Full Description
A Writer's Resource helps writers identify the fundamental elements of any writing situation-from academic papers to blog posts to 140-character tweets. Its innovative, transferable techniques and practices build confidence for composing across genres, media, and the academic curriculum. And with its numerous examples from a rich cross-section of disciplines, the fifth edition clearly demonstrates that every major, every field of study, and every potential career path depends on written communication.Connect Composition supports instruction across multiple semesters and courses with interactive exercises, online learning videos, enriched ebook materials,annotation and writing tools, and much more!* LearnSmartAchieve - a continuously adaptive learning system that pinpoints students' individual strengths and weaknesses and provides personalized support to help them master key topics and material. LearnSmart Achieve provides foundational support on key course areas such as the writing process, critical reading, the research process, reasoning and argument, grammar and common sentence problems,punctuation and mechanics, style and word choice, and multilingual writer support.* Power of Process - a critical reading and writing tool that guides students through instructor-chosen strategies and helps them engage directly with a text through highlighting, annotation, and short answer questions.*Analytics - Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement.
Contents
A Writer's Resource, Fifth Edition by Elaine Maimon - Table of ContentsTAB 1 - Writing TodaySTART SMART: ADDRESSING THE WRITING SITUATION1. Writing across the Curriculum and beyond College2. Writing Situationsa. Approaching writing via the situationb. Using multimodal elements and genrec. Choosing the best mediumd. The persuasive power of imagese. Online tools for learning3. Audience and Academic Englisha. Becoming aware of audienceb. Using reading, writing, and speaking to learn about Englishc. Tools for multilingual studentsTAB 2 - Writing and Designing Texts4. Reading and Writing: The Critical Connectiona. Reading criticallyb. Writing critically5. Planning and Shapinga. Approaching assignmentsb. Exploring ideasc. Developing a working thesisd. Planning a structuree. Considering visuals and multimodal elements6. Drafting Text and Visualsa. Using electronic tools for draftingb. Patterns of organization and visualsc. Writing paragraphsd Integrating visuals and multimodal elements7. Revising and Editinga. Getting commentsb. Using electronic tools for revisingc. Focusing on the situationd. Testing your thesise. Reviewing structuref. Revising paragraphsg. Revising visuals and multimodal elementsh. Editing sentencesi. Proofreading carefullyj. Using campus, Internet, community resourcesk. One student's revisionsSTUDENT REFLECTIVE TEXT8. Designing Academic Texts and Portfoliosa. Considering audience and purposeb. Using computer toolsc. Thinking intentionally about designd. Compiling a print or electronic portfolioTAB 3 - Common Assignments9. Informative ReportsSTUDENT SAMPLE10. Interpretive Analyses and Writing about LiteratureSTUDENT SAMPLE11. ArgumentsSTUDENT SAMPLE12. Other Kinds of Assignmentsa. Personal essaysb. Lab reportsc. Case studiesd. Essay examse. Coauthored projects13. Oral Presentations14. Multimodal Writinga. Tools for creating multimodal textsb. Analyzing imagesc. Web sitesd. Blogs and wikisTAB 4 - Writing Beyond College15. Service Learning and Community-Service Writing16. Letters to Raise Awareness and Share Concerna. Writing about a public issueb. Writing as a consumer17. Writing to Get and Keep a Joba. Internshipsb. Resumesc. Job application lettersd. Job interviewse. Writing on the jobTAB 5 - Researching18. Understanding Researcha. Primary and secondary researchb. Research and college writingc. Understanding theresearch assignmentd. Choosing a research questione. Creating a research plan19. Finding and Managing Print and Online Sourcesa. Using the libraryb. Kinds of sourcesc. Printed and online reference worksd. Keyword searchese. Print indexes and online databasesf. Search engines and subject directoriesg. Using the library's catalog to find booksh. Government documentsi. Online communication20. Finding and Creating Effective Visuals, Audio Clips, and Videosa. Finding and displaying quantitative datab. Searching for imagesc. Searching for or creating audio clips or videos21. Evaluating Sourcesa. Print sourcesb. Internet sourcesc. Evaluating a source's arguments22. Doing Research in the Archive, Field, and Laba. Ethicsb. Archival researchc. Field researchd. Lab research23. Plagiarism, Copyright, and Intellectual Propertya. Some definitionsb. Avoiding plagiarismc. Fair use24. Working with Sources and Avoiding Plagiarisma. Working bibliographiesb. Annotated bibliographiesc. Taking notesd. Paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting, synthesizinge. Integrating quotations, paraphrases, summariesTAB 6 - MLA Documentation StyleFINDING SOURCE INFORMATIONAND DOCUMENTING MLA Style: In-Text CitationsMLA Style: List of Works CitedMLA Style: Explanatory Notes and AcknowledgmentsMLA Style: FormatTAB 7 - APA Documentation StyleFINDING SOURCE INFORMATION AND IDENTIFYING AND APA Style: In-Text CitationsAPA Style: ReferencesAPA Style: FormatTAB 8 - Chicago and CSE Documentation StylesChicago Documentation Style: ElementsCSE Documentation StyleTAB 9 - Editing for ClarityIDENTIFYING AND EDITING COMMON PROBLEMS AND QUICK REFERENCE FOR MULTILINGUAL WRITERSWordy SentencesMissing WordsMixed ConstructionsConfusing ShiftsFaulty ParallelismMisplaced/Dangling ModifiersCoordination and SubordinationSentence VarietyActive VerbsAppropriate LanguageExact LanguageThe Dictionary and the ThesaurusGlossary of UsageTAB 10 - Editing for Grammar Conventions51 Sentence FragmentsComma Splices and Run-on SentencesSubject-Verb AgreementProblems with VerbsProblems with PronounsProblems with Adjectives and AdverbsTAB 11 - Editing for Correctness: Punctuation, Mechanics, and SpellingCommasSemicolonsColonsApostrophesQuotation MarksOther Punctuation MarksCapitalizationAbbreviations and SymbolsNumbersItalics (Underlining)HyphensSpellingTAB 12 - Basic Grammar Review with Tips for Multilingual WritersParts of SpeechParts of SentencesPhrases and Dependent ClausesTypes of SentencesTAB 13 - Further Resources for LearningSelected Terms from across the CurriculumDiscipline-Specific ResourcesIndexIndex for Multilingual WritersQuick Guide to Key ResourcesAbbreviations and Symbols for Editing and ProofreadingNER(01): WOW
