For writers of all ages and skill levels. Features Pocket-sized, spiralbound format allows quick, convenient reference. Unique opening chapters show key relationships among the processes of writing, reading, and thinking creatively and logically, and provide strategies for developing the ideas that will make a good essay. The coverage of writing is the most detailed among pocket handbooks. Research coverage includes the very latest MLA, APA, CMS, and CBE documentation guidelines, sample pages from student research papers, and advice on evaluating sources, writing summaries and paraphrases, and integrating sources into research papers.
Numerous examples illustrate important points and provide good models for students.
A section devoted to ESL makes the handbook accessible to a wide range of students. Writing, Reading, and Thinking. Writing from Reading. Reacting to a Text with Annotations. Reflecting on a Text in Freewriting.