by Diana Hacker
Sixth Edition ©2011
ISBN-10: 0-312-66481-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-66481-7 Spiral Bound, 626 pages See available formats »
More support for academic writing.New chapter on writing about texts — a core college activity. More helpful guidelines for analyzing texts are accompanied by two new annotated samples — a summary and an analysis. New advice helps students apply critical thinking skills when writing about visual texts such as advertisements, photographs and cartoons. New coverage of counterargument. Accompanied by a sample paper, new advice on counterargument teaches students how to strengthen their writing by anticipating and responding to objections. More practical solutions for real research problems.Advice that helps students maintain their voice while writing from sources. Revised coverage of integrating sources teaches students how to go beyond patchwork research writing — how to lead into and get out of sources while keeping the source material in context and maintaining their own line of argument. New visuals teach citation at a glance. New annotated facsimiles of original sources show students where to look for publication information for print and online sources and help students to cite source materials responsibly and accurately. More help for working with sources. New advice and clear examples help students determine what role each of their sources will play in their paper — that is, whether a source will function as background material, expert testimony, counterargument, and so forth. ESL help from a new perspective. Developed with Generation 1.5 in mind. Thoroughly revised ESL coverage considers the experiences of college students who may be proficient English speakers but who continue to struggle with writing in English. More help for the most troublesome sentence-level problems. The sixth edition offers stronger support for using verbs, articles, and prepositions correctly — with new charts that offer at-a-glance help. Offers crucial advice on academic conventions — for native as well as nonnative speakers. New boxed tips teach Academic English — or how to write well at an American college. Throughout the book, these nuggets of advice on topics like avoiding plagiarism and writing arguments help students meet college expectations. More flexibility, more options — still affordable.Online resources add flexibility. "On the Web" boxes throughout the book direct students to additional resources on the companion Web site, both free and premium. Highlights include grammar, research, and writing exercises; model papers in MLA, APA Chicago, and CSE styles; and extra ESL help. Premium online content includes an e-book version of Rules for Writers as well as a series of tutorials. New content options help you meet the needs of your students and your course. If you need additional coverage of ESL, writing in the disciplines, visual literacy, or writing about literature, choose from among several new supplements to package with Rules for Writers.
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