Writer's Resource A Handbook for Writers and Researchers

Tab 1: Learning Across the Curriculum 1. Your College Experience 2. Writing to Learn 3. Writing in College 4. Writing Online 5. Learning in English as a Second Language Tab 2: Writing Papers 6. Reading, Thinking, Writing: The Critical Connection 7. Planning 8. Drafting 9. Revising Tab 3: Common Assignments Across the Curriculum 10. Informative Reports Student Paper: Smulowitz on Stocks 11. Interpretive Analysis and Writing About Literature Student Paper: Bector on O'Connor 12. Arguments Student Paper: Buglione on the NFL 13. Other Kinds of Assignments Tab 4: Writing Connections: College, Community, Career 14. Service Learning and Community Service Writing 15. Letters to Get Action: Protest and Praise 15. Writing to Get and Keep a Job Tab 5: Researching 17. Understanding Research 18. Finding Print and Online Sources 19. Evaluating Sources 20. Doing Research in the Archive, Field, and Lab 21. Working with Sources 22. Writing the Paper 23. Discipline-Specific Resources in the Library and on the Internet Tab 6: MLA Documentation Style 24. MLA Style: In-Text Citations 25. MLA Style: List of Works Cited 26. MLA Style: Explanatory Notes 27. MLA Paper Format 28. Student Paper in MLA Style: Esther Hoffman: Louis Armstrong and Joe Glaser Tab 7: APA Documentation Style 29. APA Style: In-Text Citations 30. APA Style: List of References 31. APA Paper Format 32. Student Paper in APA Style: Jennifer Koehler: Germany's Path to Continuing Prosperity Tab 8: Other Documentation Styles:Chicago, CBE, and COS 33. Chicago Manual Documentation Style 34. CBE Documentation Styles 35. Columbia Online Style (COS) Tab 9: Document and Web Design 36. Document Design 37. Writing for the World Wide Web Tab 10: Editing for Clarity 38. Wordy Sentences 39. Missing Words 40. Mixed Constructions 41. Confusing Shifts 42. Faulty Parallelism 43. Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers 44. Coordination and Subordination 45. Sentence Variety 46. Active Verbs 47. Appropriate Language 48. Exact Language 49. The Dictionary and the Thesaurus 50. Glossary of Usage Tab 11: Editing for Grammar Conventions 51. Sentence Fragments 52. Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences 53. Subject/Verb Agreement 54. Problems with Verbs 55. Problems with Pronouns 56. Problems with Adjectives and Adverbs Tab 12: Editing for Correctness: Punctuation, Mechanics, and Spelling 57. Commas 58. Semicolons 59. Colons 60. Apostrophes 61. Quotation Marks 62. Other Punctuation Marks 63. Capital Letters 64. Abbreviations 65. Numbers 66. Italics (underlining) 67. Hyphens 68. Spelling Tab 13: Basic Grammar Review and Tips for Multilingual Writers 69. Parts of Speech 70. Sentences 71. Phrases or Dependent Clauses 72. Types of Sentences Appendix: Further Resources for College WritersMaimon, Elaine is the author of 'Writer's Resource A Handbook for Writers and Researchers', published 2003 under ISBN 9780072944761 and ISBN 0072944765.