Little, Brown Handbook, The, Global Edition + MyLab Writing with Pearson eText

Preface for Students: Using This Book &nbsp; <br>Preface for Instructors &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <br> <br> PART 1: The Process of Writing&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <br> <br> 1. Assessing the Writing Situation &nbsp; <br>a. Understanding how writing happens&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>b. Analyzing the writing situation &nbsp; <br>c. Discovering and limiting a subject&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>d. Defining a purpose&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>e. Considering the audience&nbsp; <br>f. Understanding genres&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> 2. Discovering and Shaping Ideas &nbsp; <br>a. Discovering ideas &nbsp; <br>b. Developing a thesis &nbsp; <br>c. Organizing ideas&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; SAMPLE INFORMATIVE ESSAY <br> <br> 3. Drafting, Revising, and Editing&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; a. Writing the first draft&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; b. Revising a draft&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; c. Giving and receiving comments <br>d. Examining a sample revision &nbsp; <br>e. Editing the revised draft &nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; f. Preparing and proofreading the final draft&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; g. SAMPLE FINAL DRAFT (RESPONSE ESSAY)&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; h. Preparing a writing portfolio &nbsp; <br> <br> 4. Writing and Revising Paragraphs&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; a. Relating paragraphs in the essay &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>b. Maintaining paragraph unity&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; c. Achieving paragraph coherence&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; d. Developing the paragraph &nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; e. Writing special kinds of paragraphs&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <br>&nbsp; <br> 5. Presenting Writing &nbsp; <br>a. Formatting academic writing&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; SAMPLE MARKETING REPORT &nbsp; <br>b. Using visuals and other media in multimodal writing <br>c. Presenting writing on the Web&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; SAMPLE WEB SITE&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; SAMPLE LITERACY NARRATIVE POSTED TO A BLOG <br>d. Making oral presentations&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; SAMPLE POWERPOINT SLIDES &nbsp; <br> <br> PART 2: Reading and Writing in and out of College &nbsp; <br> <br> 6. Writing in Academic Situations &nbsp; <br>a. Determining purpose and audience <br>b. Using an academic genre <br>c. Choosing structure and content &nbsp; <br>d. Using sources with integrity <br>e. Using academic language &nbsp; <br>f. Communicating with instructors and classmates&nbsp; <br> <br> 7. Critical Reading and Writing&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; a. Using techniques of critical reading&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; b. Summarizing&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; c. Developing a critical response&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; d. Viewing visuals critically <br>e. Writing critically <br>f. Examining sample critical analyses <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; SAMPLE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A TEXT&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; SAMPLE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF AN IMAGE &nbsp; <br> <br> 8. Reading Arguments Critically &nbsp; <br>a. Recognizing the elements of argument &nbsp; <br>b. Testing claims &nbsp; <br>c. Weighing evidence &nbsp; <br>d. Discovering assumptions &nbsp; <br>e. Watching language, hearing tone &nbsp;&nbsp; <br>f. Judging reasonableness &nbsp; <br>g. Recognizing fallacies &nbsp; <br>h. Reading visual arguments <br> <br> 9. Writing an Argument&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; a. Finding a subject&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; b. Conceiving a thesis statement&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; c. Analyzing your purpose and your audience&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; d. Using reason&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; e. Using evidence &nbsp; <br>f. Reaching your readers&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; g. Organizing your argument <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; h. Revising your argument &nbsp; <br>i. SAMPLE PROPOSAL ARGUMENT &nbsp; <br> <br> 10. Taking Essay Exams&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>a. Preparing for an essay examination&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>b. Planning your time and your answer&nbsp; <br>c. Starting the essay &nbsp; <br>d. Developing the essay &nbsp; <br>e. Rereading the essay &nbsp; <br> <br> 11. Pu