Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This is the CD-ROM version of "A Writer's Resource," McGraw-Hill's new comb-bound, tabbed reference writing handbook.
Table of Contents
Tab 1: Learning Across the Curriculum 1. Your College Experience 2. Writing to Learn 3. Writing in College4. Writing Online 5. Learning in English as a Second LanguageTab 2: Writing Papers 6. Reading, Thinking, Writing: The Critical Connection 7. Planning 8. Drafting9. RevisingTab 3: Common Assignments Across the Curriculum10. Informative Reports Student Paper: Smulowitz on Stocks11. Interpretive Analysis and Writing About Literature Student Paper: Bector on OConnor12. Arguments Student Paper: Buglione on the NFL13. Other Kinds of AssignmentsTab 4: Writing Connections: College, Community, Career14. Service Learning and Community Service Writing15. Letters to Get Action: Protest and Praise15. Writing to Get and Keep a JobTab 5: Researching17. Understanding Research 18. Finding Print and Online Sources19. Evaluating Sources20. Doing Research in the Archive, Field, and Lab21. Working with Sources 22. Writing the Paper23. Discipline-Specific Resources in the Library and on the InternetTab 6: MLA Documentation Style24. MLA Style: In-Text Citations25. MLA Style: List of Works Cited26. MLA Style: Explanatory Notes27. MLA Paper Format28. Student Paper in MLA Style: Esther Hoffman: Louis Armstrong and Joe GlaserTab 7: APA Documentation Style 29. APA Style: In-Text Citations30. APA Style: List of References31. APA Paper Format32. Student Paper in APA Style: Jennifer Koehler: Germanys Path to Continuing ProsperityTab 8: Other Documentation Styles: Chicago, CBE, and COS33. Chicago Manual Documentation Style34. CBE Documentation Styles35. Columbia Online Style (COS) Tab 9: Document and Web Design36. Document Design37. Writing for the World Wide WebTab 10: Editing for Clarity38. Wordy Sentences39. Missing Words40. Mixed Constructions41. Confusing Shifts42. Faulty Parallelism43. Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers44. Coordination and Subordination45. Sentence Variety46. Active Verbs47. Appropriate Language48. Exact Language49. The Dictionary and the Thesaurus50. Glossary of UsageTab 11: Editing for Grammar Conventions51. Sentence Fragments52. Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences53. Subject/Verb Agreement54. Problems with Verbs55. Problems with Pronouns 56. Problems with Adjectives and AdverbsTab 12: Editing for Correctness: Punctuation, Mechanics, and Spelling57. Commas58. Semicolons59. Colons60. Apostrophes61. Quotation Marks62. Other Punctuation Marks 63. Capital Letters64. Abbreviations65. Numbers66. Italics (underlining)67. Hyphens68. Spelling Tab 13: Basic Grammar Review and Tips for Multilingual Writers69. Parts of Speech70. Sentences71. Phrases or Dependent Clauses72. Types of SentencesAppendix: Further Resources for College Writers