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Tables of Contents for The Writer's Harbrace Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xvii
Writing
Reading and Writing Critically
2
32
Reading and writing as processes
3
3
The rhetorical situation
6
1
Previewing a text
7
3
Distinguishing content from personal response
10
5
Engaging all elements of the rhetorical situation
15
12
Successful academic reading and writing
27
3
Taking advantage of academic support opportunities
30
4
Planning and Drafting Essays
34
33
Finding appropriate subjects and focusing them
35
10
Stating a thesis clearly
45
6
Arranging ideas
51
5
Drafting with well-developed paragraphs
56
2
Experimenting with different strategies for development
58
7
Writing a first draft
65
2
Revising and Editing Essays
67
48
Revision as process
68
4
Introductions, conclusions, and titles
72
6
Unified and coherent paragraphs
78
9
Transitions within and between paragraphs
87
4
Peer-reviewed draft and revised draft
91
16
Editing
107
2
Proofreading
109
1
The final draft
110
5
Writing under Pressure
115
15
Taking advantage of deadlines
116
1
Abbreviating the writing process
117
2
Managing writer's block
119
2
Preparing for essay examinations
121
6
Write under pressure in the workplace
127
3
E-writing
130
27
Composing for the Web
132
12
Electronic mail (email)
144
3
Online discussion groups and forums
147
6
Online media
153
4
E-designing
157
21
Visual elements of a Web site
159
7
Graphics (tables, charts, diagrams)
166
5
Format and the rhetorical purpose
171
4
Format and readability
175
3
Writing Arguments
178
45
Determining an argument's purpose
179
3
Establishing an arguable statement
182
2
Distinguishing between fact and opinion
184
2
Establishing a position or claim
186
4
Developing an effective argument
190
5
Using rhetorical appeals
195
4
Arranging an effective argument
199
4
Understanding logic
203
7
Recognizing rhetorical fallacies
210
5
Sample argument essay
215
8
Finding Sources Online, in Print, and in the Field
223
25
Understanding research needs and methods
224
3
Choosing a topic and framing a research question
227
1
Navigating the Web
228
4
Using library resources
232
12
Conducting field research
244
4
Evaluating Sources Online and in Print
248
16
Determining credibility of authors
248
5
Determining credibility of publishers
253
3
Evaluating Web sites and other online sources
256
2
Distinguishing bias from commitment
258
3
Recognizing relevant sources
261
3
Using Sources Responsibly
264
18
Understanding a research paper's purpose
264
1
Taking notes
265
4
Creating a working bibliography
269
1
Integrating sources
270
7
Avoiding plagiarism
277
5
Citing Sources and Submitting Final Papers
282
109
MLA-style documentation
284
24
MLA student paper
308
16
APA-style documentation
324
10
APA student paper
334
16
CMS documentation
350
10
CMS student paper
360
12
CSE/CBE-style documentation
372
6
CSE/CBE student paper
378
3
COS documentation
381
10
Writing Academic Discourse
391
10
How disciplines define evidence
391
1
How disciplines use evidence
392
5
Differences in language and style among disciplines
397
1
Discipline-specific formats and documents
398
3
Writing to Interpret Literature
401
22
Recognizing literary genres
401
2
Using specialized vocabulary
403
4
Critical approaches to literature
407
4
Purpose of literary interpretations
411
1
Reading carefully to write well
412
4
Following special conventions
416
2
Sample literature essay
418
5
Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences
423
17
Writing in the social sciences
424
1
Sample social science field report
425
5
Writing in the natural sciences
430
2
Sample natural science lab report
432
8
Writing in Business
440
29
Efficiency and business writing
440
1
Sample business plan
441
9
Sample resume
450
3
Sample letter of application
453
2
Sample grant proposal
455
14
Grammar
Sentence Essentials
469
14
Subjects and predicates
470
2
Verbs
472
1
Subjects and complements
473
5
Basic sentence patterns
478
5
Phrases and Clauses in Sentences
483
20
Phrases
484
10
Clauses
494
6
Sentence forms
500
3
Sentence Fragments
503
10
Revising phrases punctuated as sentences
507
2
Revising clauses punctuated as sentences
509
2
Using fragments intentionally
511
2
Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
513
15
Recognizing comma splices and fused sentences
515
3
Revising comma splices and fused sentences
518
4
Revising with transitional words and phrases
522
4
Dividing quotations
526
2
Modifiers
528
17
Adjectives
529
3
Adverbs
532
3
Degrees of comparison
535
3
Nouns or word groups as modifiers
538
1
Correct placement of modifiers
