Instructor's Review Copy for Prentice Hall Reference Guide

For first year composition courses. Prentice Hall Reference Guide, Ninth Edition, is a tabbed, spiral-bound handbook is written to help all writers, including students who may not know proper terminology, quickly find the information they need. Teaching and Learning Experience  This text will provide a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. It provides: ·   A series of “portals” in Tab 1, through which students can quickly find the answers to their writing, research, and grammar-related questions: Helps students at all levels of learning locate the help they need. ·   Tried and true advice at every stage of the writing process from instructors who have over 30 years of combined experience working with students:  The text is written to students and speaks to them using language they can understand. ·    A compact, four-color design with spiral binding and tabs:  Makes the book easy to use.    0321993071 / 9780321993076 Prentice Hall Reference Guide with NEW MyWritingLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205870147 / 9780205870141 NEW MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0321921313 / 9780321921314 Prentice Hall Reference Guide

Table of Contents:
Preface TAB 1:  FAQs & How To’s    Question & Correct    Compare & Correct TAB 2:  Writing Processes   1  Thinking About Writing a  The Rhetorical Triangle b  Topic c  Audience d  Purpose e  Medium    2  Writing Processes and Strategies a  Planning b  Thesis c  Drafting d  Organizing e  Collaborating f  Revising g  Editing and Proofreading   3  Paragraphs a  Unity b  Coherence c  Development d  Introductions and Conclusions e  Patterns of Organization   4  Document Design a  Principles of Document Design b  Incorporating Visuals c  Paper Preparation d  Multimedia Presentations e  Writing for the Web TAB 3:  Writing for College and Career   5  Writing in the Disciplines a  Writing for the Sciences b  Writing for the Social Sciences c  Writing for the Humanities   6  Writing About Literature a  Ways to Write about Literature b  Writing the Assignment c  Conventions in Writing about Literature d  Sample Literature Paper   7  Critical Reading, Thinking, and Arguing a  Reading Arguments Critically b  Finding an Arguable Topic c  Developing Arguments d  Recognizing and Avoiding Logical Fallacies e  Organizing Your Argument f  Sample Argument Paper    8  Visual Argument a  Similarities and Differences Between Written and Visual Arguments b  Appeals in Visual Argument c  Logical Fallacies in Visual Argument d  Creating Visual Arguments   9  Professional Writing a  Memos Sample Memo b  E-Mail   Sample E-mail c  Business Letters   Sample Letter d  Cover Letters   Sample Cover Letter e  Résumés     Sample Résumés   10  Writing for Assessment a  Developing Portfolios b  Writing Essay Exams TAB 4:  Revising Sentences for Accuracy, Clarity, and Variety 11  Comma Splices and Fused Sentences   a  Comma Splices b  Fused or Run-On Sentences    12  Subject-Verb Agreement    a  Singular and Plural Subjects b  Buried Subjects c  Compound Subjects d  Or and Either/Or in Subjects e  Clauses and Phrases as Subjects f  Indefinites as Subjects g  Collective Nouns and Amounts as Subjects h  Plural Words as Subjects i  Titles, Company Names, Words, and Quotations as Subjects j  Linking Verbs k  There (is/are), Here (is/are), and It l  Who, Which, That, and One of as Subjects   13  Sentence Fragments a  Unintentional Fragments b  Intentional Fragments 14  Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers a  Dangling Modifiers b  Misplaced Modifiers 15  Parallel Constructions a  Parallel Structure b  Faulty Parallelism 16  Consistency (Avoiding Shifts) a  Shifts in Person or Number b  Shifts in Verb Tense c  Shifts in Tone d  Shifts in Voice (Active/Passive) e  Shifts in Discourse 17  Faulty Predication   18  Coordination and Subordination a  Coordination b  Subordination 19  Sentence Clarity a  Moving from Known (Old) to Unknown (New) Information b  Using Positive Instead of Negative Statements c  Avoiding Double Negatives d  Using Verbs Instead of Nouns e  Making the Intended Subject the Sentence Subject f  Using Active Instead of Passive Voice 20  Transitions a  Repetition of a Key Term or Phrase b  Synonyms c  Pronouns d  Transitional Words and Phrases e  Transitions In and Between Paragraphs 21  Sentence Variety a  Combining Sentences b  Adding Words c  Changing Words, Phrases, and Clauses TAB 5:  Parts of Sentences 22  Verbs a  Verb Phrases b  Verb Forms c  Verb Tense d  Verb Voice (Active/Passive) e  Verb Mood f  Modal Verbs 23  Nouns and Pronouns a  Nouns b  Pronouns 24  Pronoun Case and Reference a  Pronoun Case b  Pronoun Reference 25  Adjectives and Adverbs a  Adjectives and Adverbs b  A/An/The c  Comparisons 26  Prepositions a  Common Prepositions b  Idiomatic Expressions c  Other Prepositions 27  Subjects   28  Phrases     29  Clauses a  Independent Clauses b  Dependent Clauses 30  Essential and Nonessential Clauses and Phrases a  Essential Clauses and Phrases b  Nonessential Clauses and Phrases 31  Sentences a  Sentence Purposes b  Sentence Structures   TAB 6:  Style and Word Choice 32  Style Versus Grammar   33  General