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P - 201 - 299 Comparative Grammar
P 301 - 301.5 Style, Composition, Rhetoric
PN 4699 - 5650 Journalism
PN 6080 - 6095 Quotations
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The Craft of Science Writing by
Science journalism has perhaps never been so critical to our world-and the demands on science journalists have never been greater. On any given day, a science journalist might need to explain the details of genetic engineering, analyze a development in climate change research, or serve as a watchdog helping to ensure the integrity of the scientific enterprise. And science writers have to spin tales seductive enough to keep readers hooked to the end, despite the endless other delights just a click away. How does one do it? Here, for the first time, is a collection of indispensable articles on the craft of science writing as told by some of the most skillful science journalists working today. These selections are a wealth of journalistic knowledge from The Open Notebook, the online community that has been a primary resource for science journalists and aspiring science writers for the last decade. THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE WRITING gives you a crew of accomplished, encouraging friends to whisper over your shoulder as you work. In these pages, you'll find interviews with leading journalists offering behind-the-scenes inspiration, as well as in-depth essays on the craft offering practical advice, including: -- How to make the transition into science writing -- How to find and pitch a science story to editors -- How to wade through a sea of technicalities in scientific papers to spot key facts -- How to evaluate scientific and statistical claims -- How to report on controversial topics -- How to structure a science story, from short news to long features -- How to engage readers in a science story and hold their attention to the end CONTRIBUTORS: Christie Aschwanden, Siri Carpenter, Tina Casagrand, Jeanne Erdmann, Dan Fagin, Dan Ferber, Azeen Ghorayshi, Geoffrey Giller, Laura Helmuth, Jane C. Hu, Alla Katsnelson, Roxanne Khamsi, Maggie Koerth-Baker, Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Apoorva Mandavilli, Amanda Mascarelli, Robin Meadows, Kate Morgan, Tien Nguyen, Michelle Nijhuis, Aneri Pattani, Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Mallory Pickett, Kendall Powell, Tasneem Raja, Sandeep Ravindran, Julia Rosen, Christina Selby, Alexandra Witze, Wudan Yan, Ed Yong, Rachel Zamzow, Sarah Zhang, Carl Zimmer
The Elements of Style Illustrated by
"So friendly, so classic, so delightful . . . Kalman has taken 'the little book' and made it even more elegant and uplifting."-Los Angeles Times The only style manual to ever appear on a bestseller list now refreshed by one of our most beloved illustrators Every English writer knows Strunk and White's The Elements of Style. The book's mantra, make every word tell, is still on point. This much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to guide when in need of a hint to make a turn of phrase clearer or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice. The only style manual to ever appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principals of plain English, and Maira Kalman's fifty-seven exquisite illustrations give the revered work a jolt of new energy, making the learning experience more colorful and clear.
MLA Handbook, 9th edition by
Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements?facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date?that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more. With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA style promotes the skills of information and digital literacy so crucial today. The many new and updated chapters make this edition the comprehensive, go-to resource for writers of research papers, and anyone citing sources, from business writers, technical writers, and freelance writers and editors to student writers and the teachers and librarians working with them. Intended for a variety of classroom contexts?middle school, high school, and college courses in composition, communication, literature, language arts, film, media studies, digital humanities, and related fields?the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook offers ?New chapters on grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, numbers, italics, abbreviations, and principles of inclusive language ?Guidelines on setting up research papers in MLA format with updated advice on headings, lists, and title pages for group project ?Revised, comprehensive, step-by-step instructions for creating a list of works cited in MLA format that are easier to learn and use than ever before ?A new appendix with hundreds of example works-cited-list entries by publication format, including websites, YouTube videos, interviews, and more ?Detailed examples of how to find publication information for a variety of sources ?Newly revised explanations of in-text citations, including comprehensive advice on how to cite multiple authors of a single work ?Detailed guidance on footnotes and endnotes ?Instructions on quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and avoiding plagiarism ?A sample essay in MLA format ?Annotated bibliography examples ?Numbered sections throughout for quick navigation ?Advanced tips for professional writers and scholars
A Pocket Style Manual, APA Version, 2020 Update by
