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Lester Faigley understands how students learn best. The design and approach of "The Brief Penguin Handbook" started with ideas and suggestions from real students, and thus it is uniquely successful when it comes to giving students the information they need in a format they will actually use. This handbook continues to innovate in its design as well as its content to make handbook topics accessible. The third edition does this with enhanced visual examples, a new section on writing across the curriculum, more student samples than ever, and expanded documentation coverage including a new five-step guide to the documentation process. Research coverage has also been augmented to acknowledge that students begin their research online rather than in the library, and new "staying on track" boxes have been added to help students check themselves and avoid getting lost in the writing process.

Product Identifiers

PublisherLongman Publishing Group

ISBN-100205556388

ISBN-139780205556380

eBay Product ID (ePID)63144664

Product Key Features

Number of Pages640 Pages

Publication NameBrief Penguin Handbook with Exercises

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGrammar & Punctuation, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing

Publication Year2008

TypeTextbook

AuthorLester Faigley

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight26.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

LCCN2007-045909

Dewey Edition22

Target AudienceCollege Audience

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal808/.042

Lc Classification NumberPe1408.F244 2008

Table of ContentPART 1 PLANNING, DRAFTING, AND REVISING 1 Think as a Writer 1a Think about the process of communication 1b Think about how to persuade others 1c Think about your audience 1d Think about your credibility 1e Think about your purpose 2 Plan and Draft 2a Think about the expectations of college readers 2b Establish your goals 2c Explore your topic 2d Write a working thesis 2e Plan a strategy 2f Compose a draft 2g Write as a member of a team 3 Compose Paragraphs 3a Focus your paragraphs 3b Organize your paragraphs 3c Make your paragraphs coherent 3d Consider paragraph length 3e Link across paragraphs 3f Write effective beginning and ending paragraphs 4 Rewrite, Edit, and Proofread 4a Switch from writer to reader 4b Learn strategies for rewriting 4c Respond to other writers' drafts 4d Edit for particular goals 4e Proofread carefully 4f Learn to edit the writing of others PART 2 WRITING FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES 5 Read and View with a Critical Eye 5a Become a critical reader 5b Read actively 5c Recognize verbal fallacies 5d Become a critical viewer 5e Recognize visual fallacies 6 Write to Analyze 6