The Little, Brown Compact Handbook provides reliable and thorough coverage of handbook basics--the writing process, grammar and usage, research and documentation--while also giving detailed discussions of critical reading, academic writing, argument, writing in the disciplines, and public writing. Widely used by both experienced and inexperienced writers, The Little, Brown Compact Handbook works as both a comprehensive classroom text and an accessible reference guide.
| ISBN | 020523660X | | Pages | 600 | | ISBN13 | 9780205236602
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 642 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Published in | New Jersey | | Imprint | Longman Inc | | Previous ISBN | 9780205651634 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Publication date | 16 Dec 2011 | | Width (mm) | 140 | | DEWEY | 808.042 | | Spine width (mm) | 23 | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | | Academic level | Further/Higher education |
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Preface for Students Preface for Instructors PART 1 THE WRITING PROCESS 1 The Writing Situation a Assessment b Subject c Purpose d Audience e Genre 2 Invention a Journal keeping b Observing c Freewriting d Brainstorming e Drawing f Asking questions 3 Thesis and Organization a Thesis statement b Organization 4 Drafting a Starting to draft b Maintaining momentum c Sample first draft 5 Revising and Editing a Revising the whole essay b Sample revision c Editing the revised draft d Formatting and proofreading e SAMPLE FINAL DRAFT (RESPONSE ESSAY) f Collaborating g Preparing a writing portfolio 6 Paragraphs a Relating paragraphs in the essay b Unity c Coherence d Development e Introductions and conclusions 7 Presenting Writing a Academic writing SAMPLE MARKETING REPORT b Visuals and other media c Web writing SAMPLE WEB SITE SAMPLE PAPER ON A BLOG PART 2 WRITING IN AND OUT OF COLLEGE 8 Joining the Academic Community a Getting the most from college courses b Becoming an academic writer c Developing academic integrity d Communicating in an academic setting 9 Critical Thinking and Reading a Techniques of critical reading b Summarizing c Developing a critical response d Viewing visuals critically 10 Academic Writing a Purpose, audience, and genre b Writing in response to texts c Structure and content d Language e SAMPLE CRITICAL RESPONSE 11 Argument a Elements of argument b Reasonableness c Organization d Visual arguments e SAMPLE ARGUMENT 12 Essay Exams a Preparing b Planning c Starting d Developing SAMPLE ESSAY EXAM e Rereading 13 Oral Presentations a Organization b Delivery SAMPLE POWERPOINT SLIDES 14 Public Writing a Business letters and resumes SAMPLE LETTER AND RESUMES b Memos, reports, and proposals SAMPLE MEMO AND REPORT c Community work SAMPLE FLYER AND NEWSLETTER PART 3 CLARITY AND STYLE 15 Emphasis a Effective subjects and verbs b Sentence beginnings and endings c Coordination d Subordination 16 Parallelism a With and, but, or, nor, yet b With both ... and, not ... but, etc. c In comparisons d With lists, headings, and outlines 17 Variety and Details a Sentence length b Sentence structure c Details 18 Appropriate and Exact Language a Appropriate language b Exact language 19 Completeness a Compounds b Needed words 20 Conciseness a Focusing on subject and verb b Cutting empty words c Cutting repetition d Reducing modifiers e Revising there is or it is f Combining sentences g Rewriting jargon PART 4 SENTENCE PARTS AND PATTERNS BASIC GRAMMAR 21 Parts of Speech a Nouns b Pronouns c Verbs d Adjectives and adverbs e Prepositions and conjunctions f Interjections 22 The Sentence a Subjects and predicates b Predicate patterns 23 Phrases and Subordinate Clauses a Phrases b Subordinate clauses 24 Sentence Types a Simple sentences b Compound sentences c Complex sentences d Compound-complex sentences VERBS 25 Forms a Sing/sang/sung and other irregular verbs b Sit/set, lie/lay, rise/raise c -s and -ed forms d Be, have, and other helping verbs e Verb + gerund or infinitive: stop eating vs. stop to eat f Verb + participle: look up, look over, etc. 26 Tenses a Present tense: sing b Perfect tenses: have/had/will have sung c Progressive tenses: is/was/will be singing d Consistency e Sequence 27 Mood a Subjunctive: I wish I were b Consistency 28 Voice a She wrote it (active) vs.It was written (passive) b Consistency 29 Subject-Verb Agreement a -s and -es endings b Intervening words c Subjects with and d Subjects with or or nor e Everyone and other indefinite pronouns f Team and other collective nouns g Who, which, that h News and other singular nouns ending in -s i Verb preceding subject j Is, are, and other linking verbs k Titles and words being defined PRONOUN
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