Table of Contents

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 L1 Reading to form an interpretation L2 Planning the paper L3 Writing the paper L4 Observing conventions L5 Integrating quotations from the text L6 Using secondary sources L7 Sample papers

About the Author

Diana Hacker taught in the English faculty at Prince George's Community College in Maryland. During that time she personally class-tested her 'Hacker Handbooks' including the popular 'Bedford Handbook' and 'Writer's Reference' with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years. Nancy Sommers teaches writing and mentors new writing teachers at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. She has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years.