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The Writer's FAQs: A Pocket Handbook, 3/e

DESCRIPTION

For any writing-intensive course, or any course where students need a reference for writing, grammar, research and documentation.

This brief pocket handbook is a user-friendly guide for writers. It will help students quickly find information on a comprehensive list of topics needed to write papers in any course. It is written in a clear, jargon-free, direct, concise, and friendly manner and has a unique method for helping writers find the material they need because it does not require knowledge of grammatical terminology. The text's goal is to enable writers to find their own answers so that they can write independently and confidently (and not wait for teachers to mark errors and problems).

FEATURES

• Ease of Use
  • Clear, user-friendly explanations
  • "Question and Correct" (both as a whole list and before each section of the book) helps writers find what they need without a knowledge of grammatical terminology. In this special feature questions are phrased as students ask them (e.g., "Can I start a sentence with and or but?" or "When do I write you're or your?") Most students have such questions but would not easily be able to find the appropriate section of a grammar guide. In The Writer's FAQ's, questions such as these are listed and cross-referenced to the chapter and page where help is found.
  • HINTS boxes provide strategies to apply rules and suggestions for common errors that can occur when trying to apply a rule.
  • User's Guide / "How to Use This Book" comes at the beginning of the book to help the student navigate the text.
• Emphasis on research and working online
  • Covers researching, gathering, evaluating, integrating, and documenting information students find online.
• Effective design
  • Spiral binding, color, and white space enhance readability and accessibility.
  • Small enough to fit easily into back packs and will lie flat on tables.
  • Examples of pie charts, tables, and graphs help students add visual elements to their own writing.

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