Pocket Reference for Writers
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Toby Fulwiler and Alan Hayakawa's goal in writing this 3rd edition of The Pocket Reference For Writers is simple yet progressive: to make it possible for students to have a highly condensed, inexpensive Writing Across the Curriculum oritented rhetoric / handbook that can be used in any college course. With this in mind, Pocket 3 is organized around the interrelated stages of writing called planning, composing, researching, revising, and editing. It explains and illustrates issues of style, grammar, punctuation usage, and mechanics as matters of choices that depend upon audience, purpose, and situation rather than static and absolute rules. Like the other Fulwiler/Hayakawa handbooks, all the writing is exceptionally clear, jargon-free, and engaging for college writers to read, which make for an ideal classroom companion.
I. Reading and Writing in College1. Writing with a Purposea. Writing to Discoverb. Writing to Communicatec. Writing to Create2. Addressing an Audience3. Addressing the Situation4. Finding Your Voice5. Learning a Process6. Reading Images Criticallya. The Elements of Compositionb. ColorII. WRITING TO DISCOVER. 7. Freewriting to Find Ideas8. Journal Writing to Explore Ideas9. Clustering to See Ideas10. Outlining to Organize Ideas11. Asking Questions to Test IdeasIII. WRITING COLLEGE PAPERS. 12. Finding Direction in Academic Papersa. Writing to Informb. Writing to Persuadec. Writing to Express13. Making Claims in Academic Papersa. Thesis Statementsb. Claims and Counterclaims14. Using Evidence in Academic Writing15. Guidelines for Revision16. Experiments with RevisionIV. RESEARCH WRITING17. Planning Researcha. Start with Questionsb. Keep a Research Logc. Focus a Questiond. Attempt to Answere. Use the Writing Process18. Conducting Library Researcha. Learn the Libraryb. Find Informationc. Take Good Notes19. Internet Researcha. Identify Search Toolsb. Limit Your Searchc. Tipsd. Search with E-maile. Document Your Search20. Field Researcha. Site Observationb. Interview Tips21. Evaluating Research Sourcesa. Evaluating Library Sourcesb. Evaluating Electronic Sourcesc. Evaluating Field Sources22. Using Research Sourcesa. Quotationsb. Paraphrasingc. Summarizing23. Avoiding Plagiarisma. What Plagiarism Isb. What Plagiarism Is Not c. Recognizing and Avoiding PlagiarismV. WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES: MLA24. Writing in the Disciplinesa. Differences Among Disciplinesb. Similarities Among Disciplines25. Guidelines for MLA manuscripts26. Guidelines for In-text Citationsa. Citing Sources in the Textb. Using Notes to Provide Additional Information27. Sample First Page in MLA28. Guidelines for MLA Works Cited Pagea. Documenting Booksb. Documenting Periodicalsc. Databasesd. Documenting Electronic Sourcese. Documenting Other Sources29. Samples Works Cited Page in MLA styleVI. APA DOCUMENTATION30. Manuscript Formatting Guidelines31. In-Text Citations Guidelines32. Samples Pages in APA Style33. APA Reference Page Guidelinesa. Formatb. Documenting Booksc. Documenting Periodicalsd. Documenting Online Sourcese. Documenting Other Sources34. Sample Reference Page in APA StyleVII. CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE OF DOCUMENTATION35. Manuscript Formatting Guidelinesa. Acknowledging Sourcesb. Bibliography36. In-Text Citations Guidelines37. Endnote/Footnote Citation Guidelinesa. Documenting Books: First Referenceb. Documenting Periodicals: First Referencec. Documenting Online Sourced. Documenting Other Sources: First Referencee. Documenting Subsequent References of the Same Work38. Sample Endnote/Footnote Pages in CM StyleVIII. DESIGN AND PRESENTATION39. Designing Printed Documentsa. Objectives of Designb. Layoutc. Typographyd. Lists and Tablese. Graphicsf. Illustrations40. Internet