Writing Papers in APA Style 1. Writing college papers in APA style 1a. Research paper: Literature review 1b. Research paper: Original empirical research 1c. Laboratory report 1d. Analytical essay 1e. Annotated bibliography 1f. Administrative report 1g. Case study 1h. Clinical paper 1i. Professional memo 1j. Reflective essay 1k. Social issue paper 2. Understanding APA conventions 2a. Privileging current sources 2b. Using appropriate tone and language 2c. Avoiding stereotypes, bias, and offensive language 2d. Understanding intellectual property 2e. Collecting and reporting data 2f. Protecting research participants 3. Posing questions to start a paper 3a. Choosing a narrow question 3b. Choosing a challenging question 3c. Choosing a grounded question 4. Finding appropriate sources 4a. Locating reference works 4b. Locating articles 4c. Locating books 4d. Locating other sources online 5. Evaluating sources 5a. Selecting sources 5b. Reading with an open mind and a critical eye 5c. Assessing Web sources with special care 6. Managing information; avoiding plagiarism 6a. Maintaining a working bibliography 6b. Keeping track of source materials 6c. Avoiding unintentional plagiarism as you take notes 7. Supporting a thesis 7a. Forming a working thesis 7b. Testing your thesis 7c. Organizing your ideas 7d. Using sources to inform and support your argument 8. Avoiding plagiarism 8a. Citing quotations and borrowed ideas 8b. Enclosing borrowed language in quotation marks 8c. Putting summaries and paraphrases in your own words 8d. Avoiding self-plagiarism 9. Integrating sources 9a. Using quotations appropriately 9b. Using signal phrases to integrate sources 9c. Synthesizing sources Formatting Papers in APA Style 10. Parts of a paper in APA style 10a. Title page 10b. Abstract 10c. Introduction 10d. Method 10e. Results 10f. Discussion 10g. References 10h. Footnotes 10i. Headings 10j. Appendices 10k. Visuals 11. APA paper format 11a. Formatting the paper 11b. Preparing the list of references 12. Sample pages from papers in APA style 12a. Research paper: Literature review (education) 12b. Research paper: Empirical research (psychology) 12c. Analytical essay (sociology) 12d. Annotated bibliography (economics) 12e. Laboratory report (psychology) 12f. Administrative report (criminology/criminal justice) 12g. Clinical practice paper (nursing) 12h. Reflective essay (education) 12i. Business report 12j. Professional memo (business) 12k. Social issue paper (composition) Documenting Sources in APA Style 13. APA in-text citations 14. APA list of references 14a. General guidelines for listing authors 14b. Articles and other short works 14c. Books and other long works 14d. Web sites and parts of Web sites 14e. Audio, visual, and multimedia sources 14f. Personal communication and social media 15. APA notes 15a. Footnotes in the text 15b. Notes in tables and figures Clarity 16. Tighten wordy sentences. 16a. Redundancies 16b. Empty or inflated phrases 16c. Needlessly complex structures 17. Prefer active verbs. 17a. When to replace be verbs 17b. When to replace passive verbs 18. Balance parallel ideas. 18a. Items in a series 18b. Paired ideas 19. Add needed words. 19a. Words in compound structures 19b. The word that 19c. Words in comparisons 20. Eliminate confusing shifts. 20a. Shifts in point of view 20b. Shifts in tense 21. Untangle mixed constructions. 21a. Mixed grammar 21b. Illogical connections 21c. Is when, is where, and reason . . . is because constructions 22. Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers. 22a. Misplaced words 22b. Misplaced phrases and clauses 22c. Dangling modifiers 22d. Split infinitives 23. Provide sentence variety. 23a. Combining choppy sentences 23b. Varying sentence openings 24. Find an appropriate voice. 24a. Jargon 24b. Clichés 24c. Slang 24d. Sexist language Grammar 25. Make subjects and verbs agree. 25a. Words between subject and verb 25b. Subjects joined with and 25c. Subjects joined with or or nor 25d. Indefinite pronouns such as someone 25e. Collective nouns such as jury 25f. Subject after verb 25g. Who, which, and that 25h. Plural form, singular meaning 25i. Titles, company names, and words mentioned as words 26. Be alert to other problems with verbs. 26a. Irregular verbs 26b. Tense 26c. Mood 27. Use pronouns with care. 27a. Pronoun-antecedent agreement 27b. Pronoun reference 27c. Case of personal pronouns (I vs. me etc.) 27d. Who vs. whom 28. Use adjectives and adverbs appropriately. 28a. Adjectives 28b. Adverbs 28c. Comparatives and superlatives 29. Repair sentence fragments. 29a. Fragmented clauses 29b. Fragmented phrases 29c. Acceptable fragments 30. Revise run-on sentences. 30a. Revision with a comma and a coordinating conjunction 30b. Revision with a semicolon (or a colon or a dash) 30c. Revision by separating sentences 30d. Revision by restructuring the sentence 31. Consider grammar topics for multilingual writers. 