Overview

Written collaboratively by writing instructors at the Queen’s University Writing Centre, A Writer’s Handbook is a compact yet thorough guide to academic writing for a North American audience. This clear and concise handbook outlines strategies both for thinking assignments through and for writing them well. The fourth edition is revised and updated throughout and reflects changes to MLA style for 2016.

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Author:   Leslie E. Casson ,  Susan Korba
Publisher:   Broadview Press Ltd
Imprint:   Broadview Press Ltd
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Weight:   0.155kg
ISBN:  

9781554813704

ISBN 10:   1554813700
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   30 March 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter one: Understanding the Assignment Looking for Action Different Verbs, Different Essays Chapter two: Planning and Outlining Gathering Material What/How/Why Organizing Material—Developing Your Thesis and Outline Chapter three: Paragraphs The Long and the Short of It What/How/Why … Again Focus and Coherence Transitions Beginnings and Endings Know Your Project Chapter four: Stylistic Decisions Editing with Your Ears Content vs. Grammar To Be or Not ... Prepositional Phrases Tone Beware Your Thesaurus Figurative Language Be Precise and Be Realistic Chapter five: Essential Grammar Clauses Voice: Passive or Active? Making Contact: Working with Connectors She or Her, Who or Whom? It All Depends on the Case He, She or They?: Pronoun Agreement and Gender Neutrality Chapter six: Punctuation That’s All I Have to Say. Period. Connecting Ideas: Commas and Dashes Connecting More Ideas: Colons and Semicolons Exclamation Points! Ellipses and Brackets: Clarifying Quoted Material Contraction and Possession: The Apostrophe Apostrophes and Plurals When Not to Use an Apostrophe: Possessive Pronouns Chapter seven: Documentation The P Word: Plagiarism When to Cite a Source When Not to Cite a Source Documentation Systems Modern Language Association (MLA) Format American Psychological Association (APA) Format Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style) Format Chapter eight: Business Writing Reader-Centred Writing: It’s All about You Always Look on the Bright Side: Making Negatives Positive Creating Information Snapshots: Parallel Structure Creating More Information Snapshots: Bullets and Headings Memos, Letters, and Reports: Conventional Formats Some Notes on Email Chapter nine: Writing in the Sciences IMRAD: Formatting Your Lab Report Abstracts: Making the Essentials Concrete Passive Voice: It’s Not All about You Giving Credit: Documentation Formats Tone: Be Direct and Be Objective Appendix 1: Confusable Words: Usage and Misusage

Reviews

Comments on the Third Edition The third edition of A Writer's Handbook beautifully speaks to and meets the needs of its target readers: university undergraduate students. Casson and the other contributors truly understand the common and most significant issues of undergraduate writing, whether in the humanities or the sciences, and they communicate with refreshing clarity the strategies, techniques, and information students will need in order to write effectively. An accessible, concise, and engaging resource. Highly recommended! -- Michael Johnstone, University of Toronto

The third edition of A Writer's Handbook beautifully speaks to and meets the needs of its target readers: university undergraduate students. Casson and the other contributors truly understand the common and most significant issues of undergraduate writing, whether in the humanities or the sciences, and they communicate with refreshing clarity the strategies, techniques, and information students will need in order to write effectively. An accessible, concise, and engaging resource. Highly recommended! - Michael Johnstone, University of Toronto

Author Information

Leslie E. Casson is Associate Dean, Justice Studies and Applied Arts at St. Lawrence College. Susan Korba is Director of the Writing Centre at Queen’s University.

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