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More copies of this ISBN:Lb Brief 3RD Edition Little Brown Book Handbook 3RD Editionby Jane Aaron
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Success starts here. • What can I do about writer’s block? • Is it she and I or her and me? Is it who or whom? • How do I get started on my research papers? • How do I use the Web for research? • How should I cite my sources?
With concise, easy to understand answers to these questions and more, LB Brief will help you succeed in any course that requires reading, writing, or research. An authoritative and accessible reference at an affordable price, this handbook provides complete coverage of writing in and out of college, grammar and usage, punctuation and mechanics, the research process, evaluating and documenting sources, using computers and the Web, and applying for a job, along with over 120 exercises that allow students to practice skills. LB Brief is a tremendous value and an unbeatable resource. Visit the companion Web site at www.ablongman.com/littlebrown for additional exercises, video tutorials, downloads from the handbook, and Web links on every handbook topic. Synopsis:"LB Brief" offers the authority and currency of its best-selling parent, "The Little, Brown Handbook," in a briefer, spiral-bound format at an affordable price. As in its previous edition, "LB Brief" provides students of varying skills and interests with clear, reliable, and accessible explanations of handbook basics--the writing process, grammar and usage, and research writing. The third edition builds on the handbook's usefulness with three main emphases: (1) writing in and out of college, including an expanded chapter on academic writing, a new chapter study skills and exams, and new coverage of public writing; (2) visual literacy, including more on creating and using illustrations, viewing images critically, and using visuals as research sources; and (3) research writing, including more on using library subscription services and evaluating Web sites, new annotated sample pages from key source types, and new coverage of annotated bibliographies, Web logs, and finding images. Table of ContentsPART ONE: WRITING PROCESS
1 The Writing Situation a Analysis b Subject c Audience d Purpose
2 Invention a Journal keeping b Observing c Freewriting d Brainstorming e Clustering f Asking questions g Reading
3 Thesis and Organization a Thesis statement b Organization Sample Essay
4 Drafting a Starting b Maintaining momentum c Sample First Draft
5 Revising and Editing a Revising the whole essay b Sample revision c Editing d Formatting; proofreading e Sample Final Draft f Collaborating g Preparing a writing portfolio
6 Paragraphs a Unity around a central idea b Coherence c Development d Introductions and conclusions e Linking paragraphs
7 Document Design a Academic papers b Principles of design c Elements of design d Illustrations e Papers submitted online f Readers with disabilities
PART TWO: WRITING IN AND OUT OF COLLEGE
8 Academic Writing a Academic habits b Audience c Purpose d Structure and content e Language
9 Study Skills a Time management b Listening and note taking in class c Reading d Exams Sample Essay Exams
10 Critical Reading and Writing a Critical reading b Critically viewing images c Critical writing Sample Critique of a Text
11 Writing Arguments a Elements of argument b Writing reasonably c Organizing an argument d Sample Argument
12 Reading and Writing About Literature a Writing while reading b Critical reading c Sample Works and Papers
13 Public Writing a Business letters and résumés Sample Letter and Résumés b Memos Sample Memo c Electronic mail Sample E-mail Message d Community work Sample Newsletter and Brochure e Web composition Sample Web Page
14 Oral Presentations a Purpose and audience b Organization c Delivery Sample Powerpoint Slides
PART THREE: CLARITY AND STYLE
15 Emphasis a Subjects and verbs b Sentence beginnings and endings c Coordination d Subordination
16 Parallelism a With and, but, or, nor, yet b With both . . . and, etc. c In comparisons d In lists, headings, and outlines
17 Variety and Details a Sentence length b Sentence structure c Details
18 Appropriate and Exact Words a Appropriate words b Exact words
19 Completeness a Compounds b Needed words
