Lunsford Handbook Comparison Chart

Format 

  

 

The St. Martin's Handbook, Seventh Edition 

 

The Everyday Writer,
Fourth Edition
 

 

Easy Writer,
Fourth Edition
 

Length 

992 pages 

596 pages / 658 pages with exercises 

368 pages 

Binding 

Cloth and paper 

Comb and spiral / comb only with exercises 

Spiral 

Tabbed Dividers 

No 

Yes 

No 

E-book version available 

Yes (both interactive and PDF available) 

Yes (both interactive and PDF available) 

PDF e-book only 

Reference features 

  

 

The St. Martin's Handbook, Seventh Edition 

 

The Everyday Writer,
Fourth Edition
 

 

Easy Writer,
Fourth Edition
 

Quick-reference guide to the top twenty problems in student writing 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Hand-edited sentences 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Page design that highlights crucial information 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Boxed editing tips 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

User-friendly index 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Coverage 

  

 

The St. Martin's Handbook, Seventh Edition 

 

The Everyday Writer,
Fourth Edition
 

 

Easy Writer,
Fourth Edition
 

Academic writing 

Ch. 1, Expectations for College Writing
Ch. 2, Rhetorical Situations 

  • Writer’s Table: Analyze the Rhetorical Situation 

(pp. 14-43) 

Ch. 2, Expectations for College Writing
Ch. 5, Writing Situations 

  • Game Plan: Analyze the Writing Situation 

(pp. 12-17 and pp. 43-51) 

Ch. 1, A Writer’s Choices
(pp. 12-17) 

Writing process 

Part 1, The Art and Craft of Writing 

  • Writer’s Table: Develop a Working Thesis 

(pp. 13-142) 

Writing Process tab  

  • Game Plan: Develop a Working Thesis 

(pp. 41-102) 

Ch. 1, A Writer’s Choices
Ch. 2, Exploring, Planning, and Drafting
(pp. 12-25) 

Paragraph development 

Ch. 5, Developing Paragraphs
(pp. 107-135) 

Ch. 8, Developing Paragraphs
(pp. 68-82) 

Section 2e, Developing Paragraphs
(pp. 20-22) 

Collaboration 

Ch. 6, Working with Others
(pp. 136-141) 

Section 6g, Collaborate
(pp. 56-57)  

Section 2j, Collaborating
(p. 25) 

Peer review 

Section 4b, Reviewing peer writers
Section 4c, Getting the most from peer reviewers’ comments 

  • Writer’s Table: Work with Peer Reviewers 

(pp. 75-87) 

Section 9b, Get responses from peers 

  • Game Plan:  Work with Peer Reviewers 

(pp. 84-88) 

Section 2f, Reviewing
(p. 22) 

Revising with comments 

Sections 4c—4j 

  • Writer’s Table: Revise with Reviewer Comments 

(pp. 87-99) 

Sections 9c-9d 

  • Game Plan: Revise with Reviewer Comments 

 (pp. 88-94) 

Section 2g, Revising
(pp. 22-23) 

Argument 

Ch. 8, Analyzing Arguments
Ch. 9, Constructing Arguments
(pp. 163-218) 

Critical Thinking and Argument Tab
(pp. 103-146) 

Ch. 3, Critical Thinking and Argument
(pp. 25-38) 

Multilingual writers 

Part 11, For Multilingual Writers
(pp. 781-820)
37 boxed tips throughout the book 

For Multilingual Writers tab
(pp. 491-518)
25 boxed tips throughout the book 

Part 6, Multilingual Writers
(pp. 157-174)
11 boxed tips throughout the book 

Writing about literature 

Ch. 60, Writing for the Humanities
(pp. 832-841) 

Ch. 61, Writing for the Humanities
(pp. 526-535) 

No 

Writing in the disciplines 

Part 12, Academic and Professional Writing
(pp. 821-898) 

Writing in the Disciplines tab
(pp. 519-561) 

Ch. 5, Writing in the Disciplines
(pp. 46-51) 

Writing for the public 

Ch. 66, Writing to Make Something Happen in the World
(pp. 890-898) 

4e, Sample Documents
(pp. 37-40) 

No 

Document design / guidelines for using visuals 

Ch. 23, Design for Writing
(pp. 488-500) 

Ch. 4, Design for College Writing
(pp. 26-40) 

Ch. 6, Designing Documents
(pp. 51-58) 

Attention to language and style 

Part 5, Effective Language
(pp. 501-558) 

Language tab
(pp. 199-233) 

Part 5, Language
(pp. 141-155) 

Oral and multimedia presentations 

Ch. 22, Oral and Multimedia Presentations
(pp. 465-487) 

Ch. 3, Oral and Multimedia Assignments
(pp. 17-25) 

4c, Oral and Multimedia Presentations
(pp. 41-46) 

Portfolios 

Ch. 65, Portfolios
(pp. 882-889) 

10b, Reflecting
(pp. 99-102) 

Section 2i, Reflecting
(pp. 23-24) 

MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE documentation 

Ch 16, MLA Style
(pp. 308-359)
Ch 17, APA Style
(pp. 360-395)
Ch 18, Chicago Style
(pp. 396-425)
Ch 19, CSE Style
(pp. 426-444) 

MLA Documentation tab
(pp. 369-419)
Ch. 52, APA Style
(pp. 423-454)
Ch. 53, Chicago Style
(pp. 455-473)
Ch. 54,  CSE Style
(pp. 474-489) 

Ch. 42, MLA Style
(pp. 206-252)
Ch. 43, APA Style
(pp. 253-282)
Ch. 44, Chicago Style
(pp. 283-300)
Ch. 45, CSE Style
(pp. 301-317) 

Annotated source maps 

14 

14 

12 

Research 

Chs. 10-15
(pp. 219-307) 

Research tab
(pp. 147-197) 

Part 7, Research
(pp. 175-204) 

Integrated Exercises throughout the book 

210 exercise sets 

196 exercise sets (in The Everyday Writer with Exercises) 

No 

Synthesis 

12e, Synthesizing Sources 

  • Writer’s Table:  Synthesize Sources 
  • Partial student model  

Ch. 13, Integrating Sources into Your Writing
(pp. 261-265, pp. 276-286) 

Section 16e, Synthesize Sources 

  • Game Plan: Synthesize Sources 

Ch. 17, Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
(pp. 176-79, pp. 185-192) 

Ch. 40, Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
(pp. 197-202) 

Multimodal writing 

Student examples in Part 1, The Art and Craft of Writing; Part 2, Critical Thinking and Argument; Part 4, Print, Electronic, and Other Media; and Ch. 66, Writing to Make Something Happen in the World 

Student examples in Ch. 3, Oral and Multimedia Presentations; Ch. 4, Design for College Writing 

  

  

Partial student example in Ch. 4, Oral and Multimedia Presentations 

Model student writing 

  • 30 examples in the text 
  • 40 on the book companion site 
 
  • 14 examples in the text 
  • 35 on the book companion site 
 
  • 7 examples in the text 
  • 35 on the book companion site 
 

Print and New Media Ancillaries 

  

 

The St. Martin's Handbook, Seventh Edition 

 

The Everyday Writer,
Fourth Edition
 

 

Easy Writer,
Fourth Edition
 

Comp Class with e-book 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Free and open companion Web site 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Instructor's notes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Exercise booklet 

No 

Yes 

Yes
(for an additional charge)
 



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