The Little, Brown Handbook, Books a la Carte Edition (13th Edition)

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Plan of the Book Preface for Students: Using This Book Preface for Instructors 1 The Process of Writing 1 Assessing the Writing Situation a: How writing happens b: Writing situation c: Subject d: Purpose e: Audience f: Genre 2 Discovering and Shaping Ideas a: Discovering ideas b: Thesis c: Organization SAMPLE INFORMATIVE ESSAY 3 Drafting, Revising, and Editing a: First draft b: Revising c: Collaborating d: Sample revision e: Editing f: Final draft g: SAMPLE FINAL DRAFT (RESPONSE ESSAY) h: Writing portfolio 4 Paragraphs a: Relating in the essay b: Unity c: Coherence d: Development e: Introductions; conclusions; transitions; dialog 5 Presenting Writing a: Academic writing SAMPLE PAPER IN MLA FORMAT b: Visuals and other media c: Web writing SAMPLE WEB SITE SAMPLE LITERACY NARRATIVE ON A BLOG d: Oral presentations SAMPLE PRESENTATION SLIDES 2 Reading and Writing in and out of College 6 Writing in Academic Situations a: Purpose and audience b: Genre c: Structure and content d: Using sources with integrity e: Academic language f: Communication in an academic setting 7 Critical Reading and Writing a: Techniques of critical reading b: Summarizing c: Critical response d: Viewing visuals critically e: Writing critically f: Sample critical responses SAMPLE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A TEXT SAMPLE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A VISUAL 8 Reading Arguments Critically a: Elements of argument b: Claims c: Evidence d: Assumptions e: Language and tone f: Reasonableness g: Fallacies h: Reading visual arguments 9 Writing an Argument a: Subject b: Thesis statement c: Purpose and audience d: Reasoning e: Evidence f: Reaching readers g: Organizing h: Revising i: SAMPLE ARGUMENT 10 Taking Essay Exams a: Preparing b: Planning c: Starting d: Developing SAMPLE ESSAY EXAMS e: Rereading 11 Public Writing a: Social media b: Letters and memos SAMPLE LETTER SAMPLE MEMOS c: Job applications SAMPLE LETTER SAMPLE RÉSUMÉS d: Reports and proposals SAMPLE REPORT SAMPLE PROPOSAL e: Community work SAMPLE SOCIAL-MEDIA POST SAMPLE NEWS-LETTER 3 Grammatical Sentences 12 Sentence Grammar a: The basic sentence b: Single-word modifiers c: Word groups d: Compounds e: Inverted order f: Sentence types 13 Case of Nouns and Pronouns a: Compound subjects and complements (she and I) b: Compound objects (her and me) c: We or us with a noun d: Appositives e: After than or as f: With infinitives (asked her to go) g: Who vs. whom h: Before a gerund (his running) 14 Verbs Forms a: Regular and irregular verbs b: Sit, set; lie, lay; rise, raise c: Omitted -s and -ed endings d: Helping verbs (is, can, etc.) e: Verb + gerund or infinitive (quit calling; agree to come) f: Verb + particle (take off, etc.) Tense g: Appropriate tense h: Sequence of tenses Mood i: Subjunctive (I wish I were) Voice j: Active (She wrote it) k: Passive (It was written) 15 Agreement a: Subject and verb b: Pronoun and antecedent 16 Adjectives and Adverbs a: Adjective vs. adverb b: Adjectives with linking verbs ( felt bad, looked good) c: Adjectives with objects; adverbs with verbs d: Comparative and superlative (bigger, most talented) e: Double negatives (can’t not) f: Nouns as modifiers (child care) g: Present vs. past participles (boring vs. bored) h: A, an, the, and other determiners 4 Clear Sentences 17 Sentence Fragments a: Tests for fragments; revision b: Subordinate clause c: Verbal or prepositional phrase d: Other fragments e: Acceptable uses 18 Comma Splices, Fused Sentences a: Main clauses without and, but, etc b: Main clauses with however, for example, etc 19 Pronoun Reference a: Clear reference b: Close reference c: Specific reference d: Appropriate you e: Clear it f: Appropriate who, which, that 20 Shifts a: Person and number b: Tense and mood c: Subject and voice d: Indirect and direct quotations and questions 21 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers a: Clear placement b: Limiting modifiers (only, etc.) c: Squinting modifiers d: Separated subject-verb-object e: Separated infinitive or verb phrase f: Position of adverbs g: Order of adjectives h: Dangling modifiers 22 Mixed and Incomplete Sentences a: Mixed grammar b: Mixed meaning (faulty predication) c: Incomplete compounds d: Incomplete comparisons e: Careless omissions 5 Effective Sentences 23 Emphasis a: Subjects and verbs b: Sentence beginnings and endings c: Parallel elements d: Repetition e: Separation f: Conciseness 24 Coordination and Subordination