Brief New Century Handbook with Exercises, The (Book Alone), 4/E
Christine A. Hult, Utah State University
Thomas N. Huckin, University of Utah

ISBN-10: 0205521991
ISBN-13: 9780205521999

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2008
Format: Spiral Bound; 640 pp
Published: 02/26/2007

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Authors Christine Hult and Tom Huckin bring their expertise in research, computers and writing, grammar, and linguistics and their extensive experience in teaching first-year composition to this remarkable handbook–a handbook that is accessible, flexible, comprehensive, and current, and that speaks to students in today’s language.  More than any other handbook, The Brief New Century addresses the primary concerns of composition students: how to understand and avoid plagiarism, how to write for courses beyond English, how to make correct grammatical and stylistic choices, and how to use technology to help them become better writers.

  • Comprehensive, accessible coverage of the writing process, grammar, research, and documentation–the basics of handbook coverage–make this a complete and easy-to use reference for both students and instructors.
  •  Part 6, “Writing for Other Purposes,” provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of writing in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, clearly explaining the conventions of research and writing in the different disciplines.
  • The most current and comprehensive coverage available of the electronic tools students have to write and research includes Weblink boxes that send students directly to the best and most authoritative online writing and research resources.
  • More than 15 sample student papers and examples illustrate writing both as a process and as a finished product, and allow readers to follow sample online searches.
  • Four chapters on ESL topics cover key issues for multilingual students whose first language is not English, and for Generation 1.5 learners. 
  • A comprehensive Companion Website includes a wide array of resources–audio and video explanations of key concepts, weblinks, practical help on key writing and research tasks–as well as gradable versions of all the exercises in the book and more.

  • New “with Exercises” version provides text-specific exercises at the end of the book to reinforce concepts and practice skills.
  • More coverage of plagiarism than any other handbook includes specific guidance on using online sources and avoiding dangers of unintentional plagiarism, with clear models showing sources and sample plagiarized material.
  • An extensive Cross Curricular Resource Atlas provides a world map, basic disciplinary-related vocabulary, and an illustrated timeline including major political, cultural, and historical events from 10,000 BCE to the present to support student writing in other disciplines.
  • A shift in focus from describing available technologies to a focus on technological functionality–how to use electronic resources to make appropriate technological and rhetorical choices in a rapidly expanding electronic universe–makes this the handbook of choice for today’s students.
  • More guidance on finding, evaluating, and documenting research sites and sources includes a completely revised full chapter on Evaluating Print and Web Sources (Ch. 9) with specific guidelines for evaluating web sites based on the reliability of domains.
  • Expanded sections on MLA and APA documentation, with visual source samples–copies of actual title and copyright pages and screen shots–lets students see where documentation information appears in the sources they use, and also includes current information on the new CSE style guidelines.
  • Grammar coverage–the basic core of any handbook–now includes more accessible explanations with less grammatical “jargon” and new Common Errors boxes to make rules and guidelines easier to find and remember.
  • A full chapter on Electronic Communication (Ch. 16) explores the rhetorical differences among electronic formats (text messages, instant messages, blogs, and the like) and helps students make choices based on audience and purpose, enabling them to produce appropriate, effective, and persuasive college writing.
  • TechHelp boxes offer specific guidance for finding research and grammar resources and software functionalities that can support student writing. 
  • TechALERTS warn students about over-reliance on technology, from Wikipedia and Google Scholar to grammar and spell checkers, and also point out the dangers of transferring online language–electronic abbreviations and emoticons–into an academic setting.
  • Marginal GO buttons direct students to a wide range of additional resources on the New Century’s freeCompanion Website.

PART 1. WRITING

1. Thinking, Reading, and Viewing Critically

a. Think critically

b. Read actively and critically

c. View actively and critically

 

2. Preparing

a. Experiment and explore

b. Invent and prewrite.

c. Gather information while avoiding plagiarism

d. Plan and organize

 

3. Composing

a. Review your electronic journal

b. Draft on a computer

c. Collaborate

d. Be flexible about your writing process

 

4. Rewriting

a. Shift from writer to reader

b. Revise

c. Edit

d. Proofread

e. Give and receive feedback electronically

f. STUDENT SAMPLE: Final paper.

