Santi V. Buscemi, Albert H. Nicolai, Richard Strugala

The Basics: A Rhetoric and Handbook with Catalyst Access Card

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A clear, non-technical discussion of grammar and outstanding coverage of the writing process make The Basics a complete brief rhetoric as well as an exceptional reference tool. One of the few brief handbooks with integrated exercises, The Basics helps students successfully transfer what they learn to their own writing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 169mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9780072938623
• ISBN-10: 0072938625
• Artikelnr.: 21545946

Autorenporträt

Santi V. Buscemi teaches reading, composition, and literature at Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, where he was chair of the Department of English for twenty-eight years. He is the author of A Reader for College Writers, 75 Readings, and 75 Readings Plus. He has lectured on freshman composition and developmental education at regional and national conferences in the United States and South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

* Indicates material new to this edition.
Tab 1: Reading, Writing, Arguing
1. *Reading Critically
2. Prewriting
3. Outlining and Drafting an Essay
4. Developing Paragraphs for the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion of an
Essay
5. Revising, Proofreading, and Editing
6. Developing Arguments
Tab 2: *Online Writing and Electronic Design
7. *Using Computers in College
8. *Writing Online
9. Designing with Computers
Tab 3: The Research Process
10. Creating a Research Strategy
11. Researching and Evaluating Traditional Sources
12. Researching and Evaluating Electronic Sources
13. *Taking Notes and Avoiding Plagiarism
14. Writing the Research Paper
Tab 4: MLA Documentation
15. Writing the Research Paper Using the Modern Language Association (MLA)
Format
Tab 5: APA Documentation
16. Writing the Research Paper Using the American Psychological Association
(APA) Format
Tab 6: Other Forms of Documentation
17. Writing the Research Paper Using The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)
Format
Tab 7: Special Writing Situations
18. Writing About Literature
19. *Communicating in Class: Essay Examinations and Oral Presentations
20. Communicating in Business
Tab 8: Sentence Style
21. Learning about Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases
22. Mastering Sentence Structure
23. Combining Sentences Through Coordination and Subordination
24. Maintaining Parallelism
25. Using Modifiers That Make Sense
26. Correcting Mixed Constructions and Faulty Shifts
27. Creating Interest by Varying Sentence Patterns
28. Writing in a Clear and Emphatic Style
Tab 9: Word Choice
29. Using a Dictionary and a Thesaurus
30. Using Exact Language
31. Maintaining Appropriate Tone, Style, and Word Choice
32. Making Your Writing Concise
Tab l0: Grammar
33. Learning Parts of Speech
34. Mastering Verb Forms and Tenses
35. Maintaining Subject Verb Agreement
36. Learning Pronoun Types, Cases, and Reference
37. Maintaining Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
38. Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly
Tab 11: Punctuation, Spelling, and Mechanics
39. Mastering End Punctuation
40. Mastering the Comma
41. Mastering the Semicolon
42. Mastering the Colon
43. Mastering the Apostrophe
44. Mastering Quotation Marks
45. Mastering Other Marks of Punctuation
46. Improving Your Spelling
47. Using the Hyphen
48. Mastering the Rules of Capitalization
49. Learning to Abbreviate Words, Phrases, and Titles
50. Using Numbers and Italics Correctly
Tab 12: GUIDE FOR ESL WRITERS
51. Mastering Articles and Plurals of Nouns
52. Mastering Sentence Structure
53. Mastering Verbs and Subject Verb Agreement
54. Using Adjectives, Adverbs, and Participles Correctly
55. Using Words Correctly
Glossary and Index