20 Conciseness a Focusing on subject and verb b Cutting empty words c Cutting repetition d Tightening clauses and phrases e Cutting there is or it is f Combining sentences g Avoiding jargon
PART FOUR: SENTENCE PARTS AND PATTERNS
Basic grammar 21 Parts of Speech a Nouns b Pronouns c Verbs d Adjectives and adverbs e Prepositions and conjunctions f Interjections
22 The Sentence a Subject and predicate b Predicate patterns c Alternative patterns
23 Phrases and Subordinate Clauses a Phrases b Subordinate clauses
24 Sentence Types a Simple sentences b Compound sentences c Complex sentences d Compound-complex sentences
Verbs 25 Forms a Irregular verbs b Sit/set; lie/lay; rise/raise c -s and -ed forms d Helping verbs e Verb + gerund or infinitive f Verb + particle
26 Tense a Present tense: sing b Perfect tense: have/had/will have sung c Progressive tense: is/was/will be singing d Consistency e Sequence
27 Mood a Subjunctive: I wish I were b Consistency
28 Voice a Active vs. passive b Consistency
29 Subject-Verb Agreement a -s and -es endings b Intervening words c Subjects with and d Subjects with or or nor e Everyone and other indefinite pronouns f Team and other collective nouns g Who, which, that h News and other singular nouns ending in -s i Inverted word order j Is, are, and other linking verbs k Titles; words being defined
Pronouns 30 Case a She and I vs. her and me b It was she vs. It was her c Who vs. whom d Other constructions
31 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement a Antecedents with and b Antecedents with or or nor c Everyone, person, and other indefinite words d Team and other collective nouns
32 Pronoun Reference a Clear reference b Close reference c Specific reference d Definite it and they e Appropriate you f Consistency
Modifiers 33 Adjectives and Adverbs a Adjective vs. adverb b Adjective with linking verb: felt bad c Comparisons d Double negatives e Present and past participles: boring vs. bored f A, an, the, and other determiners
34 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers a Misplaced modifiers b Dangling modifiers
Sentence Faults 35 Sentence Fragments a Tests b Revision c Acceptable fragments
36 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences a Main clauses without and, but, etc. b Main clauses with however, for example, etc.
37 Mixed Sentences a Mixed meaning b Tangled grammar c Repeated subjects and other parts
PART FIVE: PUNCTUATION
38 End Punctuation a Period b Question mark c Exclamation point
39 Comma a Main clauses with and, but, etc. b Introductory elements c Nonessential elements d Items in series e Two or more adjectives f Dates, addresses, etc. g With quotations h Misuses
40 Semicolon a Main clauses without and, but, etc. b Main clauses with however, for example, etc. c Main clauses or series items with commas d Misuses
41 Colon a Concluding explanation, series, etc. b Salutation; title and subtitle; time c Misuses
42 Apostrophe a Possession b Misuses c Contractions d Plural abbreviations, etc.
43 Quotation Marks a Direct quotations b Within quotations c Titles of works d Words used in a special sense e Misuses f With other punctuation
44 Other Marks a Dash or dashes b Parentheses c Ellipsis mark d Brackets e Slash
PART SIX: SPELLING AND MECHANICS
45 Spelling 46 Hyphen 47 Capital Letters 48 Underlining or Italics 49 Abbreviations 50 Numbers
PART SEVEN: RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION
51 Research Strategy a Planning b Research journal c Subject and question d Goals for sources e Working, annotated bibliography
52 Finding Sources a Searching electronically b Reference works c Books d Periodicals e The Web f Other online sources g Government publications h Images i Your own sources
53 Working with Sources a Evaluating sources b Synthesizing sources c Gathering information d Using summary, paraphrase, quotation e Integrating sources into your text
54 Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources a Plagiarism and the Internet b What not to acknowledge c What must be acknowledged d Online sources e Documenting sources
55 Writing the Paper a Focusing and organizing b Drafting, revising, and formatting
56 MLA Documentation and Format a Parenthetical text citations b List of works cited c Format of paper d SAMPLE MLA PAPER
57 APA Documentation and Format a Parenthetical text citations b List of references c Format of paper d SAMPLE APA PAPER
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