Synopses & Reviews
KEYS FOR WRITERS is the most accessible, user-friendly handbook in the tabbed, comb-bound market. With a simple tabbing system (five red tabs for the writing process and research, and five gold tabs for sentence-level lessons), thorough and concise coverage of grammar, and an easy-to-read format, KEYS FOR WRITERS is a valuable resource to students in all disciplines throughout their college careers. The Fifth Edition features enhanced discussion of plagiarism (and how to avoid it), expanded argument coverage, a full literature paper, two-page "Source Shots" that visually demonstrate to students where to find citation information in different kinds of publications, and even more discussion of evaluating online sources and writing in and for online environments. An emphasis on critical reading and critical thinking appears throughout discussions of the writing process, argument, and research. Superior coverage of style includes the popular "5 C's of Style"--Cut, Check for Action, Connect, Commit, and Choose the Best Words--which helps students submit their best work. This edition has been updated to reflect guidelines from the 2009 MLA HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS OF RESEARCH PAPERS, Seventh Edition.
Synopsis
With its simple tabbing system (five red tabs for the writing process and research, and five gold tabs for sentence-level topics), thorough and concise coverage of grammar, an easy-to-read format, and customizable KeyTabs?, KEYS FOR WRITERS is a valuable resource for writers. In addition to a contemporary new design, an entirely new companion website, and a new media-enhanced e-Book, the Sixth Edition features updates and additions including new visuals, new writing samples, MLA and APA coverage thoroughly revised to reflect their respective organizations' latest standards, and expanded coverage of topics ranging from annotated bibliographies and working with sources to visual arguments.
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 I. THE WRITING PROCESS. 1. Ways into Writing. 2. Developing Paragraphs and Essays. 3. Revising, Editing, and Formatting. 4. Constructing an Argument. 5. Writing in All Your Courses. Part II. DOING RESEARCH/EVALUATING SOURCES. 6. Beginning a Research Project. 7. Searching for Sources. 8. Evaluating Sources. 9. Avoiding Plagiarism. 10. Writing the Research Paper. Part III. MLA DOCUMENTATION. 11. Citing Sources in Your Text, MLA Style. 12. MLA List of Works Cited. 13. A Student's Research Paper, MLA Style. Part IV. APA, CSE, AND CHICAGO DOCUMENTATION. 14. Citing Sources in Your Text, APA Style. 15. APA List of References. 16. A Student's Research Paper, APA Style. 17. CSE Style of Documentation. 18. Chicago Manual of Style: Endnotes, Footnotes, and Bibliography. 19. An Excerpt from a Student's Research Paper, Chicago Style. Part V. DESIGN, MEDIA AND PRESENTATION. 20. Document Design. 21. Visuals. 22. Online Communication Forums. 23. Web Site Design. 24. Academic Writing Online and E-Portfolios. 25. Flyers, Brochures, and Newsletters. 26. Resumes and Letters of Application. 27. Business Letters and Memos. 28. Oral and Multimedia Presentations. Part VI. STYLE. The Five C's of Style. 29. The First C: Cut. 30. The Second C: Check for Action. 31. The Third C: Connect. 32. The Fourth C: Commit. 33. The Fifth C: Choose the Best Words. Style in Action. 34. Sentence Variety. 35. Revising for Style: A Student's Drafts. 36. Style Tips. Part VII. COMMON SENTENCE PROBLEMS. 37. Trouble Spots and Terms. 38. Sentence Fragments. 39. Run-ons and Comma Splices. 40. Sentence Snarls. 41. Verbs. 42. Passive Voice. 43. Subject-Verb Agreement. 44. Pronouns. 45. Adjectives and Adverbs. 46. Relative Clauses and Relative Pronouns. Part VIII. PUNCTUATION, MECHANICS AND SPELLING 47. Commas. 48. Apostrophes. 49. Quotation Marks. 50. Semicolons and Colons. 51. Other Punctuation Marks. 52. Italics and Underlining. 53. Capitalization. 54. Abbreviations. 55. Numbers. 56. Hyphens. 57. Online Guidelines. 58. Spelling. Part IX. LANGUAGE, ENGLISHES AND ESL. 59. Writing across Cultures. 60. Nouns and Articles. 61. Verbs and Verb Forms. 62. Word Order and Sentence Structure. 63. Prepositions and Idioms. 64. Frequently Asked ESL Editing Questions. Part X. GLOSSARIES AND INDEX 65. Glossary of Usage. 66. Glossary of Grammatical Terms.