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100 1 $aRuszkiewicz, John J.,$d1950-
245 14 $aThe Scott Foresman handbook for writers /$cJohn Ruskiewicz, Christy Friend, Maxine Hairston.
250 $a8th ed.
260 $aUpper Saddle River, N.J. :$bPearson/Prentice Hall,$c2007.
300 $axxix, 898 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c19 cm
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500 $aMaxine Hairston's name appears first on the earlier ed.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aPart I. Writing processes. What does writing involve? ; How do you find and explore a topic? ; How do you focus and organize a writing project? How do you write a draft? ; How do you revise, edit, and proofread? -- part II. Writing for academic and public forums. How do you write in college? ; How do you write for the public? ; How do you read and think critically? ; How do written and visual arguments work? ; How do you write powerful arguments? ; How do you write about literature? -- part III. Style. What makes paragraphs work? ; How do you craft opening and closing paragraphs? ; How do you manage transitions? ; What kinds of language can you use? How do you construct effective sentences? How do you write stylish sentences? -- part IV. Design and shape of writing. How do you design documents? How do you create professional and business documents? ; How do you design an oral presentation? ; How do you design a Web site? -- part V. Grammar. Questions about subject-verb agreement? ; Questions about verb tense, voice, and mood? ; Questions about verbals? ; Questions about plurals, possessives, and articles? ; Questions about pronoun reference? ; Questions about pronoun agreement? ; Questions about pronoun case? ; Questions about pronoun choices? ; Questions about modifiers? ; Is English a second language for you (ESL)? ; Questions about verbs (ESL)? ; Questions about gerunds, infinitives, articles, or number (ESL)? -- part VI. Punctuation and mechanics. How do you punctuate sentence endings? ; Problems with sentence boundaries : fragments, comma splices, and run-ons? ; How do you use commas? ; Questions about semicolons and colons? ; How do you use quotation marks and ellipses? ; How do parentheses and brackets differ? ; Questions about dashes, hyphens and slashes? ; Questions about italics and capitalization? ; Questions about abbreviations and numbers? -- part VII. Research writing. How do you design a research project? ; How do you find information? ; How do you evaluate sources? ; How do you use sources responsibly? ; How do you introduce and quote from sources? ; How do you produce a final draft? -- Part VIII. Documentation. How do you document a research paper? ; How do you use MLA documentation? ; How do you use APA documentation? ; How do you use CMS documentation -- Glossary of terms and usage.
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700 1 $aHairston, Maxine.
700 1 $aFriend, Christy.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aRuszkiewicz, John J., 1950-$tScott Foresman handbook for writers.$b8th ed.$dUpper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007$w(OCoLC)763086365
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