a: Coordination b: Subordination c: Clear connectors (as, while, like) 25 Parallelism a: With and, both . . . and, etc b: For coherence 26 Variety a: Sentence length and structure b: Sentence beginnings c: Inverted word order d: Mixed sentence types 6 Punctuation Chart 27 End Punctuation a: Period b: Question mark c: Exclamation point 28 Comma a: Main clauses with and, but, etc b: Introductory elements c: Nonessential elements d: Absolute phrases e: Phrases of contrast f: Series; two or more adjectives g: Dates, addresses, etc h: He said, etc., with quotations i: To prevent misreading j: Misuse and overuse 29 Semicolon a: Main clauses without and, but, etc b: Main clauses with however, for example, etc c: Main clauses that are long or contain commas d: Series items that are long or contain commas e: Misuse and overuse 30 Apostrophe a: Possession b: Misuses: plurals, verbs, pronouns c: Contractions d: Plural abbreviations, dates, etc 31 Quotation Marks Chart a: Direct quotations b: Within a quotation c: Dialog d: Titles of songs, stories, etc e: Words used in a special sense f: Overuse g: With other punctuation 32 Other Marks a: Colon b: Dash c: Parentheses d: Brackets e: Ellipsis mark f: Slash 7 Mechanics 33 Capitals a: First word of sentence b: Titles of works c: I and O d: Proper nouns and adjectives e: Titles of persons f: Misuses 34 Italics or Underlining a: Titles of books, movies, etc b: Names of vehicles c: Foreign words d: Words or characters named as words e: Emphasis f: Electronic communication 35 Abbreviations a: Titles with proper names b: Familiar abbreviations c: BC, BCE, AD, CE, AM, PM, no., $ d: Latin abbreviations e: Inc., Bros., Co., & f: Misuses 36 Numbers a: Numerals vs. words b: Dates, addresses, etc c: Beginning sentences 8 Effective Words 37 Appropriate Language a: Standard English b: Texting and electronic shortcuts c: Slang d: Colloquialisms e: Regionalisms f: Technical language g: Indirect or pretentious writing h: Sexist and other biased language 38 Exact Language a: Dictionary and thesaurus b: Right word for meaning c: Concrete, specific words d: Idioms e: Figurative language f: Fresh, not trite, expressions 39 Writing Concisely a: Focusing on subject and verb b: Cutting empty words c: Cutting repetition d: Tightening modifiers e: Revising there is and it is f: Combining sentences g: Rewriting jargon 40 Spelling and the Hyphen a: Spelling problems b: Spelling rules c: Spelling skills d: Hyphen to form or divide words 9 Research Writing 41 Planning a Research Project a: Starting out b: Researchable subject and question c: Research strategy d: Working, annotated bibliography SAMPLE ENTRY FOR AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 42 Finding Sources a: Your library’s Web site b: Searching electronically c: Reference works d: Books e: Periodicals f: The Web g: Social media h: Government publications i: Visuals, audio, video j: Your own sources 43 Working with Sources a: Evaluating sources b: Synthesizing sources c: Interacting with sources d: Using summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation e: Integrating sources into your text 44 Avoiding Plagiarism a: Deliberate and careless plagiarism b: What you need not acknowledge c: What you must acknowledge d: Obtaining permission 45 Documenting Sources a: Discipline styles b: Bibliography software 46 Writing the Paper a: Thesis statement b: Structure c: Drafting d: Revising and editing e: Final draft 47 MLA Documentation and Format a: MLA IN-TEXT CITATIONS b: MLA LIST OF WORKS CITED c: MLA PAPER FORMAT 48 Two Research Papers in MLA Style “THE FALSE PROMISE OF GREEN CONSUMERISM” “ANNIE DILLARD’S HEALING VISION” 10 Writing in the Disciplines 49 Literature a: Methods and evidence b: Writing assignments c: Tools and language d: Source citations and paper format e: Drafting and revising SAMPLE ANALYSIS OF A SHORT STORY f: Writing about fiction, poetry, and drama SAMPLE ANALYSIS OF A POEM SAMPLE ANALYSIS OF A PLAY 50 Other Humanities a: Methods and evidence b: Writing assignments c: Tools and language d: CHICAGO SOURCE CITATIONS e: CHICAGO PAPER FORMAT 51 Social Sciences a: Methods and evidence b: Writing assignments c: Tools and language d: APA SOURCE CITATIONS e: APA PAPER FORMAT f: SAMPLE APA RESEARCH REPORT 52 Natural and Applied Sciences a: Methods and evidence b: Writing assignments c: Tools and language d: CSE SOURCE CITATIONS e: CSE PAPER FORMAT f: SAMPLE CSE LAB REPORT Glossary of Usage A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U W Y Glossary of Terms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z