 

5. Structuring Paragraphs

a. Unified paragraphs

b. Organizational patterns

c. Sentence-linking techniques

d. Verb tense, person, and number

e. Parallelism and coherence

f. Appropriate paragraph length

g. Link paragraphs with key words

h. Effective introductions and conclusions

 

6. Constructing and Evaluating Arguments

a. Arguable thesis

b. Supporting evidence

STUDENT SAMPLE: Annotated argument paper

c. Understand alternative views.

d. Test your main points

e. Build a compelling case

f. Structure your argument

g. Avoid fallacies

h. Electronic argument

i. Visual argument

PART 2. RESEARCH

7. The Research Project

a. Become a researcher

b. Make a Schedule

c. Research notebook

d. Working bibliography

e. Background information

f. Focused research

           

8. Using the Internet for Research

a. Use Internet sources

b. Know the Internet and Web

c. Search the Internet and Web

d. STUDENT SAMPLE:  Database searches

e. STUDENT SAMPLE:  Internet searches  

           

9. Evaluating Electronic and Print Sources

a. Legitimate sources

b. STUDENT SAMPLE: Web links evaluation

 

10. Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism.

a. Use sources responsibly.

b. Avoid plagiarism in using sources

STUDENT SAMPLE: Inadvertent plagiarism

c.  Paraphrase accurately.

d.  Avoid plagiarism in paraphrasing

STUDENT SAMPLE: Intentional plagiarism

e.  Summarize briefly

f.  Avoid plagiarism in summarizing

g.  Quote sparingly

h.  Avoid plagiarism in quoting

 

11. Writing the Research Paper

a. Rhetorical stance and thesis

b. Plan your structure

c. Write a draft

d. Review and revise your draft

e. Follow formatting conventions

 

PART 3. MLA DOCUMENTATION

 

12. MLA Documentation

A DIRECTORY TO MLA STYLE

a. Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism

b. In-text citations

c. Bibliographic footnotes and endnotes

d. Works Cited Page

e. STUDENT SAMPLE: Annotated research paper in MLA format

 

PART 4. APA, CMS, AND CSE DOCUMENTATION

 

13. APA, CMS, and CSE Documentation

APA System

a. Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism

b. In-text citations

c. Content notes

d. References Page

e. STUDENT SAMPLE: Annotated research report in APA format

CMS System

f. Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism

g. In-text citations

h. Notes

i. Bibliography entries

CSE System

j. Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism

k. In-text citations

l. References list

PART 5. DESIGN IN PRINT AND ON THE WEB

14. Design Principles and Graphics

a. Three design principles

b. Formatting tools

c. Graphics

d. Review your document

 

15. Designing Web Documents

a. Basic design

b. Planning

c. Writing

PART 6. WRITING FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES

16. Electronic Communications

a. The rhetoric of etools

b. Email

c. Online networks

d. Instant communication (IMs, TMs)

e. Web course tools     

 

17. Writing in the Disciplines

a. Disciplinary research

b. Disciplinary discourse

 

18. Writing about Literature

a. Read literature critically

b. Purpose, persona, and audience

c. Claim and thesis

d. Appropriate person and tense

e. Write your literature paper

STUDENT SAMPLE (MLA): Literary interpretation

 

19. Writing in the Natural and Social Sciences

a. Types of writing

b. Purpose and audience

c. STUDENT SAMPLES (APA and CSE): Research reports

20. Business Writing  

a. Business letters

STUDENT SAMPLE: Business letter

b. Letters of application

STUDENT SAMPLE: Letters of application

c. Résumés

STUDENT SAMPLE: Résumé

d. Memos

STUDENT SAMPLE: Memo

 

21. Oral Presentations  

a. Preparing

b. Select visual aids

c. Practice, practice, practice

d. Speak with enthusiasm and focus

e. Design overhead transparencies

c. Use PowerPointTM

 

22. Essay Exams and Portfolios

a. Preparing

b. The essay writing process

c. STUDENT SAMPLES: Essay exam responses

d. Prepare a writing portfolio

PART 7. CORRECT SENTENCES

23. Sentence Structure

a. Parts of speech

b. Basic sentence patterns

c. Expanding sentences

d. Classifying sentences

           

24. Pronoun Problems

a. Number and gender agreement

b. Noun antecedents

c. This, that, which, and it

d. That and which

e. Subjective case

f. Objective case

g. Compound constructions

h. Interrogative pronouns & relative pronouns

i. Possessive pronouns

j. Comparisons

 

25. Verbs

a. Regular verb forms

b. Common irregular verb forms

c. Auxiliary verbs

d. Tenses

e. Sequence of tenses

f. Transitive and intransitive verbs

g. Active and passive voice

h. Mood

 

26. Subject-Verb Agreement

a. Plural and singular subjects and verbs

b. Compound subjects

c. Disjunctive subjects

d. Indefinite pronouns

e. Collective nouns

f. Plural form but singular meaning

g. Linking verbs

h. With there or here  

 

27. Adjectives and Adverbs

a. Adjectives

b. Overuse of nouns as modifiers.

c. Adverbs .

d. Commonly confused adjectives and adverbs

e. Comparative and superlative forms

PART 8.  COMMON GRAMMAR PROBLEMS

28. Sentence Fragments

a. Grammatically complete sentences

b. Connect dependent clauses

c. Connect phrases

d. Sentence fragments for special effect

 

29. Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences

a. Creating a subordinate clause

b. Separating clauses (comma, conjunction)

c. Separating clauses (semicolon)

d. Separating clauses (period)

 

30. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

a. Positioning modifiers

b. Avoid ambiguity

c. Lengthy modifiers

d. Disruptive modifiers

e. Dangling modifiers

 

