Author: Ann Raimes Publisher: Cengage Learning ISBN: 9781305972117 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
POCKET KEYS FOR WRITERS gives students big writing help in a small package. This indispensable pocket-style handbook covers the essentials of the writing process within a framework for critical thinking that helps students make decisions about audience, purpose, voice, and medium. It takes students through the research process, includes the mechanics of writing and using punctuation, and explains the evaluation and documentation of both print and electronic source materials. Concise, up-to-date, and practical, the book is designed to help students find the material they need easily and quickly. The sixth edition features Key Examples: three new extended examples to help students think critically about rhetorical contexts. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Author: Ann Raimes Publisher: Keys for Writers ISBN: 9781337286930 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
Get big writing help in a small package with POCKET KEYS FOR WRITERS. Based on the authors' research and experience in the college writing classroom, this book offers everything you need to improve your writing. The sixth edition features three new extended examples to help you build important critical thinking skills that will serve you well in your college writing and beyond. From navigating the research process to understanding the mechanics of writing and using punctuation to finding and documenting print and electronic source materials,
Author: Ann Raimes Publisher: Cengage Learning ISBN: 9781111833015 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 312
Book Description
Give students big writing help in a small package with POCKET KEYS FOR WRITERS. This indispensable pocket-style handbook covers the essentials of the writing process. It takes students through the research process, includes the mechanics of writing and using punctuation, and explains the evaluation and documentation of both print and electronic source materials. Concise, up-to-date, and practical, this edition is designed to help students find the material they need easily and quickly. This edition of POCKET KEYS FOR WRITERS features an increased focus on academic writing and includes a new chapter on the writing process and new sections on multimodal composition. It teaches students how to find, analyze, and cite visual arguments and to create multimedia arguments. A gatefold at the back of the text offers a ready reference for students doing research. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Author: Ann Raimes Publisher: Cengage Learning ISBN: 9780357792667 Category : Education Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
Get big writing help in a small package with POCKET KEYS FOR WRITERS. Based on the authors' research and experience in the college writing classroom, this book offers everything you need to improve your writing. The sixth edition features three new extended examples to help you build important critical thinking skills that will serve you well in your college writing and beyond. From navigating the research process to understanding the mechanics of writing and using punctuation to finding and documenting print and electronic source materials, POCKET KEYS FOR WRITERS assembles concise and practical information in one clear, easy-to-use handbook that you'll find yourself turning to again and again.
Author: Ann Raimes Publisher: Houghton Mifflin ISBN: Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 476
Book Description
This concise composition handbook offers innovative design features that make it the most accessible tabbed handbook available: moveable KeyTabs that allow students to personalize the book, a menu-driven Key to the Book, and color-coded divider tabs to help students find information quickly. Complete coverage of grammar and the writing, research, and documentation processes are complemented by helpful multilingual/ESL material, Writing Across the Curriculum elements, and The 5Cs of Style. In recent years, technology has touched every aspect of writing and research and the Third Edition of Keys for Writers keeps pace with students' changing needs. This thorough revision now offers a full-color design; substantial new material on evaluating sources and the use of technology for research and writing; expanded coverage of writing online and document design; the most up-to-date MLA, APA, CMS, CBE, and CGOS guidelines; integrated ESL resources; and an expanded section on argument. New! A new Part 5, Technology: For Communication, Document Design, and Work, presents the latest information on writing for online readers, e-mail discussion lists, and chatrooms. Ample illustrations--including a sample student web site and an online scannable resume--and easy-to-understand explanations address web site and document design as well as work-related documents. New! The new full-color design highlights important information and clearly depicts web graphics, charts, and other visuals. New! Completely up-to-date documentation coverage features the latest MLA and APA styles, as updated on their respective web sites, the Columbia Guide to Online Style, many new student examples, and a new student paper. Two rows of color-coded divider tabs aid students in finding information quickly. Red tabs (Parts 1-5) cover whole paper issues: the writing process, research and documentation, online and business writing, and document design. Gold tabs (Parts 6-10) cover sentence-level issues such as usage, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Color-coded Key to the Book, an initial menu page, aligns the table of contents with the divider tabs to help students flip directly to the part they need. Its colors correspond to those of the divider tabs. Unique moveable KeyTabs serve as bookmarks, extended margins, or note cards, and enable students to customize the book for quick access to the information they decide they need most. Key Points boxes present concise summaries and checklists to highlight vital information and encourage the development of editing and critical-thinking skills. New! Updated and expanded information includes a new section on evaluating sources, a new source list for 24 disciplines, compiled in consultation with 19 college librarians, and a thoroughly revised section on the process of writing a research paper. New! The expanded Writing an Argument section includes a sample student argument paper on telemarketing. Students learn to formulate an argument, support it with evidence, and address opposing views. New! Content changes and additions include integrated ESL coverage throughout, and increased emphasis on style, critical thinking, and writing across the curriculum.
Author: L. J. Keys Publisher: ISBN: 9780578936437 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
Horror and psychological themes mix to create a harrowing fever dream of poetry and prose. Join Echo on the beautiful and terrifying journey into the healing process. Echo takes a walk in the same woods every day, unaware of the whispers trying to reach her ears. A new path, or perhaps an old one, leads her deeper into the woods than she's ever dared venture. She struggles through the hauntingly familiar landscapes and seemingly endless trials of her mind, her heart, and her soul. She must find courage and self-compassion deep within herself to make her way through this nightmare and survive. About the Author LJ kept coming up against a wall, higher than she could see and wider than she could walk. It was impossible to scale. Then, her therapist suggested a writing prompt. And so, she wrote. She wrote about the wall, about getting through the wall, and even what lies beyond it. She's woven her experience of inner child work, finding direction, and challenging her perceptions about herself into each step of Echo's journey. The poetry and prose included in this book are an amalgamation of LJ and Echo's experiences. Visit her within these pages or at www.ljkeys.com. Internal Illustrations by Luc Bardi Cover Art and Graphic Design by Rob Halhead-Baker Edited by Stephen Parolini Proofread by Kraken Editing & Literary Service Investigations Typesetting Services by www.bookow.com
Author: Ann Raimes Publisher: Cengage Learning ISBN: 9781111829438 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 312
Book Description
Give students big writing help in a small package with POCKET KEYS FOR WRITERS. This indispensable pocket-style handbook addresses the essentials of the writing process. It takes students through the research process, includes the mechanics of writing and using punctuation, and explains the evaluation and documentation of both print and electronic source materials. Concise, up-to-date, and practical, this edition is easier to use than ever before with a new full-color design that helps students find the material they need easily and quickly when they need it. Renowned for her work in ESL instruction, author Ann Raimes provides useful Language and Culture boxes throughout the text as well as a dedicated ESL section covering issues of culture, varieties of English, and Standard Written English in relation to the vernacular. This edition has been updated to reflect the latest documentation guidelines from MLA (2009), APA (2010) and CMS (2010). Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Author: Joseph F. Trimmer Publisher: ISBN: 9780395903544 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 672
Book Description
This rhetorically arranged reader contains 72 sections (48 essays, 8 stories, 16 paragraphs) representing voices and views from student and professional writers. The Riverside Reader encourages students to view organisational forms not just as techniques for writing, but also as a means of thinking and a way to discover a purpose for writing.
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