A Writer's Reference

8th Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4576-6676-6
Verlag: Bedford/Saint Martin's

Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 773 g

For success in college, no skill is more critical than writing; it’s the very core of a student’s academic experience. Tested and trusted, A Writer’s Reference is an essential tool for students who are strengthening habits and skills that will support them throughout college.

New to this edition:

- Teaches a process for reading critically: Because reading is the foundation of every college research and writing assignment, the handbook teaches students a practical process for reading traditional and multimodal texts, research sources, their own work, and the work of their peers critically and reflectively.

- Helps writers understand genre expectations: Five new writing guides support students as they compose common assignments: argument essays, analytical essays, annotated bibliographies, reflective cover letters, and literacy narratives. These guides provide step-by-step guidance and lay a foundation for writing in multiple disciplines.

- Fosters authority and responsibility in college researchers: Substantially revised chapters teach students to find an entry point in a debate and develop authority as a researcher. New advice on writing a research proposal gives practical help that’s useful across the curriculum. And because some sources are difficult to cite, new how-to boxes address authorship and new types of sources such as course materials and reposted Web content.

- Introduces multimodal analysis and speech: A new chapter about reading and writing about multimodal texts introduces new genres and practical strategies for analysis. The emphasis on understanding and composing in new genres aligns the book more closely with the goals of writing programs and the 2014 WPA outcomes. New coverage of public speaking helps students adapt a written text for a live audience.

- Offers new paraphrasing strategies for multilingual/ESL writers: New content includes advice about paraphrasing sources effectively. A new chapter moves students away from the practice of word-by-word substitution and offers strategies for understanding and presenting another writer's meaning.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Hacker, Diana

Sommers, Nancy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

C Composing and Revising.- A Academic Reading, Writing, and Speaking.- S Sentence Style.- W Word Choice.- G Grammatical Sentences.- M Multilingual Writers and ESL Challenges.- P Punctuation and Mechanics.- B Basic Grammar.- R Researching.- MLA Papers.- APA and CMS Papers.

Über Autor(innen)

Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, include The Bedford Handbook, Ninth Edition (2014); A Writer’s Reference, Eighth Edition (2015); Rules for Writers, Eighth Edition (2016); and A Pocket Style Manual, Seventh Edition (2015).
Nancy Sommers, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches writing and mentors new writing teachers at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. She led Harvard’s Expository Writing Program for twenty years, directing the first-year writing program and establishing Harvard’s WAC program. A two-time Braddock Award winner, Sommers is well known for her research and publications on student writing. Her articles "Revision Strategies of Student and Experienced Writers" and "Responding to Student Writing" are two of the most widely read and anthologized articles in the field of composition. Her recent work involves a longitudinal study of college writing to understand the role writing plays in undergraduate education. Sommers is the lead author on Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, and is coauthor of Fields of Reading, Tenth Edition (2013).