The Writing Process.- 1 Exploring, planning, and drafting.- 2 Revising, editing, and reflecting.- 3 Building effective paragraphs.- 4 Reading and writing critically.- 5 Reading and writing about multimodal texts.- 6 Reading and writing arguments.- 7 Speaking confidently.- 8 Prefer active verbs..- 9 Balance parallel ideas..- 10 Add needed words..- 11 Untangle mixed constructions..- 12 Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers..- 13 Eliminate distracting shifts..- 14 Emphasize key ideas..- 15 Provide some variety..- 16 Tighten wordy sentences..- 17 Choose appropriate language..- 18 Find the exact words..- 19 Repair sentence fragments..- 20 Revise run-on sentences..- 21 Make subjects and verbs agree..- 22 Make pronouns and antecedents agree..- 23 Make pronoun references clear..- 24 Distinguish between pronouns such as I and me..- 25 Distinguish between who and whom..- 26 Choose adjectives and adverbs with care..- 27 Choose appropriate verb forms, tenses, and moods in Standard English..- 28 Verbs.- 29 Articles.- 30 Sentence structure.- 31 Prepositions and idiomatic expressions.- 32 The comma.- 33 Unnecessary commas.- 34 The semicolon.- 35 The colon.- 36 The apostrophe.- 37 Quotation marks.- 38 End punctuation.- 39 Other punctuation marks.- 40 Abbreviations.- 41 Numbers.- 42 Italics.- 43 Spelling.- 44 The hyphen.- 45 Capitalization.- 46 Parts of speech.- 47 Sentence patterns.- 48 Subordinate word groups.- 49 Sentence types.- 50 Thinking like a researcher; gathering sources.- 51 Managing information; taking notes responsibly.- 52 Evaluating sources.- 53 Supporting a thesis.- 54 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism.- 55 Integrating sources.- 56 Documenting sources in MLA style.- 57 MLA manuscript format; sample research paper.- 58 Supporting a thesis.- 59 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism.- 60 Integrating sources.- 61 Documenting sources in APA style
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).
"One thing I felt was a helpful tool was the writing handbook. It helped me get an idea on how my writing should look for different prompts and it helped out the most on my citing. I will keep my handbook throughout college for sure. I used it for every paper I wrote this semester in all my classes, even in civil engineering." - Scott Wedgeworth, Merrimack College "I like the affordability, accessibility, and convenience of Rules for Writers. This little book is packed with useful information for novice and seasoned writers." - Elizabeth Joseph, Tarrant County College "I like its price, its length, and the fact that it has very little excess in its explanations." - Marylynne Diggs, Clark College
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