and Specific Language    a  General Versus Specific Statements    b  General Versus Specific Words    c  Concrete Versus Abstract Words 34  Glossary of Usage   35  Conciseness and Wordiness 36  Passive Versus Active Voice 37  Unnecessary and Inappropriate Language a  Clichés b  Pretentious Language c  Offensive Language 38  Appropriate Language a  Standard English b  Levels of Formality c  Emphasis d  Denotation and Connotation e  Colloquialisms, Slang Terms, and Regionalisms f  Jargon and Technical Terms 39  Nonsexist Language a  Alternatives to Man b  Alternative Job Titles c  Alternatives to the Male or Female Pronoun TAB 7:  Punctuation 40  Commas    a  Commas in Compound Sentences    b  Commas After Introductory Words, Phrases, and Clauses    c  Commas with Essential and Nonessential Words, Phrases, and Clauses    d  Commas in Series and Lists    e  Commas with Adjectives    f  Commas with Dates, Addresses, Geographical Names, and Numbers    g  Other Uses for Commas    h  Unnecessary Commas 41   Apostrophes    a  Apostrophes with Possessives    b  Apostrophes with Contractions    c  Apostrophes with Plurals    d  Unnecessary Apostrophes 42   Semicolons    a  Semicolons in Compound Sentences    b  Semicolons in a Series    c  Semicolons with Quotation Marks    d  Unnecessary Semicolons 43   Colons    a  Colons to Announce Elements at the End of a Sentence    b  Colons to Separate Independent Clauses    c  Colons to Announce Quotations    d  Colons in Salutations and Between Elements    e  Colons with Quotation Marks    f  Unnecessary Colons 44   Quotation Marks    a  Quotation Marks with Direct and Indirect Quotations    b  Quotation Marks for Minor Titles and Parts of Wholes    c  Quotation Marks for Words    d  Use of Other Punctuation with Quotation Marks    e  Unnecessary Quotation Marks 45   Hyphens    a  Hyphens to Divide Words    b  Hyphens to Form Compound Words    c  Hyphens to Join Word Units    d  Hyphens to Join Prefixes, Suffixes, and Letters to a Word    e  Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity 46   End Punctuation    a  Periods    b  Question Marks    c  Exclamation Points 47   Other Punctuation a  Dashes b  Slashes c  Parentheses d  Brackets e  Ellipses (Omitted Words) TAB 8:  Mechanics and Spelling 48   Capitals       49 Abbreviations a  Abbreviating Numbers b  Abbreviating Titles c  Abbreviating Place Names d  Abbreviating Measurements e  Abbreviating Dates f  Abbreviating Initials Used as Names g  Abbreviating Latin Expressions h  Abbreviating Documentation 50   Numbers 51    Italics a  Italics for Titles b  Italics for Other Uses 52   Spelling a  Proofreading b  Spell-Checkers c  Some Spelling Guidelines d  Plurals e  Sound-Alike Words (Homonyms) TAB 9:  For Multilingual Writers 53  American Style in Writing a  American Style b  English Grammar vs. Grammar of Other Languages c  American English and World Englishes d  Web Sites for ESL Resources   54   Verbs a  Verbs b  Helping Verbs with Main Verbs c  Two-Word (Phrasal) Verbs d  Verbs with –ing and to+ Verb Forms   55  Omitted and Repeated Words a  Omitted Subjects b  Repeated Subjects   56  Pronouns and Adverbs 57  Count and Noncount Nouns   58   Adjectives and Adverbs    a  Order of Adverbs    b  Order of Adjectives    c  A/An/The    d  Some/Any, Much/Many, Little/Few, Less/Fewer, Enough, No 59  Prepositions 60 Idioms   TAB 10:  Research    61  Finding a Topic      a  Deciding on a Purpose and Audience b  Deciding on a Topic c  Narrowing the Topic d  Formulating a Research Question e  Formulating a Thesis   62  Choosing Primary and Secondary Sources    a  Primary Sources b  Secondary Sources    63  Searching Libraries and Library Databases       a  Libraries b  Library Databases and Subscription Services   64  Using Web Resources a  Internet Search Strategies b  Types of Internet Sources   65  Conducting Firsthand Research a  Observations b  Interviews c  Surveys     66  Evaluating Sources a  Getting Started b  Evaluating Authors’ Credibility c  Evaluating Content d  Evaluating Internet Sources   67  Collecting Information a  Keeping Notes     b  Printing and Annotating Photocopies and Printouts c  Writing an Annotated Bibliography   68  Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism a  Understanding Plagiarism b  Documenting Sources Responsibly c  Summarizing without Plagiarism d  Paraphrasing without Plagiarism e  Using Quotation Marks to Avoid Plagiarism f  Using Signal Words and Phrases to Integrate Sources   69 Writing the Research Paper a  Getting Started b  Planning and Organizing c  Writing a Draft d  Reviewing the Draft e  Revising, Editing, and Checking the Format TAB 11:  MLA Documentation    70  Documenting in MLA Style    a  In-Text Citations b  Notes c  Works Cited List d  Sample MLA-Style Research Paper TAB 12:  APA, CM, and CSE Documentation    71  Documenting in APA Style a  In-Text Citations b  Footnotes c  References List d  Sample APA-Style Research Paper   72  Chicago Manual (CM)Style a  Numbered Notes b  Author-Date Citation Format c  Bibliography Entries   73  Council of Science Editors (CSE) Style a  Name-Year Style b  Citation Sequence Style c  References List    74  Resources for Other Styles Glossary of Grammatical Terms Index