Writing and Revising A Portable Guide 2nd edition by Marcia Muth, Kennedy, Dorothy Kennedy ISBN 1457682338 ‎ 978-1457682339

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ISBN 10:  1457682338
ISBN 13: ‎ 978-1457682339
Author: Marcia Muth, Kennedy, Dorothy Kennedy 

Offering strategies and support whether youre writing brief papers or more in-depth essays citing multiple sources, Writing and Revising is a concise and affordable writing guide and reference.

Writing and Revising A Portable Guide 2nd Table of contents:

Part One: Processes

1 Writing Processes

Writing, Reading, and Critical Thinking

A Process of Writing

Generating Ideas

Planning, Drafting, and Developing

Revising and Editing

Discussing Writing Processes

A Spotlight on Purpose and Audience

Writing for a Reason

Writing for Readers

Targeting Academic Readers

2 Reading Processes

A Process of Critical Reading

Preparing to Read

Responding to Reading

A Spotlight on Reading Levels

Reading on Literal Levels

Reading on Analytical Levels

Generating Ideas from Reading

Reading Online and Multimodal Texts

3 Critical Thinking Processes

A Process of Critical Thinking

Building Critical Thinking Skills

Applying Critical Thinking to Academic Problems

A Spotlight on Evidence

Using Different Types of Evidence

Testing Evidence

Selecting Persuasive Supporting Evidence

Using the Statement-Support Pattern

Part Two: Strategies

4 Strategies for Generating Ideas

Discovering Ideas

Building from Your Assignment

Brainstorming

Freewriting

Doodling or Sketching

Mapping

Imagining

Asking a Reporter’s Questions

Seeking Motives

Keeping a Journal

Getting Ready to Write

Setting Up Circumstances

Preparing Your Mind

5 Strategies for Planning

Shaping your Topic for Your Purpose and your Audience

Stating and Using A Thesis

Discovering Your Working Thesis

Stating a Thesis

Using a Thesis to Organize

Organizing your Ideas

Grouping Your Ideas

Outlining

Reviewing Your Outline

6 Strategies for Drafting

Starting and Restarting

Paragraphing

Using Topic Sentences

Opening with a Topic Sentence

Placing a Topic Sentence near the Beginning

Ending with a Topic Sentence

Implying a Topic Sentence

Writing an Opening

Beginning with a Story

Commenting on a Topic

Asking a Question

Ending with the Thesis Statement

Writing A Conclusion

Ending with a Quotation

Stating or Restating Your Thesis

Ending with a Brief Emphatic Sentence

Stopping When the Story Is Over

Achieving Coherence

Adding Transitional Words and Sentences

Supplying Transitional Paragraphs

Using Repetition

Strengthening Pronouns

7 Strategies for Developing

Giving Examples

Providing Details

Drawing on Experience

Observing A Scene

Conversing and Interviewing

Defining

Reasoning Inductively and Deductively

Analyzing A Subject

Analyzing A Process

Dividing and Classifying

Comparing and Contrasting

Identifying Causes and Effects

Adding Visual Evidence

8 Strategies for Revising

Re-Viewing and Macrorevising

Revising for Purpose and Thesis

Revising for Audience

Revising for Structure and Support

Working with A Peer Editor

A Sample Student Peer Exchange

Microrevising for Emphasis, Conciseness, and Clarity

Stressing What Counts

Cutting and Whittling

Keeping It Clear

A Sample Student Revision

9 Strategies for Editing and Proofreading

Editing

Making Corrections

Refining Your College Voice

Polishing Your College Style

Proofreading

Quick Editing Guide

A. Editing for Common Grammar Problems

B. Editing to Ensure Effective Sentences

C. Editing for Common Punctuation Problems

D. Editing for Common Mechanics and Format Problems

Part Three: Resources

10 Resources for Arguing

Developing an Argument

Beginning with an Issue and a Thesis

Making a Claim

Selecting Persuasive Evidence

Using Evidence to Support an Appeal

Reasoning Logically

Avoiding Logical Fallacies

Presenting your Argument

Taking a Stand

Proposing a Solution

Writing an Evaluation

11 Resources for Integrating Sources

Selecting Supporting Evidence

Evaluating Sources for Reliable and Appropriate Evidence

Reading Your Sources Critically

Avoiding Plagiarism in Academic Writing

Capturing, Launching, and Citing Source Material

Quoting Accurately

Paraphrasing Carefully

Summarizing Fairly

Developing an Annotated Bibliography

Launching Each Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary

Citing Each Source Accurately

12 Resources for Crediting Sources

Citing and Listing Sources in Mla Style

Mla Directory

Citing Sources in your Text

Who Wrote It?

What Type of Source Is It?

Listing Sources at the End

Who Wrote It?

What Type of Source Is It?

Article in a Printed or Electronic Periodical

Printed or Electronic Book

Other Printed or Electronic Document

Internet or Electronic Source

Visual or Audio Source

Conversation or Field Artifact

Citing and Listing Sources in Apa Style

Apa Directory

Citing Sources in your Text

Who Wrote It?

What Type of Source Is It?

Listing Sources at the End

Who Wrote It?

What Type of Source Is It?

Article in a Printed or Electronic Periodical

Printed or Electronic Book

Printed or Electronic Report or Document

Internet or Electronic Source

Visual or Audio Source

Back Matter

Footnotes

Checklists, Tables, Figures, and Other Visuals

Acknowledgments

Index

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