A Pocket Style Manual With Exercises - Brossura

Hacker, Diana; Sommers, Nancy

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ISBN 10: 1319341969 ISBN 13: 9781319341961

Casa editrice: Bedford/st Martins, 2020

Riassunto

A Pocket Style Manual with Exercises provides practical advice for any level of college or university writing. Straightforward instruction on grammar, style, and punctuation gives students quick answers to their writing questions. Step-by-step guides and a how-to approach to research writing help students form research questions, integrate sources, and more. Coverage of and numerous citation models for four different styles teach students how to cite by example. This new version includes 50 exercises on grammar, style, punctuation, and mechanics.No matter where they are in the writing process--or their college or universitycareers--students will find exactly what they need in this easy-to-read, easy-to-navigate handbook.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Nancy Sommers, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches in Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. She led Harvard’s Expository Writing Program for twenty years, directing the first-year writing program and establishing Harvard’s WAC program. A two-time Braddock Award winner, Sommers is well known for her research and publications on student writing.

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Everything you need for writing and research―in college and beyond. How do I fix a comma splice? How do I cite a Youtube video? No matter your question or the writing project, A Pocket Style Manual with Exercises has the answers. With quick explanations, exercises to practice your skills, and plenty of examples--including full model papers and more than 200 documentation models--this book will become your go-to guide in your English class, the rest of college, and even your career.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Bedford/st Martins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1319341969
• ISBN 13: 9781319341961
• Rilegatura: Rilegatura a spirale
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 377
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile