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Pocket Keys for Writers, 2/e, is a handy reference tool that provides big writing help in a small package. This indispensable pocket-style handbook covers the essentials of the writing process, as well as research, documentation, evaluating print and electronic sources, punctuation, and mechanics. Written by a recognized leader in ESL instruction, Pocket Keys is an excellent resource for ESL writers, with a strong ESL section and ESL notes throughout the text. In short, the text delivers concise, up-to-date, and practical information in a highly accessible, reasonably priced format. The Second Edition of Pocket Keys retains the hallmark Keys organization and use of color, as well as Key Points boxes and the popular Five C's of Style. Also in this edition, material on using visuals in written projects helps students enhance the impact of their documents. Coverage of research and documentation includes using online databases and evaluating web sites.
Synopsis
Pocket Keys for Writers, 2/e, is a handy reference tool that provides big writing help in a small package. This indispensable pocket-style handbook covers the essentials of the writing process, as well as research, documentation, evaluating print and electronic sources, punctuation, and mechanics. Written by a recognized leader in ESL instruction, Pocket Keys is an excellent resource for ESL writers, with a strong ESL section and ESL notes throughout the text. In short, the text delivers concise, up-to-date, and practical information in a highly accessible, reasonably priced format.
The Second Edition of Pocket Keys retains the hallmark Keys organization and use of color, as well as Key Points boxes and the popular Five C's of Style. Also in this edition, material on using visuals in written projects helps students enhance the impact of their documents. Coverage of research and documentation includes using online databases and evaluating web sites.
- Argument coverage in Part 1, "The Writing Process, " provides students with practical guidance on constructing a good argument, formulating an arguable claim, and providing reasons and evidence.
- Material on using visuals and multimedia in written projects helps students to consider issues of visual rhetoric in their writing and how they might enhance the clarity and impact of their documents.
- Part 3, "Steering Clear of Plagiarism, " includes the following sections: "What Is plagiarism?""Checklist: Ways to Avoid Plagiarizing, " and "Driving the organization of a paper with ideas, not sources."
- Lively student writing samples from student research papers illustrate documentation techniques and development of a thesis. Topics covered include "Safety First: Women and Men in Police and Fire Departments" (showing MLA documentation style); "Absolute Auditory Thresholds" (showing APA documentation style); and the work of artist Piet Mondrian (showing Chicago documentation style).
Synopsis
Give students big writing help in a small package with POCKET KEYS FOR WRITERS. This indispensable pocket-style handbook covers the essentials of the writing process--taking students through the research process to the mechanics of writing and using punctuation to the evaluation and documentation of both print and electronic source materials. Concise, up-to-date, and practical, this edition is easier to use than ever before, with a new full-color design that helps students find the material they need when they need it. Renowned for her work in ESL instruction, author Ann Raimes provides useful "Language and Culture" boxes throughout the text as well as a dedicated ESL section covering issues of culture, varieties of English, and Standard Written English in relation to the vernacular.
About the Author
Ann Raimes was born and educated in England and the U.S. (University of London, Oxford University, and Cornell). A few years ago, she retired from full-time teaching at Hunter College, where she was a professor of English for thirty-two years. With its 21,000 ethnically diverse students, many of whom are immigrants or born to immigrant families, Hunter is known as "an urban leader in educating a diverse student body." In addition to teaching undergraduate composition courses, ESL writing courses, and graduate courses in rhetoric and composition, Ann was in charge of the Developmental English Program (1,500 students) for ten years and directed the first-year composition course (75+ sections), working with a colleague to establish and direct a still-thriving writing center. She also was a member of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the College Preparatory Initiative and served as one of the first Chairs of the CUNY ESL Council, Chair of the TESOL Publications Committee, and Chair of the CUNY ESL Task Force. Ann has also published many research and theoretical articles and has been a frequent presenter at conferences. Her articles have appeared in TESOL Quarterly, Language Learning, College English, College ESL, and other journals and anthologies. She is also the author of ten textbooks (writing, ESL, and grammar), many in several editions.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: WRITING IN COLLEGE. 1. Why Use a Handbook? 1a. The short answer. 1b. To write strong academic essays. 1c. To cite sources. 1d. To see why correctness matters. 1e. To find models of good papers. 2. Readers' Expectations. 2a. A clear purpose and audience. 2b. A conversation with sources and ideas. 2c. Revised and polished writing. 2d. A clear main idea. 2e. Standard Written English. 3. Is Your Argument Convincing? 