31. Faulty Shifts

a. Focus

b. Verb tense and mood

c. Tone

d. Mixed constructions

e. Subjects and predicates

f. Direct and indirect discourse

PART 9. EFFECTIVE SENTENCES AND WORDS

32. Clarity and Conciseness

a. Length

b. Repetition and redundancy

c. Expletives

d. Passive voice

e. Wordiness

f. Noun-heavy style

g. Express meaning precisely

h. That to clarify sentence structure

i. Comparisons

 

33. Coordination and Subordination

a. Combine closely related sentences

b. Coordinate related sentences

c. Subordinate less important ideas

 

34. Parallelism

a. Parallel content in parallel form

b. Lists and series

c. With correlative conjunctions

d. Comparisons or contrasts

e. Complete, clear parallel constructions

 

35. Variety

a. Length.

b. Structure

c. Repetition

 

36. Choosing the Right Words

a. Denotation

b. Connotation

c. Level of formality

d. Jargon, slang, or dialect

e. Pretentiousness

f. Figurative language

 

37. Language and Power

a. "Correctness"

b. Language and identity

c. Gender

d. Race and ethnicity

e. Age and other differences

 

38. Using a Thesaurus and Dictionary

 

PART 10. PUNCTUATION

 

39. End Punctuation

THE PERIOD

THE QUESTION MARK

THE EXCLAMATION POINT

 

40. The Comma

 

41. The Semicolon

 

42. The Colon

 

43. The Apostrophe

 

44. Quotation Marks

 

45. Other Punctuation Marks

PARENTHESES

DASHES

BRACKETS

ELLIPSES

SLASHES

PART 11. MECHANICS AND SPELLING

46. Capital Letters and Italics

CAPITAL LETTERS

ITALICS

 

47. Abbreviations and Numbers.

ABBREVIATIONS

NUMBERS

 

48. The Hyphen

 

49. Spelling

PART 12. ESL ISSUES

50. Tips on Nouns and Articles

 

51. Tips on Verbs

PHRASAL VERBS

VERB COMPLEMENTS

VERBS OF STATE

MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

 

52. Tips on Word Order

 

53. Tips on Vocabulary

 

Glossary of Usage

Cross-Curricular Resource Atlas

 Index

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    In planning this new kind of handbook, Longman commissioned an in-depth usability study to learn more about how students use handbooks and where they have difficulties.  The results not only informed the handbook's development, they confirmed that The DK Handbook's distinctive presentation is more effective and "useful" than the market-leading handbook. 

     

    In addition to the groundbreaking design, The DK Handbook provides the content that students need.  With more attention to research–particularly online research–than other handbooks, DK gives students a solid foundation in information literacy.  The handbookalso presents grammar and documentation (MLA, APA, CMS and CSE) in new ways that makes the material more accessible, including unique “pattern pages” that help students grasp principles visually. 

     

    With strong attention to the rhetorical situation, a visual presentation of the writing process, and usablity tested grammar, research and documentation coverage, The DK Handbook offers all the standard material expected in a handbook, but presents it in a revolutionary format that will motivate students to use their handbook — and help them become better writers and researchers.

     

     

  • 0321420535DK Handbook, The (Book Alone)
    Wysocki & Lynch
    © 2009 | Longman | Paper; 656 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321420535 | ISBN-13: 9780321420534
    Brief Description

    • The Longman Handbook for Writers and Readers, Fifth Edition, offers a unique emphasis on writing for different audiences, explores the connection between reading and writing, and presents superior writing across the curriculum coverage, while also providing all the handbook basics.

     

    A comprehensive reference to writing, research, documentation, and grammar, The Longman Handbook explores the differing audiences, purposes, and conventions of various communities of writers and readers, and offers students concrete strategies for adapting their writing to meet varying rhetorical situations.  While emphasizing the academic community, The Longman Handbook also explores the genres of writing that students can expect to find in public and workplace communities.

     

    Revised and expanded discussions of writing in the disciplines, different communities’ rhetorical situations, visual argument, researching online, and online writing continue to ensure that students have the practical guidance they need to write effectively in today’s changing environment.

  • 0205549837Longman Handbook for Writers and Readers, The (Book Alone), 5/E
    Anson & Schwegler
    © 2008 | Longman | Paper; 976 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205549837 | ISBN-13: 9780205549832
    Brief Description

    • The Longman Writer’s Companion with Exercises offers in-text exercises, a unique emphasis on writing for different audiences, explores the connection between reading and writing, and presents superior writing across the curriculum coverage while also providing all the handbook basics.

     

    A comprehensive reference to writing, research, documentation, and grammar, The Longman Writer’s Companion with Exercises explores the differing audiences, purposes, and conventions of various communities of writers and readers, and offers students concrete strategies for adapting their writing to meet varying rhetorical situations.  While emphasizing the academic community, The Longman Writer’s Companion with Exercises also explores the genres of writing t