539
1
Awkward or ambiguous modifiers
540
2
The double negative
542
3
Pronouns
545
21
Kinds of pronouns
546
3
Subjective, objective, and possessive cases
549
2
Clause as determiner of pronoun case
551
7
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
558
4
Pronoun references
562
4
Verbs
566
36
Verb forms
566
10
Verb tenses
576
10
Voice
586
3
Mood
589
4
Subject-verb agreement
593
9
Effective Sentences
Sentence Unity
602
10
Relating ideas clearly
602
1
Choosing and arranging details
603
2
Avoiding mixed metaphors and mixed constructions
605
1
Making subject and predicate relate logically
606
1
Adding necessary articles, conjunctions, and prepositions
606
3
Including all necessary verbs and auxiliaries
609
1
Making complete comparisons
610
1
Completing intensifiers
610
2
Subordination and Coordination
612
9
Subordinating to combine short sentences
611
4
Subordinating and coordinating to relate clauses
615
3
Avoiding faulty or excessive subordination
618
3
Parallelism
621
7
Balancing similar grammatical elements
622
1
Clarifying relationships within a sentence
623
1
Linking two or more sentences
623
1
Using correlative conjunctions
624
1
Emphasizing key ideas
625
3
Emphasis
628
10
Placing words at the beginning or end of a sentence
628
2
Using periodic sentences
630
1
Arranging ideas from least to most important
630
2
Using active, forceful verbs
632
2
Repeating important words
634
1
Inverting word order
634
2
Balancing constructions
636
1
Varying sentence lengths
636
2
Variety
638
12
Revising short, choppy sentences
640
1
Revising monotonous sentence openings
641
2
Varying the structure of compound sentences
643
2
Separating subjects and verbs
645
1
Using questions, commands, and exclamations
645
5
Diction
Good Usage
650
17
Usage and the rhetorical situation
650
1
Writing in a clear, straightforward style
651
1
Appropriate word choice
652
3
Inclusive (nonprejudiced) Language
655
5
Benefits of dictionaries
660
5
Using a thesaurus
665
2
Exactness
667
12
Choosing accurate words
669
3
Using fresh expressions
672
2
Understanding idioms
674
1
Using first and second person effectively
675
2
Providing clear definitions
677
2
Conciseness
679
7
Making every word count
679
3
Eliminating needless words
682
1
Avoiding unnecessary repetition
683
1
Using pronouns and elliptical constructions
683
3
Punctuation
The Comma
686
15
Before coordinating conjunctions linking independent clauses
687
2
After introductory words, phrases, or clauses
689
2
Separating parallel elements
691
2
With nonessential (nonrestrictive) elements
693
3
With parenthetical elements
696
1
For ease in reading
697
2
Unnecessary or misplaced commas
699
2
The Semicolon
701
5
Connecting independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction
701
2
Separating elements that contain commas
703
1
Misuse with unequal grammatical elements
704
2
The Apostrophe
706
8
Indicating ownership and other relationships
706
5
Marking omissions of Letters or numbers
711
1
Forming certain plurals
712
2
Quotation Marks
714
7
With direct quotations, including dialogue
714
3
With titles of short works
717
1
For tone or emphasis of specific words
717
1
With other punctuation marks
718
3
The Period and Other Punctuation Marks
721
15
The period
722
1
The question mark
723
1
The exclamation point
724
1
The colon
725
2
The dash
727
1
Parentheses
728
1
Square brackets
729
1
Ellipsis points
730
2
The slash
732
4
Mechanics
Spelling, the Spell Checker, and Hyphenation
736
12
Using a spell checker
737
1
Spelling and pronunciation
738
1
Spelling words that sound alike
739
2
Prefixes and suffixes
741
3
Confusion of ei and ie
744
1
Hyphenation
744
4
Capitals
748
9
For proper names, their abbreviations, and acronyms
749
3
For titles that precede people's names
752
1
For the first, last, and all major words in titles
753
1
For the first word of sentences and directly quoted speech
754
1
Unnecessary capitals
754
3
Italics
757
6
For titles of separate works
758
1
For foreign words
759
1
For names of legal cases
760
1
For names of specific ships, submarines, aircraft, spacecraft, and satellites
760
1
For words, letters, or figures referred to as such
760
1
For emphasis
761
2
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Numbers
763
10
Abbreviations before and after proper names
763
1
Abbreviations in addresses
764
1
Abbreviations in citations of research sources
765
1
Abbreviations as substitutes for certain words
766
2
Acronyms
768
1
Spelling out numbers
769
1
Special usage of numbers
770
3
Glossary of Usage
773
24
Glossary of Terms
797
22
Credits
819
2
English as a World Language Index
821
4
Index
825