Writing : a manual for the digital age, brief /
By: Blakesley, David
Title By: Hoogeveen, Jeffrey L
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BookPublisher: Boston, MA : Wadsworth, 2012.Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xix, 590, G13, C1, I35 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780495833376; 0495833371 (pbk.)Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric -- Data processing | Report writing -- Data processing | English language -- Rhetoric| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| TEACHER REF | University of Wollongong in Dubai Tardis | 808.0420285 BL WR (Browse shelf) | Available | T0049356 |
A handbook for composing in the 21st century. It places students' writing front and center with an innovative page format that keeps students' attention focused on their own writing and on activities, checklists, projects, and visual aids that help them write.
art I: MANAGING YOUR WRITING. 1. Writing and Rhetoric in Context. 2. Inventing and Developing Content. 3. Revising, Editing, and Proofreading. Part II: READING AND WRITING CRITICALLY. 4. Reading Critically. 5. Reading Literature Critically. 6. Reading Images Critically. 7. Writing Arguments. 8. Writing for Business and the Workplace. Part III: CONDUCTING RESEARCH. 9. Conceptualizing the Research Project. 10. Online Research. 11. Library and Field Research. 12. Using Source Ethically. Part IV: MLA STYLE. 13. MLA Documentation. Part V: APA, CMS, CSE, AND CGOS STYLES. 14. APA Documentation. 15. CMS Documentation. 16. CSE Documentation. Part VI: DESIGNING AND PRESENTING INFORMATION. 17. Using Visuals to Inform and Persuade. 18. Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design for Writers. 19. Designing Interactive Oral Presentations. Part VII: WRITING IN DIGITAL SPACES. 20. Networking with Others on the Web. 21. Writing and Rhetoric on the Web. 22. Writing for Online Courses (New chapter!). 23. Designing Websites and Multimedia Projects. Part VIII: MAKING CHOICES ABOUT STYLE. 24. Sentences in Context. 25. Parallelism. 26. Coordination and Subordination. 27. Conciseness, Variety, and Emphasis. 28. Effective Word Use. 29. Language and Diverse Audiences. Part IX: UNDERSTANDING AND REVISING SENTENCES. 30. Parts of Speech and Sentence Structure. 31. Fragments. 32. Run-Ons and Comma Splices. 33. Pronouns. 34. Verbs. 35. Subject-Verb Agreement. 36. Adjectives, Adverbs, and Modifying Phrases. Part X: PUNCTUATING WITH PURPOSE. 37. End Punctuation. 38. Commas. 39. Semicolons. 40. Colons. 41. Apostrophes. 42. Quotation Marks. 43. Other Punctuation Marks. Part XI: UNDERSTANDING MECHANICS. 44. Capitalization and Italics. 45. Abbreviations and Numbers. 46. Spelling and Hyphens. Part XII: GRAMMAR FOR MULTILINGUAL WRITERS. 47. ESL Writing for Academic Purposes. 48. Nouns and Articles. 49. Verbs and Verbals. 50. English Sentence Structure. Glossary. Index.
Includes index.