Writinga. Web Audiencesb. Manageable Chunksc. Nonlinear Writingd. Links and Navigation Toolse. Resources for Website Buildersf. E-mail41. Resumes42. Oral Presentationsa. The Assignmentb. Preparing a Speaking Textc. Speaking Publicd. Creative OptionsIX. EDITING FOR CLARITY43. Effective Paragraphsa. Unityb. Organizationc. Coherence44. Strong Openings45 Thoughtful Closings46 Sentence Varietya. Coordinationb. Subordinationc. Parallel Structures47 Concise Wordinga. Generalitiesb. Idle Wordsc. Automatic Phrasesd. Wordy Phrasese. Useless Modifiersf. Redundancyg. Elliptical Constructionsh. Pretentious Languagei. Euphemisms48 Strong Verbsa. Action Verbsb. Weak Action Verbsc. Hidden Verbsd. Active Voice49Specific Nouns and Modifiersa. Concrete Nounsb. Specific Modifiers50The Right Worda. Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixesb. Denotation and Connotationsc. Idiomatic Expressionsd. Slang, Regionalisms, and Colloquialismse. Jargonf. Figurative Languageg. Cliches51 Unbiased Languagea. Recognizing Stereotypesb. Choosing Group Labelsc. Using Gender-Neutral Languaged. Eliminating StereotypesX. EDITING FOR GRAMMAR52 Sentence Fragmentsa. Fragments Lacking Verbs or Subjectsb. Dependent Clause Fragmentsc. Intentional Fragments53 Run-On Sentences and Comma Splicesa. Comma and Coordinating Conjunctionb. Semicolonc. Separate Sentencesd. Using Subordination54 Using Verbs Correctlya. Standard Verb Formsb. Irregular Verb Formsc. Sit and Set, Lie and Layd. Auxiliary Verbse. Verb Tensef. Sequence of Tensesg. Moodh. Voice55 Subject-Verb Agreementa. Interruptions Between Subject and Verbb. Subjects linked by And c. Subjects joined by Or or Nor d. Collective Nounse. Indefinite Pronounsf. Who, Which and That g. Nouns ending in -sh. Titles used as Words56. Pronounsa. Referenceb. Agreementc. Cased. Who or Whom57. Adjectives and Adverbsa. Common Confusionsb. Comparisons and Superlativesc. Double Negatives58. Modifiers Positionsa. Misplaced Modifiersb. Dangling Modifiersc. Split Infinitives59. English as a Second Language (ESL)a. Articles A, And, The b. Two-Word Verbsc. Prepositionsd. Order of AdjectivesXI. EDITING FOR PUNCTUATION60. End Punctuationa. Periodsb. Question Marksc. Exclamation Points61. Commasa. Between Independent Clausesb. After Introductory Elementsc. To Set Off Nonrestricitve Informationd. Bwetween Items in a Seriese. Betweem Equal Modifiersf. With Parenthetical Elementsg. With Contrast, Tag Sentences and Direct Addressh. With Quotationsi. With Numbers, Dates, Names and Placesj. To Prevent Misreading62. Semicolonsa. Between Sentencesb. Between Items in a Series63. Colonsa. As Marks of Introductionb. In Time Rederences, Biblical Citiations, Titles, and Business Communication64. Apostrophesa. To Show Possession or Ownershipb. In Plurals of Words as Words, letters, Numbers and Symbolsc. In Contractions65. Quotation Marksa. Direct Quotationsb. In Dialoguec. In Certain Titlesd. For Special Purposese. With Other Puncutation66. Other Punctuation Marksa. Parenthesesb. Dashesc. Ellipsis Pointsd. Bracketse. SlashesXII. STANDARD WRITING (PROSE) CONVENTIONS. 67. Spellinga. Pluralsb. Suffixesc. The ie/ei rule68. Capitalizationa. The First Word in a Sentenceb. Quotationsc. Proper Nounsd. With Other Punctuation69. Hyphensa. At the Ends of Linesb. After Some Prefixesc. In Compound Wordd. Numbers, Fractions, and Units of Measure70. Italicsa. Titlesb. Individual Trains, Ships and Planesc. Foreign Wordsd. For Emphasis71. Numbersa. Figures or Spelled-Out Numbersb. Conventional Usesc. Singular and Plural Forms of Numbers72. Abbreviationsa. Titles and Degreesb. With Numbersc. Temperature, Numbers, and Units of Measured. Symbolse. Geographic Namesf. Common Latin Abbreviationsg. Acronyms and Initials73. Document Preparationa. Preparing Final Copyb. ProofreadingGlossary of Usage.Glossary of Grammatical Terms.Index.
