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The Penguin handbook / Lester Faigley.

By: Publication details: New York : Longman, c2003. Description: xxxii, 862 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780321067289
  • 0321067282
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 808.042 FAI
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Contents;

Part 1: Composing in the digital era
Introduction: Writing for different purposes in different media
1. The rhetorical situation
2. Words and images
3. Planning and drafting
4. Composing paragraphs
5. Rewriting, editing and proofreading

Part 2: Writing in college and beyond
6. Critical reading and viewing
7. Writing to reflect
8. Writing to inform
9. Writing to persuade

Part 3: Visual rhetoric
10. Design basics
11. Illustrations, tables, and charts
12. Verbal and visual presentations

Part 4: Writing for the web
13. Web basics
14. Steps in creating a web site
15. Building a multipage site

Part 5: Researching
16. Planning your research
17. Finding sources
18. Evaluating sources
etc.

Part 6: Documenting
21. MLA documentation
22. Writing about literature
23. APA documentation
etc.

Part 7: Effective style and language
26. Write with power
27. Write concisely
28. Write with emphasis
etc.

Part 8: Understanding grammar
32. Grammar basics
33. Fragments, run-ons, and comma splices
34. Subject-verb agreement
etc.

Part 9: Understanding punctuation and mechanics
38. Commas
39. Semicolons and colons
40. Hyphens
etc.

Part 10: If English is not your first language
47. Nouns and articles
48. Verbs
49. English sentence structure
50. Idiomatic structures

Glossary : p. 806-824 . _ Index : p. 825-860.

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