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OverviewLB Brief provides students of varying skills and interests with clear, reliable, and accessible explanations of handbook basics–the writing process, grammar and usage, and research writing. Concise and easy to use it focuses on 3 main emphases: writing in and out of college, visual literacy, and research writing. LB Brief helps writing students find what they need and then use what they find. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jane E. AaronPublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Pearson Edition: 3rd edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.617kg ISBN: 9780205745272ISBN 10: 020574527 Pages: 640 Publication Date: 19 April 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced By: 9780321896667 Format: Spiral bound Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsPART ONE: WRITING PROCESS 1 The Writing Situation a Analysis b Subject c Audience d Purpose 2 Invention a Journal keeping b Observing c Freewriting d Brainstorming e Clustering f Asking questions g Reading 3 Thesis and Organization a Thesis statement b Organization Sample Essay 4 Drafting a Starting b Maintaining momentum c Sample First Draft 5 Revising and Editing a Revising the whole essay b Sample revision c Editing d Formatting; proofreading e Sample Final Draft f Collaborating g Preparing a writing portfolio 6 Paragraphs a Unity around a central idea b Coherence c Development d Introductions and conclusions e Linking paragraphs 7 Document Design a Academic papers b Principles of design c Elements of design d Illustrations e Papers submitted online f Readers with disabilities PART TWO: WRITING IN AND OUT OF COLLEGE 8 Academic Writing a Academic habits b Audience c Purpose d Structure and content e Language 9 Study Skills a Time management b Listening and note taking in class c Reading d Exams Sample Essay Exams 10 Critical Reading and Writing a Critical reading b Critically viewing images c Critical writing Sample Critique of a Text 11 Writing Arguments a Elements of argument b Writing reasonably c Organizing an argument d Sample Argument 12 Reading and Writing About Literature a Writing while reading b Critical reading c Sample Works and Papers 13 Public Writing a Business letters and resumes Sample Letter and Resumes b Memos Sample Memo c Electronic mail Sample E-mail Message d Community work Sample Newsletter and Brochure e Web composition Sample Web Page 14 Oral Presentations a Purpose and audience b Organization c Delivery Sample Powerpoint Slides PART THREE: CLARITY AND STYLE 15 Emphasis a Subjects and verbs b Sentence beginnings and endings c Coordination d Subordination 16 Parallelism a With and, but, or, nor, yet b With both . . . and, etc. c In comparisons d In lists, headings, and outlines 17 Variety and Details a Sentence length b Sentence structure c Details 18 Appropriate and Exact Words a Appropriate words b Exact words 19 Completeness a Compounds b Needed words 20 Conciseness a Focusing on subject and verb b Cutting empty words c Cutting repetition d Tightening clauses and phrases e Cutting there is or it is f Combining sentences g Avoiding jargon PART FOUR: SENTENCE PARTS AND PATTERNS Basic grammar 21 Parts of Speech a Nouns b Pronouns c Verbs d Adjectives and adverbs e Prepositions and conjunctions f Interjections 22 The Sentence a Subject and predicate b Predicate patterns c Alternative patterns 23 Phrases and Subordinate Clauses a Phrases b Subordinate clauses 24 Sentence Types a Simple sentences b Compound sentences c Complex sentences d Compound-complex sentences Verbs 25 Forms a Irregular verbs b Sit/set; lie/lay; rise/raise c -s and-ed forms d Helping verbs e Verb + gerund or infinitive f Verb + particle 26 Tense a Present tense: sing b Perfect tense: have/had/will have sung c Progressive tense: is/was/will be singing d Consistency e Sequence 27 Mood a Subjunctive: I wish I were b Consistency 28 Voice a Active vs. passive b Consistency 29 Subject-Verb Agreement a -s and -es endings b Intervening words c Subjects with and d Subjects with or or nor e Everyone and other indefinite pronouns f Team and other collective nouns g Who, which, that h News and other singular nouns ending in -s i Inverted word order j Is, are, and other linking verbs k Titles; words being defined Pronouns 30 Case a She and I vs.her and me b It was she vs.It was her c Who vs.whom d Other constructions 31 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement a Antecedents with and b Antecedents with or or nor c Everyone, person, and other indefinite words d Team and other collective nouns 32 Pronoun Reference a Clear reference b Close reference c Specific reference d Definite it and they e Appropriate you f Consistency Modifiers 33 Adjectives and Adverbs a Adjective vs. adverb b Adjective with linking verb: felt bad c Comparisons d Double negatives e Present and past participles: boring vs. bored f A, an, the, and other determiners 34 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers a Misplaced modifiers b Dangling modifiers Sentence Faults 35 Sentence Fragments a Tests b Revision c Acceptable fragments 36 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences a Main clauses without and, but, etc. b Main clauses with however, for example, etc. 37 Mixed Sentences a Mixed meaning b Tangled grammar c Repeated subjects and other parts PART FIVE: PUNCTUATION 38 End Punctuation a Period b Question mark c Exclamation point 39 Comma a Main clauses with and, but, etc. b Introductory elements c Nonessential elements d Items in series e Two or more adjectives f Dates, addresses, etc. g With quotations h Misuses 40 Semicolon a Main clauses without and, but, etc. b Main clauses withhowever, for example, etc. c Main clauses or series items with commas d Misuses 41 Colon a Concluding explanation, series, etc. b Salutation; title and subtitle; time c Misuses 42 Apostrophe a Possession b Misuses c Contractions d Plural abbreviations, etc. 43 Quotation Marks a Direct quotations b Within quotations c Titles of works d Words used in a special sense e Misuses f With other punctuation 44 Other Marks a Dash or dashes b Parentheses c Ellipsis mark d Brackets e Slash PART SIX: SPELLING AND MECHANICS 45 Spelling 46 Hyphen 47 Capital Letters 48 Underlining or Italics 49 Abbreviations 50 Numbers PART SEVEN: RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION 51 Research Strategy a Planning b Research journal c Subject and question d Goals for sources e Working, annotated bibliography 52 Finding Sources a Searching electronically b Reference works c Books d Periodicals e The Web f Other online sources g Government publications h Images i Your own sources 53 Working with Sources a Evaluating sources b Synthesizing sources c Gathering information d Using summary, paraphrase, quotation e Integrating sources into your text 54 Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources a Plagiarism and the Internet b What not to acknowledge c What must be acknowledged d Online sources e Documenting sources 55 Writing the Paper a Focusing and organizing b Drafting, revising, and formatting 56 MLA Documentation and Format a Parenthetical text citations b List of works cited c Format of paper d SAMPLE MLA PAPER 57 APA Documentation and Format a Parenthetical text citations b List of references c Format of paper d SAMPLE APA PAPER Glossary of Usage Answers to Selected Exercises IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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