 How do I focus a topic?     3 How do I determine what research I need?     4 How do I find sources?     5 How do I keep track of my research?   8. Find Sources in Databases     a. Know the strengths of database sources     b. Find information in databases     c. Construct effective database searches     d. Locate elements of a citation in database sources   9. Find Sources on the Web     a. Find reliable Web sources     b. Construct effective Web searches     c. Locate elements of a citation in Web sources   10. Find Print Sources     a. Know the strengths of print sources     b. Find books     c. Find journal articles     d. Locate elements of a citation in print sources   11. Evaluate Your Sources     a. Determine the relevance of sources     b. Determine the quality of print and database sources     c. Determine the quality of Web sources   12. Plan Field Research     a. Know what you can obtain from field research     b. Conduct interviews     c. Administer surveys     d. Make observations   13. Incorporate Sources and Avoid Plagiarism     a. Avoid plagiarism     b. Quote sources without plagiarizing     c. Summarize and paraphrase sources without plagiarizing     d. Incorporate quotations, summaries, and paraphrases effectively   Part 3 Documenting Five Steps for Documenting Sources     1 Which documentation style do I use?     2 What kind of source am I using?     3 When do I cite sources?     4 How do I cite a source in my paper?     5 How do I cite sources at the end of my paper?   14.       MLA Documentation     a. In-text citations in MLA-style     b. Books in MLA-style works cited     c. Journals, magazines, newspapers, and documents     d. Library database publications     e. Online publications     f. Unedited online sources     g. Visual and multimedia sources     h. Sample research paper with MLA documentation             15.       APA Documentation     a. The elements of APA documentation     b. In-text citations in APA-style     c. Books and nonperiodical sources     d. Periodical sources     e. Online sources     f. Visual, computer, and multimedia sources     g. Sample pages from a research paper with APA documentation   16.       CMS Documentation     a. The elements of CMS documentation     b. Books and nonperiodical sources     c. Periodical sources     d. Online sources     e. Sample pages from a research paper with CMS documentation   17.       CSE Documentation     a. In-text references in CSE style     b. Books and nonperiodical sources     c. Periodical sources     d. Online sources   Part 4  Effective Style and Language 18.       Write with Power             a. Recognize active and passive voice             b. Use action verbs             c. Find agents             d. Vary your sentences   19.       Write Concisely             a. Eliminate unnecessary words             b. Reduce wordy phrases             c. Simplify tangled sentences   20.       Write with Emphasis             a. Manage emphasis within sentences             b. Forge links across sentences             c. Use parallel structure with parallel ideas             21.       Find the Right Words             a. Be aware of levels of formality             b. Be aware of denotation and connotation             c. Use specific language             d. Write to be inclusive             e. Recognize international varieties of English   Part 5  Understanding Grammar 22.       Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices             a. Fragments             b. Run-on sentences             c. Comma splices             23.       Subject-Verb Agreement             a. Agreement in the present tense             b. Singular and plural subjects             c. Indefinite pronouns as subjects             d. Collective nouns as subjects             e. Inverted word order             f. Amounts, numbers, and pairs   24.       Verbs             a. Basic verb forms             b. Irregular verbs             c. Transitive and intransitive verbs             25.       Pronouns             a. Pronoun case             b. Pronoun agreement             c. Avoiding sexist pronouns             d. Vague reference   26.       Shifts             a. Shifts in tense             b. Shifts in mood             c. Shifts in voice             d. Shifts in person and number   27.       Modifiers             a. Choose the correct modifier             b. Place adjectives carefully             c. Place adverbs carefully             d. Revise disruptive modifiers             e. Revise dangling modifiers   28.       Grammar for Multilingual Writers             a. Nouns             b. Articles             c. Verbs   Part 6  Understanding Punctuation and Mechanics 29.       Commas             a. Commas with introductory elements             b. Commas with compound clauses             c. Commas with nonrestrictive modifiers             d. Commas with items in a series             e. Commas with coordinate adjectives             f. Commas with quotations             g. Commas with dates, numbers, titles, and addresses             h. Commas to avoid confusion             i. Unnecessary commas   30.       Semicolons and Colons             a. Semicolons with closely related main clauses             b. Semicolons together with commas             c. Colons in sentences             d. Colons with lists   31.       Dashes and Parentheses             a. Dashes and parentheses to set off information             b. Dashes and parentheses versus commas             c. Other punctuation with parentheses   32.       Apostrophes             a. Possessives             b. Contractions and omitted letters             c. Plurals of letters, symbols, and words referred to as words             33.       Quotation Marks             a. Direct quotations             b. Titles of short works             c. Other uses of quotation marks             d. Other punctuation with quotation marks             e. Misuses of quotation marks   34.       Other Punctuation Marks             a. Periods             b. Question marks             c. Exclamation points             d. Brackets             e. Ellipses             f. Slashes   35.       Capitalization, Italics, Abbreviations, Numbers             a. Capital letters             b. Italics             c. Abbreviations             d. Acronyms             e. Numbers   Glossary of Grammatical Terms and Usage Index Revision Guide


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205743391
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: MLA Update
  • ISBN-10: 0205743390
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jun 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Weight: 254 gr


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