Writing: A College Handbook
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Through four successful editions, Writing: A College Handbook’s positive approach has not only empowered students to write effectively, it has challenged students to consider why good writing matters.
PART 1 THE PROCESS OF WRITING 1 Building Rhetorical Power 2 Preparing to Write 3 Strategies for Active Writing and Reading 4 Exploratory Drafting and Thesis Statements 5 Planning and Organizing Your Text 6 Developing Your Text 7 Writing Paragraphs 8 Style—Using a Community's Language 9 Revising Your Text 10 Editing and Proofreading 11 Persuasion and Argument 12 Document Design PART 2 CRAFTING SENTENCES 13 The Simple Sentence 14 Modifiers 15 Coordination—Compound Sentences 16 Parallel Construction 17 Subordination—Complex Sentences 18 Coordination and Subordination 19 Sentence Fragments 20 Using Pronouns 21 Subject-Verb Agreement 22 Verbs—Tense 23 Verbs—Sequence of Tenses 24 Verbs—Active and Passive Voice 25 Verbs—Mood 26 Direct and Indirect Reporting of Discourse 27 Invigorating Your Style 28 Academic English for Nonnative Speakers PART 3 PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS 29 The Comma 30 The Semicolon and the Colon 31 End Marks 32 Quotation Marks and Quoting 33 The Dash, Parentheses, the Slash 34 Spelling, Hyphen, Apostrophe 35 Mechanics PART 4 RESEARCH AND WRITING 36 The Research Process 37 Notetaking 38 Writing the Research Paper 39 Documenting the Research Paper 40 Preparing the Final Copy of the Research Paper PART 5 WRITING IN ACADEMIC CONTEXTS 41 Writing about Literature 42 Writing and Research in Different Disciplines PART 6 WRITING IN NONACADEMIC CONTEXTS 43 Writing in the World of Work 44 Writing for Public Service 45 Grant Writing for Nonprofit Groups Glossary of Usage Glossary of Grammatical Terms
