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Published by Mcgraw-Hill College, 1998
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- Title
- Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers
- Author
- Jay Silverman
- Publisher
- Mcgraw-Hill College
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0070920745
- ISBN 13
- 9780070920743
- Edition
- 4th Edition
This handbook has been extensively class-tested and should be a useful companion for writers at all levels of ability, offering advice on the writing and research process, as well as specific guidance on punctuation, mechanics, usage and a wide variety of common assignments.
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Free Electronic Tutor CD-ROM: An activities and workbook CD-ROM is packaged free with each new copy of the text. It contains: learning styles assessment software, exercises in grammar and usage, the Electronic Research Guide, and web links for student study and reference.
The Research Paper: This new Part walks students through the steps of the research process, with updated directions on using the Internet. New chapters on APA and Chicago styles of documentation complement an already thorough discussion of the basics of MLA.
New and Expanded Chapters: Two new chapters - Addressing Your Audience and
Using Strong Verbs - join the expanded chapter on Writing Literature Papers to provide fuller coverage of writing and research.
How to Size Up a Website: This new text element offers strategies for evaluating online content for accuracy, bias, and currency invaluable for today's student.
Jargon Free: Students with grammar problems are the very ones who do not know grammatical terminology. Rules of Thumb speaks to these students in terms with which they are readily familiar.
Value Priced: Rules of Thumb is priced with students in mind.
The Research Paper: This new Part walks students through the steps of the research process, with updated directions on using the Internet. New chapters on APA and Chicago styles of documentation complement an already thorough discussion of the basics of MLA.
New and Expanded Chapters: Two new chapters - Addressing Your Audience and
Using Strong Verbs - join the expanded chapter on Writing Literature Papers to provide fuller coverage of writing and research.
How to Size Up a Website: This new text element offers strategies for evaluating online content for accuracy, bias, and currency invaluable for today's student.
Jargon Free: Students with grammar problems are the very ones who do not know grammatical terminology. Rules of Thumb speaks to these students in terms with which they are readily familiar.
Value Priced: Rules of Thumb is priced with students in mind.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.