Andrea A. Lunsford's latest findings show that today's students write more than ever before -- and make rhetorically appropriate choices in texts they create outside the classroom. We're in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven't seen since Greek civilization," she notes.The St. Martin's Handbook, Seventh Edition is the first handbook to help students build on the smart decisions they make as recreational writers in order to succeed in their academic and professional work. And,The St. Martin's Handbookis the all-in-one teaching tool and reference that shows students how to write effectively for any purpose.
Table of Contents
PART ONE — The Art and Craft of Writing 1. Expectations for College Writing 2. Rhetorical Situations 3. Exploring, Planning, and Drafting 4. Reviewing, Revising, and Editing 5. Developing Paragraphs 6. Working with Others
PART TWO — Critical Thinking and Argument 7. Analyzing Arguments 8. Thinking Critically about Visuals 9. Constructing Arguments
PART THREE — Doing Research and Using Sources 10. Preparing for a Research Project 11. Conducting Research 12. Evaluating Sources and Taking Notes 13. Integrating Sources into Your Writing 14. Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism 15. Writing a Research Project 16. MLA Style 17. APA Style 18. Chicago Style 19. CSE Style
PART FOUR — Print, Electronic, and Other Media 20. Electronic Communication 21. Document Design 22. Special Considerations of Web Texts 23. Oral and Multimedia Presentations
PART FIVE — Effective Language 24. Writing to the World 25. Language That Builds Common Ground 26. Language Variety 27. Word Choice 28. Dictionaries, Vocabulary, and Spelling
PART SIX — Sentence Grammar 29. Grammatical Sentences 30. Verbs 31. Subject-Verb Agreement 32. Pronouns 33. Adjectives and Adverbs
PART SEVEN — Sentence Clarity 34. Confusing Shifts 35. Parallelism 36. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 37. Sentence Fragments 38. Modifier Placement 39. Consistent and Complete Structures
PART EIGHT — Sentence Style 40. Concise Writing 41. Coordination and Subordination 42. Sentence Variety 43. Memorable Prose
PART NINE — Punctuation 44. Commas 45. Semicolons 46. End Punctuation 47. Apostrophes 48. Quotation Marks 49. Other Punctuation Marks
PART TEN — Mechanics 50. Capital Letters 51. Abbreviations and Numbers 52. Italics 53. Hyphens
PART ELEVE — For Multilingual Writers 54. Writing in U.S. Academic Contexts 55. Clauses and Sentences 56. Nouns and Noun Phrases 57. Verbs and Verb Phrases 58. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
PART TWELVE — Academic and Professional Writing 59. Academic Work in Any Discipline 60. Writing for the Humanities 61. Writing for the Social Sciences 62. Writing for the Natural and Applied Sciences 63. Writing for Business 64. Essay Examinations 65. Portfolios