The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises: Pearson New International Edition

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28 octobre 2013

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Preface for Students

Preface for Instructors  

PART 1   THE WRITING PROCESS

1    The Writing Situation  

   a    Assessment

   b Subject

   c    Purpose

   d    Audience

   e Genre

2 Invention  

   a Journal keeping

   b Observing

   c Freewriting

   d    Brainstorming

   e Drawing

   f   Asking questions

3 Thesis and Organization  

   a Thesis statement

   b Organization

4 Drafting 

   a Starting to draft

   b Maintaining momentum

   c Sample first draft

5 Revising and Editing  

   a Revising the whole essay

   b Sample revision

   c Editing the revised draft

   d Formatting and proofreading

   e    SAMPLE FINAL DRAFT (RESPONSE ESSAY) 

   f   Collaborating

   g Preparing a writing portfolio

6 Paragraphs  

   a Relating paragraphs in the essay

b Unity

   c Coherence

   d Development

   e Introductions and conclusions

7 Presenting Writing  

   a Academic writing

   SAMPLE MARKETING REPORT

   b Visuals and other media

   c Web writing

   SAMPLE WEB SITE

  SAMPLE PAPER ON A BLOG

PART 2   WRITING IN AND OUT OF COLLEGE

8 Joining the Academic Community  

   a Getting the most from college courses

   b Becoming an academic writer

   c Developing academic integrity

   d Communicating in an academic setting

9 Critical Thinking and Reading  

   a Techniques of critical reading

   b Summarizing

c Developing a critical response

   d Viewing visuals critically

10   Academic Writing  

   a Purpose, audience, and genre

b    Writing in response to texts

   c Structure and content

   d Language

   e SAMPLE CRITICAL RESPONSE

11   Argument  

   a Elements of argument

   b Reasonableness

   c Organization

   d Visual arguments

   e SAMPLE ARGUMENT 

12   Essay Exams  

   a Preparing

   b Planning

   c Starting

   d Developing

   SAMPLE ESSAY EXAM

   e    Rereading

13   Oral Presentations  

   a Organization

   b Delivery

   SAMPLE POWERPOINT SLIDES

14   Public Writing  

   a Business letters and résumés

   SAMPLE LETTER AND RÉSUMÉS

   b Memos, reports, and proposals

   SAMPLE MEMO AND REPORT  

   c Community work

   SAMPLE FLYER AND NEWSLETTER

PART 3   CLARITY AND STYLE

15   Emphasis  

   a Effective 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, not . . . but, etc.

   c In comparisons

   d With lists, headings, and outlines

17   Variety and Details  

   a Sentence length

   b Sentence structure

   c Details

18   Appropriate and Exact Language  

   a Appropriate language

   b Exact language

19   Completeness  

   a Compounds

   b Needed words

20   Conciseness  

   a Focusing on subject and verb

   b Cutting empty words

   c Cutting repetition

   d Reducing modifiers

   e Revising there is or it is

   f Combining sentences

   g Rewriting jargon

PART 4   SENTENCE PARTS AND PATTERNS

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   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 Subjects and predicates

   b Predicate 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

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   VERBS

25   Forms  

   a Sing/sang/sung and other irregular verbs

   b Sit/set, lie/lay, rise/raise

   c -s and -ed forms

   d Be, have, and other helping verbs

   e Verb + gerund or infinitive: stop eating vs. stop to eat

   f   Verb + particle: look up, look over, etc.

26   Tenses  

   a Present tense: sing

   b Perfect tenses: have/had/will have sung

   c Progressive tenses: is/was/will be singing

   d Consistency

   e Sequence

27   Mood  

   a    Subjunctive: I wish I were

   b Consistency

28   Voice  

   a She wrote it (active) vs.It was written (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   Verb preceding subject

   j   Is, are, and other linking verbs

   k Titles and words being defined

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   PRONOUNS

30   Case  

   a She and I vs. her and me

   b It was she

   c Who vs. whom

   d Other constructions

31   Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

   a Antecedents with and

   b Antecedent 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 Appropriate you

   e Consistency

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   MODIFIERS

33   Adjectives and Adverbs  

   a Adjective vs. adverb

   b Adjective with linking verb: felt bad

   c Comparatives (bigger) and superlatives (biggest)  

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

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   SENTENCE FAULTS

35   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 Reason is because and other mixed meanings

   b Tangled grammar

   c Repeated subjects and other parts

PART 5   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 a series

   e Two or more adjectives

   f   Dates, addresses, place names, long numbers

   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 a quotation

   c Dialog

   d Titles of works

   e Words used in a special sense

   f   Misuses

   g With other punctuation

44   Other Marks  

   a Dash or dashes

   b Parentheses

   c Ellipsis mark

   d Brackets

   e Slash

PART 6   SPELLING AND MECHANICS

45   Spelling and the Hyphen  

   a Typical spelling problems

   b Spelling rules

   c The hyphen

46   Capital Letters  

   a First word of sentence 

   b Proper nouns and adjectives

   c    Titles of works

   d Online communication

47   Italics or Underlining

   a Titles and subtitles of works

   b Names of vehicles

   c Foreign words

   d Words or characters named as words

   e Emphasis

   f   Online communication

48   Abbreviations  

   a Titles with proper names

   b Familiar abbreviations

   c BC, BCE, AD, CE, AM, PM, no., $

   d Latin abbreviations

   e Inc., Bros., Co., & 

   f   Units of measurement, names, etc.

49   Numbers  

   a Numerals vs. words

   b Dates, addresses, etc.

   c Beginning sentences

PART 7   RESEARCH WRITING

50   Research Strategy  

   a Planning

   b Research journal

   c Researchable subject and question

   d Goals for sources

   e Working, annotated bibliography

51   Finding Sources  

   a Your library's Web site

   b Searching electronically

   c Reference works

   d Books

   e Periodicals

   f   The Web

   g Social media

   h Government publications

   i   Visuals, audio, video

   j Your own sources

52   Working with Sources  

   a Evaluating sources

   b Synthesizing sources

   c Gathering information

   d Using summary, paraphrase, quotation

   e Integrating sources

53   Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources  

   a Deliberate and accidental plagiarism

   b What not to acknowledge

   c What must be acknowledged

   d Obtaining permission

   e Documenting sources

54   Writing the Paper  

   a Focusing and organizing

   b Drafting, revising, editing, and formatting

PART 8   WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES

55   Goals and Requirements of the Disciplines  

   a Methods and evidence

   b Writing assignments

   c Tools and language

   d Documentation and format

56   Reading and Writing about Literature  

   a Methods and evidence

   b Writing assignments

   c Tools and language

   d Documentation and format

   e SAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS  

57   Writing in Other Disciplines  

   a Humanities

   b Social sciences

   c Natural and applied sciences

58   MLA Documentation and Format  

Indexes to models  
   a    Parenthetical text citations

   b List of works cited

   c Format of paper

   d SAMPLE MLA PAPER  

59   APA Documentation and Format  

   Indexes to models

   a Parenthetical text citations

   b List of references

   c Format of paper

   d SAMPLE APA PAPER 

60   Chicago Documentation  

   Index to models  

   a Notes and bibliography entries

   b Models

61   CSE Documentation  

   Index to models   

   a Name-year citations

   b Numbered text citations

   c List of references

GLOSSARY OF USAGE

INDEX    

CULTURE-LANGUAGE GUIDE