A Writer's Resource is a tabbed version of the Maimon handbook and includes updated features like "Start Smart" which helps students know where to start and how to navigate all their common writing assignments. The Maimon handbooks support student and instructor success by consistently presenting and using the writing situation as a framework for beginning, analyzing and navigating any type of writing. Start Smart offers an easy, step-by-step process map to navigate three common types of writing assignments. Other new features support critical thinking and deeper understandings of common assignments. Its digital program addresses critical instructor and administrator needs -- with adaptive diagnostic tools, individualized learning plans, peer review, and outcomes based assessment. Connect Composition will also fully integrate into the Blackboard CMS for single sign on and autosync for all assignment and grade book utilities.
| ISBN | 0077397355 | | Pages | 672 | | ISBN13 | 9780077397357
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 821 | | Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe | | Published in | London | | Imprint | McGraw Hill Higher Education | | Height (mm) | 215 | | Format | Spiral / Comb Bound | | Width (mm) | 152 | | Publication date | 01 Dec 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY | 808.042 | | Academic level | Further/Higher education | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | |
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A Writer's Resource, Fourth Edition *Indicates new content or a chapter/section with major revisions. In addition, content is being updated and revised throughout. Tab 1. Writing Today *RESOURCES FOR WRITERS (Foldout): Start Smart: Addressing the Writing Situation 1. Writing across the Curriculum and beyond College a. Studying the world through a range of disciplines b. Using writing as a tool for learning c. Taking responsibility for reading, writing, and research d. Recognizing that writing improves with practice *e. Achieving the core outcomes of successful writing *2. Writing Situations *a. Viewing the situation as the framework for approaching any writing task *b. Using multimedia elements and genre effectively *c. Choosing the best medium d. Becoming aware of the persuasive power of images e. Takng advantage of online and other electronic tools for learning *3. Audience and Academic English *a. Becoming aware of your audience *b. Using reading, writing, and speaking to learn more about Academic English c. Using learning tools that are available for multilingual students Tab 2. Writing and Designing Texts 4. Reading and Writing: The Critical Connection a. Reading critically b. Writing critically 5. Planning and Shaping a. Learning how to approach assignments b. Exploring your ideas c. Developing a working thesis d. Planning a structure that suits your assignment *e. Considering visuals and multimedia, depending on your purpose and audience 6. Drafting a. Developing ideas using patterns of organization and visuals b. Writing focused, clearly organized paragraphs *c. Integrating visuals and multimedia elements effectively 7. Revising and Editing a. Getting comments from readers b. Using electronic tools for revising [drop this section?] c. Focusing on the writing situation (topic, purpose, audience, medium, genre) d. Making sure your thesis is strong e. Reviewing the structure of your draft f. Revising for paragraph development, paragraph unity, and coherence *f. Revising visuals and multimedia g. Editing sentences h. Proofreading carefully i. Using campus, Internet, and community resources j. Learning from one student's revisions 8. Designing Academic Papers and Portfolios a. Thinking intentionally about design b. Compiling a portfolio Tab 3. Common Assignments across the Curriculum 9. Informative Reports a. Understanding the assignment b. Approaching writing an informative report as a process c. Student paper: Informative report d. Writing reviews of the literature 10. Interpretive Analyses and Writing about Literature a. Understanding the assignment b. Approaching writing an interpretive analysis as a process c. Student paper: Interpretive analysis 11. Arguments a. Understanding the assignment b. Thinking critically c. Approaching writing an argument as a process *d. Student paper: Argument 12. Other Kinds of Writing: Personal a. Personal essays b. Lab reports in the experimental sciences c. Case studies in the social sciences d. Essay exams e. Coauthored projects 13. Oral Presentations a. Planning and shaping your presentation b. Drafting your presentation c. Creating multimedia presentations d. Preparing for your presentation 14. Multimedia Writing a. Learning about tools for creating multimedia texts b. Analyzing images c. Creating a Web site *d. Creating and interacting with weblogs and wikis Tab 4. Writing beyond College 15. Service Learning and Community-Service Writing a. Addressing the community on behalf of your organization or yourself *b. Designing brochures, posters, and newsletters 16. Letters to Raise Awareness and Share Concern 17. Writing to Get and Keep a Job a. Exploring internship possibilities b. Keeping an up-to-date resume c. Writing an application letter d. Preparing for a job interview e. Applying college writing to writing on the job f. Writing as a consumer Tab 5. Researching 18. Understanding Res
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