The Little Brown Handbook 13th Edition by Henry Ramsey Fowler, Jane Aaron 0321988272 9780321988270

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ISBN 10: 0321988272

ISBN 13: 9780321988270

Author: Henry Ramsey Fowler, Jane E. Aaron

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The Little, Brown Handbook is an essential reference tool and classroom resource designed to help students find the answers they need quickly and easily. While keeping pace with rapid changes in writing and its teaching, it offers the most comprehensive research and documentation available–with grammar coverage that is second to none.

With detailed discussions of critical reading, media literacy, academic writing, and argument, as well as writing as a process, writing in the disciplines, and writing beyond the classroom, this handbook addresses writers of varying experience and in varying fields.

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The Little Brown Handbook 13th Table of contents:

1. The Process of Writing
How writing happens
Writing situation
Subject
Purpose
Audience
Genre
Discovering ideas
Thesis
Organization
Sample Informative Essay

2. Drafting, Revising, and Editing
First draft
Revising
Collaborating
Sample revision
Editing
Final draft
Sample Final Draft (Response Essay)
Writing portfolio

3. Paragraphs
Relating in the essay
Unity
Coherence
Development
Introductions; conclusions; transitions; dialog

4. Academic Writing
Sample Paper in MLA Format
Visuals and other media
Web writing
Sample Web Site
Oral presentations
Sample Presentation Slides

5. Reading and Writing in and out of College
Purpose and audience
Genre
Structure and content
Using sources with integrity
Academic language
Communication in an academic setting

6. Critical Reading and Writing
Techniques of critical reading
Summarizing
Critical response
Viewing visuals critically
Writing critically
Sample critical responses
Sample Critical Analysis of a Text
Sample Critical Analysis of a Visual

7. Reading Arguments Critically
Elements of argument
Claims
Evidence
Assumptions
Reasonableness
Fallacies
Reading visual arguments

8. Writing an Argument
Subject
Purpose and audience
Reasoning
Evidence
Reaching readers
Organizing
Revising
Sample Argument
Planning
Developing
Sample Essay Exams
Rereading

9. Social and Professional Writing
Social media
Letters and memos
Sample Letter and Memos
Job applications
Sample Letter and Résumés
Sample Report and Proposal
Sample Social-Media Post and Newsletter

10. Grammatical Sentences
The basic sentence
Single-word modifiers
Word groups
Compounds
Inverted order
Sentence types

11. Case of Nouns and Pronouns
Compound subjects and complements (she and I)
We or us with a noun
After than or as
Who vs. whom
Before a gerund (his running)

12. Verb Forms, Tense, Mood, and Voice
Regular and irregular verbs
Sit, set; lie, lay; rise, raise
Omitted -s and -ed endings
Helping verbs (is, can, etc.)
Verb + gerund or infinitive (quit calling; agree to come)
Verb + particle (take off, etc.)
Appropriate tense
Sequence of tenses
Subjunctive (I wish I were)
Passive (It was written)

13. Agreement
-s or -es endings
Intervening words
Subjects with or, nor
Indefinite pronouns (each, everybody, etc.)
Subject after verb
Singular nouns ending in -s
Titles; words named as words
Antecedents with and
Antecedents with or, nor
Indefinite words (everybody, person, etc.)
Collective nouns (team, etc.)

14. Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjective vs. adverb
Adjectives with linking verbs (felt bad, looked good)
Comparative and superlative (bigger, most talented)
Double negatives (can’t not)
Present vs. past participles (boring vs. bored)
A, an, the, and other determiners

15. Clear Sentences
Tests for fragments; revision
Verbal or prepositional phrase
Other fragments
Acceptable uses

16. Comma Splices, Fused Sentences
Main clauses without and, but, etc.
Main clauses with however, for example, etc.

17. Pronoun Reference
Clear reference
Close reference
Specific reference
Appropriate you
Appropriate who, which, that

18. Shifts
Person and number
Tense and mood
Subject and voice
Indirect and direct quotations and questions

19. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Clear placement
Limiting modifiers (only, etc.)
Separated subject-verb-object
Separated infinitive or verb phrase
Position of adverbs
Order of adjectives
Dangling modifiers

20. Mixed Constructions
Mixed grammar
Mixed meaning (faulty predication)
Incomplete compounds
Incomplete comparisons
Careless omissions

21. Effective Sentences
Subjects and verbs
Sentence beginnings and endings
Parallel elements
Separation
Conciseness

22. Coordination and Subordination
Coordination
Subordination
Clear connectors (as, while, like)

23. Parallelism
With and, both . . . and, etc.
For coherence

24. Variety
Sentence length and structure
Sentence beginnings
Mixed sentence types

25. Punctuation
Chart
Period
Question mark
Exclamation point
Main clauses with and, but, etc.
Introductory elements
Nonessential elements
Phrases of contrast
Series; two or more adjectives
Dates, addresses, etc.
He said, etc., with quotations
After subject or verb
Around essential elements
Indirect quotation
Main clauses without and, but, etc.
Main clauses with however, for example, etc.
Series items that are long or contain commas
Misuse and overuse

26. Apostrophe
Possession
Misuses: plurals, verbs, pronouns
Contractions
Plural abbreviations, dates, etc.

27. Quotation Marks
Direct quotations
Chart
Within a quotation
Dialog
Titles of songs, stories, etc.
Overuse
With other punctuation

28. Other Punctuation
Colon
Dash
Parentheses
Brackets
Ellipsis mark
Slash

29. Mechanics
First word of sentence
I and O
Proper nouns and adjectives
Misuses
Titles of books, movies, etc.
Foreign words
Electronic communication

30. Abbreviations
Familiar abbreviations
Misuses

31. Numbers
Numerals vs. words
Dates, addresses, etc.
Beginning sentences

32. Effective Words
Standard English
Slang
Regionalisms
Indirect or pretentious writing
Sexist and other biased language

33. Choosing the Right Words
Dictionary and thesaurus
Right word for meaning
Concrete, specific words
Idioms
Figurative language
Fresh, not trite, expressions

34. Writing Concisely
Cutting empty words
Cutting repetition
Tightening modifiers
Rewriting jargon

35. Spelling
Spelling problems
Spelling rules
Spelling skills
Hyphen to form or divide words

36. Research Writing
Starting out
Researchable subject and question
Research strategy
Working, annotated bibliography
Sample Entry for an Annotated Bibliography

37. Finding Sources
Searching electronically
Reference works
Books
Periodicals
The Web
Social media
Government publications
Visuals, audio, video
Your own sources

38. Evaluating and Integrating Sources
Evaluating sources
Synthesizing sources
Interacting with sources
Using summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation
Integrating sources into your text

39. Avoiding Plagiarism
Deliberate and careless plagiarism
What you need not acknowledge
What you must acknowledge
Obtaining permission

40. Writing a Research Paper
Thesis statement
Structure
Drafting
Revising and editing
Final draft

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