3a. Critical thinking. 3b. A debatable claim (thesis). 3c. Reasons and evidence. 3d. Areas of common ground. 3e. Visuals. Model paper 1: A student's argument essay. 4. Presentation Makes a Difference. 4a. In print. 4b. Online. 4c. Text (color, lists, headings). 4d. Photos and images. 4e. Data (tables, graphs, charts). 4f. Oral presentations, multimedia, e-portfolios. PART TWO: RESEARCH AND USING SOURCES. 5. Searching for Information. 5a. Source material and primary data. 5b. Print and online sources. 5c. Starting points. 5d. Keyword searching. 5e. Google. 5f. Online alerts. 6. Recognizing a Scholarly Article. 6a. Print articles. 6b. Online articles. 7. Evaluating Sources. 7a. Print sources. 7b. Online sources. 7c. Basic information on Web sites. PART THREE: WRITING WITHOUT PLAGIARIZING. 8. Avoiding Cheating. 8a. Seven types of plagiarism. 8b. Why, how, and what to cite. 8c. Boundaries of a source citation. 8d. Keeping track of sources. 8e. Bibliographic software. 9. Using Source Material. 9a. Organization with ideas, not sources. 9b. The issue of I . 9c. Summarizing and paraphrasing. 9d. Quoting. 9e. Integrating source citations. PART FOUR: DOCUMENTING RESEARCH PAPERS. 10. MLA Style. At a Glance: Index of MLA Style. 10a. Basic features. 10b. Citing sources. 10c. MLA list of works cited. 10d. Print books (Source Shot 1). 10e. Print articles (Source Shot 2). 10f .Online databases (Source Shot 3). 10g. Web sources. 10h. Visual, performance, multimedia, miscellaneous sources. Model paper 2: A student's research paper, MLA style. 11. APA Style. At a Glance: Index of APA Style. 11a. Basic features. 11b. Citing sources. 11c. List of references. 11d. Print books and parts of books. 11e. Print articles (Source Shot 4). 11f. Online sources (Source Shot 5). 11g.Visual, multimedia, miscellaneous sources. Model paper 3: A student's research paper, APA style. 12. Chicago Style. At a Glance: Index of Chicago Style. 12a. Basic features. 12b. Citing sources. 12c. Endnotes and footnotes. 12d. Print books. 12e. Print articles. 12f. Online sources. 12g. Visual, multimedia, miscellaneous sources. 12h. Sample bibliography. Model paper 4: Samples from a student's research paper, Chicago style. 13. CSE Style. At a Glance: Index of CSE Style Features. 13a. Basic features. 13b. Citing sources. 13c. List of references. 13d. Print books. 13e. Print articles. 13f. Online, multimedia, miscellaneous sources. Model paper 5: Samples from a student's research paper, CSE style. PART FIVE: THE FIVE C'S OF STYLE. 14.Cut. 14a.Wordiness. 14b.Formulaic phrases. 14c.References to your intentions. 15.Check for Action ("Who's Doing What?"). 15a."Who's doing what?" 15b.Sentences beginning with there or it. 15c.Unnecessary passive voice. 16.Connect . 16a.Consistent subjects. 16b.Transitional words. 16c.Variety in connecting ideas. 17.Commit . 17a.Confident stance. 17b.Consistent tone. 18. Choose Words Carefully. 18a. Vivid and specific words. 18b. Slang, regionalisms, and jargon. 18c. Biased and exclusionary language. PART SIX: COMMON SENTENCE PROBLEMS. 19. FAQs about Sentences. 20. Sentence Fragments. 20a. What a sentence needs. 20b. Turning fragments into sentences. 20c. Beginning with and, but, or or. 20d. Intentional fragments. 21. Run-ons or Comma Splices. 21a. Identifying. 21b. Correcting. 22. Sentence Snarls. 22a. Mixed constructions, faulty comparisons, convoluted syntax . 22b. Misplaced modifiers. 22c. Dangling modifiers. 22d. Shifts. 22e. Logical sequence after the subject. 22f .Parallel structures. 22g. Is when and the reason is because. 22h. Necessary and unnecessary words. 23. Using Verbs Correctly. 23a. Verbs in Standard Written English. 23b. Auxiliary verbs. 23c. Verbs commonly confused. 23d. Verb tenses. 23e. -ed forms (past tense, past participle). 23f. Conditional sentences, wishes, requests, demands, recommendations. 23g. Active and passive voices. 24. Subject-Verb Agreement . 24a. Basic principles. 24b. Words between subject and verb. 24c. Subject following the verb. 24d. Eight tricky subjects. 24e. Collective nouns (family, etc.). 24f. Compound subjects (and, or, nor). 24g. Indefinite pronouns (anyone, etc.). 24h. Expressing quantity (much, etc.). 24i. Relative clauses (who, which, that ). 25. Pronouns (I/me, who/whom, etc.). 25a. Which to use (I/me, he/him, etc.). 25b. Specific antecedent . 25c. Agreeing with antecedents. 25d. Using you. 25e Relative pronouns (who, whom, which, that ). 26. Adjectives and Adverbs (good/well, etc.). 26a. Forms. 26b. When to use. 26c. Hyphenated (compound) adjectives. 26d. Double negatives. 26e. Comparatives and superlatives. PART SEVEN: PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS. 27. Punctuation Shows Intent. 28. Commas. 29. Apostrophes. 30. Quotation Marks. 31. Other Punctuation Marks. 32. Italics and Underlining. 33. Capitals, Abbreviations, and Numbers. 34. Hyphens. 35. Online Guidelines. PART EIGHT: WRITING ACROSS LANGUAGES AND CULTURES. 36. Standard Written English. 36a. Cultures and Englishes. 36b. Spoken varieties and Standard Written English. 37. Nouns and Articles (a, an, the). 37a. Types of nouns. 37b. Basic rules. 37c. The for specific reference. 37d. Four questions to ask about articles. 38. Infinitive, -ing, and -ed Forms. 38a. Verb + infinitive. 38b. Verb + -ing. 38c. Preposition + -ing. 38d. Verb + infinitive or -ing. 38e. -ing or -ed adjectives. 39. Sentence Structure and Word Order. 39a. Basic rules. 39b. Direct and indirect objects. 39c. Direct and indirect questions. 39d. Although and because clauses. PART NINE: WORDS TO WATCHFOR. 40. Glossary of Usage. Index. Editing Marks.