Canadian Writer's Pocket Guide
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Item#: | 9780176531614 |
Edition | 05 |
Author | Finnbogason & Valleau |
On Hand | 15 |
A Canadian WriterâÂÂs Pocket Guide continues to provide students with a handy and succinct reference guide that covers all they need to know about the writing process. Building on the success of previous editions, the fifth edition includes updates that reflect the impact modern technology has had on the writing process. If you are looking for a writing-focused handbook that does not overwhelm students and provides them with the information they need to be better writers, check out the new edition!
Table of Contents
Part One: The Writing Process
Chapter 1: Prewriting I: The Basics
Chapter 2: Prewriting II: Techniques
Chapter 3: Prewriting III: Skill Development
Chapter 4: Drafting
Chapter 5: Revising
Part Two: Academic Writing
Chapter 6: Plagiarism
Chapter 7: Writing the Academic Essay
Chapter 8: Summary
Chapter 9: Writing a Literary Analysis
Chapter 10: Writing in the Social Sciences
Chapter 11: Exam Strategies
Part Three: Research Essays
Chapter 12: Step 1: Defining the Assignment
Chapter 13: Step 2: Developing a Preliminary Thesis
Chapter 14: Step 3: Conducting Research
Chapter 15: Step 4: Reading
Chapter 16: Step 5: Making and Storing Reference Notes
Chapter 17: Step 6: Drafting the Essay
Chapter 18: Step 7: Revising the Essay
Part Four: Documentation
Chapter 19: Style Formats: An Overview
Chapter 20: MLA Style
Chapter 21: APA Style
Chapter 22: Chicago Style
Part Five: Basic Grammar
Chapter 23: Parts of Speech
Chapter 24: Phrases and Clauses
Part Six: Sentence Elements
Chapter 25: Parts of Sentences
Chapter 26: Sentence Patterns
Chapter 27: Sentence Types
Chapter 28: Sentence Purposes
Chapter 29: Sentence Variety
Part Seven: Constructing Paragraphs
Chapter 30: Sequencing Ideas
Chapter 31: Paragraph Purpose
Chapter 32: Paragraph Development
Chapter 33: Paragraph Transitions
Chapter 34: Paragraph Structure
Chapter 35: Special-Purpose Paragraphs
Chapter 36: Common Paragraph Problems
Part Eight: Grammatical Sentences
Chapter 37: Construction
Chapter 38: Agreement
Chapter 39: Common Sentence Problems
Part Nine: Usage and Diction
Chapter 40: Diction (Word Choice)
Chapter 41: Pronoun Case
Chapter 42: Pronoun Choice
Chapter 43: Collective Nouns
Chapter 44: Inclusive Language
Chapter 45: Comparatives and Superlatives
Chapter 46: Active and Passive Voice
Chapter 47: Split Infinitives
Part Ten: Punctuation
Chapter 48: The Comma
Chapter 49: The Semicolon
Chapter 50: The Colon
Chapter 51: Quotation Marks
Chapter 52: The Apostrophe
Chapter 53: The Slash
Chapter 54: Parentheses
Chapter 55: Brackets
Chapter 56: The Dash
Chapter 57: Ellipses
Part Eleven: Mechanics
Chapter 58: Italics or Underlining
Chapter 59: Capitalization
Chapter 60: Abbreviations
Chapter 61: Numbers
Chapter 62: Hyphens
Part Twelve: Job-Related Writing (Web: www.nelson.com/site/cdnwriterspocketguide5e)
Chapter 63: Business Documents