31a. Verbs 31b. Articles (a, an, the) 31c. Sentence structure 31d. Prepositions showing time and place Punctuation 32. The comma 32a. Before a coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses 32b. After an introductory word group 32c. Between items in a series 32d. Between coordinate adjectives 32e. To set off a nonrestrictive element, but not a restrictive element 32f. To set off transitional and parenthetical expressions, absolute phrases, and contrasted elements 32g. To set off nouns of direct address, the words yes and no, interrogative tags, and mild interjections 32h. To set off direct quotations introduced with expression such as he argued 32i. With dates, addresses, and titles 32j. Misuses of the comma 33. The semicolon and the colon 33a. The semicolon 33b. The colon 34. The apostrophe 34a. To indicate possession 34b. To mark contractions 34c. Conventional uses 34d. Misuses of the apostrophe 35. Quotation marks 35a. To enclose direct quotations 35b. Around titles of short works 35c. Other punctuation with quotation marks 35d. Misuses of quotation marks 36. Other marks 36a. The period 36b. The question mark 36c. The exclamation point 36d. The dash 36e. Parentheses 36f. Brackets 36g. The ellipsis mark 36h. The slash Mechanics 37. Capitalization 37a. Proper vs. common nouns 37b. Titles with proper names 37c. Titles of works 37d. Special terms 37e. First word of a sentence or quoted sentence 37f. First word following a colon 37g. Abbreviations 38. Abbreviations 38a. Before and after a name 38b. Organizations, companies, countries 38c. Units of measurement and time 38d. Latin abbreviations 38e. Plural of abbreviations 38f. Other uses of abbreviations 38g. Inappropriate abbreviations 39. Numbers 39a. Using numerals 39b. Using words for numbers 40. Italics 40a. Titles of works 40b. Words as words and other uses 40c. Ships, aircraft, spacecraft 40d. Foreign words 41. Spelling 41a. Major spelling rules 41b. Spelling variations 42. Hyphenation 42a. Compound words 42b. Words functioning together as an adjective 42c. Suffixes and prefixes 42d. Hyphenation at ends of lines Glossaries Glossary of usage Glossary of grammatical terms Index Documentation directories Charts and lists for quick reference List of sample pages from student papers Revision symbols
Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association by
A WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER. The newest official release of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition includes four different formats--spiral-bound and tabbed, paperback, hardcover, and ebook, all of which are in full color. It is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields. Known for its authoritative, easy-to-use reference and citation system, the Publication Manual also offers guidance on choosing the headings, tables, figures, language, and tone that will result in powerful, concise, and elegant scholarly communication. It guides users through the scholarly writing process--from the ethics of authorship to reporting research through publication. The seventh edition is an indispensable resource for students and professionals to achieve excellence in writing and make an impact with their work. The seventh edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect best practices in scholarly writing and publishing. All formats are in full color, with a new tabbed spiral version Easy navigation, with topics divided into numbered sections to help users quickly location the information they need Resources for students on writing and formatting annotated bibliographies, response papers, and other paper types, guidelines on citing course materials, and guidance on writing clearly, precisely, and concisely Dedicated chapter for new users of APA Style covering paper elements and format, including sample papers for both professional authors and student writers New chapter on journal article reporting standards (JARS) that includes updates to reporting standards for quantitative research and the first-ever qualitative and mixed methods reporting standards in APA Style Updated chapter on bias-free language guidelines for writing about people with respect and inclusivity in areas including age, disability, gender, participation in research, racial and ethnic identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and intersectionality Updated chapter on essential style guidelines for scholarly writing, including punctuation, italics, capitalization, abbreviations, and numbers More than 40 new sample tables and figures Expanded guidance on ethical writing and publishing practices, including how to ensure the appropriate level of citation, avoid plagiarism and self-plagiarism, and navigate the publication process More than 100 new reference examples covering periodicals, books, audiovisual media, social media, webpages and websites, legal resources, and many other document types Guidelines that support accessibility for all users, including simplified reference, in-text citation, and heading formats as well as additional font options
Revise by
Writing and revision are two different skills. Many scholar-writers have learned something about how to write, but fewer know how to read and revise their own writing, spot editorial issues, and transform a draft from passable to great. Drawing on before and after examples from more than a decade as a developmental editor of scholarly works, Pamela Haag tackles the most common challenges of scholarly writing. This book is packed with practical, user-friendly advice and is written with warmth, humor, sympathy, and flair. With an inspiring passion for natural language, Haag demonstrates how to reconcile clarity with intellectual complexity. Designed to be an in-the-trenches desktop reference, this indispensable resource can help scholars develop a productive self-editing habit, advise their graduate and other students on style, and, ultimately, get their work published and praised.
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