Little Seagull Handbook with Exercises and REG (5版)

Write. Research. Edit. Everything students need in an affordable handbook they truly use. The Little Seagull Handbook is the #1 best-selling handbook because it’s easy to use, easy to afford, and covers everything students need—no more, no less. Intuitive organization, color coding, and jargon-free instruction for common kinds of writing make it a reference tool that student writers truly rely on. This edition includes new advice designed for developing writers, new advice for using inclusive language, and two new complete model student essays using MLA and APA documentation. 寫作。研究。編輯。學生所需的一切都包含在這本經濟實惠的實用手冊中。 《小海鷗寫作手冊》憑藉其易於使用、價格實惠且涵蓋學生所需的一切而成為暢銷書排行榜第一名。直觀的組織結構、顏色編碼以及簡單易懂的常見寫作指導，使其成為學生寫作者真正信賴的參考工具。本版包含專為寫作發展而設計的新建議、關於使用包容性語言的新建議，以及兩篇使用 MLA 和 APA 格式的完整學生論文範文。

WRITE W-1 Rhetorical Contexts a. Purpose b. Audience c. Genre d. Topic e. Stance and Tone f. Media/Design W-2 Academic Contexts W-3 Reading Strategies W-4 Writing Processes a. Generating Ideas b. Organizing and Drafting *c. Giving and Getting Response d. Taking Stock and Revising e. Editing and Proofreading *f. Reflecting on Your Work g. Collaborating *h. Compiling a Portfolio *W-5 Parts of the Essay a. Beginning b. Crafting a Thesis Statement c. Ending d. Choosing a Title W-6 Developing Paragraphs W-7 Designing What You Write Giving Presentations [ebook only] *W-8 Building Up Academic Habits of Mind KINDS OF WRITING W-9 Arguments *Abby Tabas, “Social Media Activism: Changing the World from the Couch” W-10 Rhetorical Analyses Pierce Rendall, “Hip-Hop’s Potential Impact” W-11 Personal Narratives Mohammed Masoom Shah, “One Last Ride” W-12 Summary/Response Essays Jacob MacLeod, “Guns and Cars Are Different” W-13 Literary Analyses *Laurel Henning, “Hidden Images: H.D.’s Imagist Mastery Revealed in ‘Sea Rose’” W-14 Reports W-15 Proposals W-16 Reflections W-17 Annotated Bibliographies W-18 Abstracts RESEARCH R-1 Doing Research a. Thinking about What You Already Know and Believe b. Considering the Context for Your Research, Choosing a Topic c. Narrowing Your Topic’s Focus d. Posing a Research Question, Drafting a Tentative Thesis e. Finding Relevant Sources f. Using Popular Sites And Search Engines g. Using Library Resources h. Narrowing Search Results i. Doing Field Research R-2 Evaluating Sources a. Deciding If a Source Might Be Useful b. Fact-Checking Popular Sources Online c. Reading Sources with a Critical Eye R-3 Synthesizing Ideas R-4 Integrating Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism MLA STYLE *Jackson Parell, “Free at Last, Free at Last: Civil War Memory and Civil Rights Rhetoric” APA STYLE *Eli Nicholas Vale, “The Causes of Burnout in San Antonio Nurses—And Some Possible Solutions CHICAGO STYLE CSE STYLE EDIT EDITING THE DETAILS THAT MATTER SENTENCES S-1 Elements of a Sentence S-2 Sentence Fragments S-3 Comma Splices, Fused Sentences S-4 Verbs S-5 Subject-Verb Agreement S-6 Pronouns S-7 Parallelism S-8 Coordination, Subordination S-9 Shifts LANGUAGE L-1 Well-Chosen Words L-2 Precise Words L-3 Idioms L-4 Words Often Confused L-5 Prepositions L-6 Unnecessary Words L-7 Adjectives & Adverbs L-8 Articles: “A,” “An,” or “The”? *L-9 Respectful & Inclusive Language [expanded with new sections] L-10 Pronouns & Gender L-11 Englishes PUNCTUATION / MECHANICS P-1 Commas P-2 Semicolons P-3 End Punctuation P-4 Quotation Marks P-5 Apostrophes P-6 Other Punctuation P-7 Hyphens P-8 Capitalization P-9 Italics P-10 Abbreviations P-11 Numbers EXERCISES Glossary / Index Documentation Directories