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ISBN
9780131789159

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"This handbook is designed to help students find quick answers to their questions about the writing required in their workplace and in the real world. " Muriel Harris was the director of the Purdue Writing Center where she worked elbow-to-elbow with students and for over twenty-five years.As she worked with students, sherealized that they asked the same questions over and over.Based on her experience with thousands of students in the writing center, Muriel Harrisauthoredthis spiral-bound, tabbed and brief handbook. Her unique feature, "Compare and Correct," and "Question and Correct," allows students to find what they need to help themselveswith their writing, without needing to know the terms of grammar.Muriel Harris' Prentice Hall Reference Guide is the easiest handbookfor students and instructors to use. "

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Publisher
Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN-10
0131789155
ISBN-13
9780131789159
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52764986

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
640 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Professional Writing
Publication Year
2006
Subject
Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Author
Muriel Harris
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
25.4 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2006-026023
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
  The inclusion of career-specific writing advice and examples are wonderful. It meets the needs of career-minded students, both in terms of educating them in the realm of academic writing and writing specifically for their chosen career-path. Heather Marie Leger, Everglades University   I like the way the text is organized, in a logical, easy-to-follow manner.  The project, overall, receives high marks from me." Esther Sapell Rachelson, DeVry University   "This is a book that every student at a technical school should have as a tool of the trade." Ben DeSure, Pittsburgh Technical Institute   "Writing for specific professional needs will enhance the career preparation for students.  The author appreciates that students in specific career paths will write almost exclusively for a specific audience.  Knowing this audience will be crucial to student success." Dale Weinbach, The Art Institutes   "PH is working hard to be relevant to our students."   Carmen Lanning, Keiser College, The inclusion of career-specific writing advice and examples are wonderful. It meets the needs of career-minded students, both in terms of educating them in the realm of academic writing and writing specifically for their chosen career-path. Heather Marie Leger, Everglades University   I like the way the text is organized, in a logical, easy-to-follow manner.  The project, overall, receives high marks from me." Esther Sapell Rachelson, DeVry University   "This is a book that every student at a technical school should have as a tool of the trade." Ben DeSure, Pittsburgh Technical Institute   "Writing for specific professional needs will enhance the career preparation for students.  The author appreciates that students in specific career paths will write almost exclusively for a specific audience.  Knowing this audience will be crucial to student success." Dale Weinbach, The Art Institutes   "PH is working hard to be relevant to our students."   Carmen Lanning, Keiser College, The inclusion of career-specific writing advice and examples are wonderful. It meets the needs of career-minded students, both in terms of educating them in the realm of academic writing and writing specifically for their chosen career-path. Heather Marie Leger, Everglades University I like the way the text is organized, in a logical, easy-to-follow manner. The project, overall, receives high marks from me." Esther Sapell Rachelson, DeVry University "This is a book that every student at a technical school should have as a tool of the trade." Ben DeSure, Pittsburgh Technical Institute "Writing for specific professional needs will enhance the career preparation for students. The author appreciates that students in specific career paths will write almost exclusively for a specific audience. Knowing this audience will be crucial to student success." Dale Weinbach, The Art Institutes "PH is working hard to be relevant to our students." Carmen Lanning, Keiser College
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
808/.0427
Lc Classification Number
Pe1408.H34575 2006
Table of Content
Preface Hints for Using This Book Question and Correct & Compare and Correct Question and Correct: Some of the Most Commonly Asked Questions About Writing Compare and Correct The Writing Process 1 Purposes and Audiences a. Purpose b. Topic c. Thesis d. Audience 2 Writing Processes and Strategies a. Planning b. Drafting c. Organizing d. Collaborating e. Revising f. Editing and Proofreading 3 Paragraphs a. Unity b. Coherence c. Development d. Introductions and Conclusions e. Patterns of Organization 5 Visual Argument a. Similarities and Differences between Verbal and Visual Argument b. Reading Visual Arguments c. Writing Visual Arguments Public and Professional Writing 6 Public Writing a. Public Documents b. Resumes 7 Allied Health a. Allied Health Careers b. How Writing Relates to Allied Health c. How This Handbook Can Help You in the Allied Health Field d. Representative Writing in the Allied Haelth Field e. Writing Tips and Strategies for Allied Health 8 AutoCAD a. AutoCAD Careers b. How Writing Relates to AutoCAD c. How This Handbook Can Help You in AutoCAD d. Representative Writing for AutoCAD e. Writing Tips and Strategies for AutoCAD 9 Auto Technology a. Automotive Technology Careers b. How Writing Realtes to Automotive Careers c. How This Handbook Can Help You in Automotive Technology d. Representative Writing for Automotive Technology e. Writing Tips for Automotive Technology 10 Business a. Business Careers b. How Writing Skills Relate to Business c. How This Handbook Can Help You in Business d. Represenative Writing for Business e. Writing Tips for Business 11 Criminal Justice a. Criminal Justice Careers b. How Writing Skills Relate to Criminal Justice c. How This Handbook Can Help You in Criminal Justice d. Representative Writing for Criminal Justice Fields e. Writing Tips and Strategies for Criminal Justice Professionals 12 Electronics a. Careers in Electronics b. How Writing Relates to Careers in Electronics c. How This Handbook Can Help You in Electronics d. Representative Writing in Electronics e. Writing Tips and Strategies in Electronics 13 Information Technology a. How Writing Relates to IT Careers b. How This Handbook Can Help You in IT Careers c. Representative Writing for IT Careers d. Writing Tips and Strategies for IT 14 Document Design a. Principles in Document Design b. Visual Elements c. Web Page Design d. Paper Preperation Revising Sentences for Accuracy, Clarity, and Variety 15 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences a. Comma Splices b. Fused or Run-On Sentences 16 Subject-Verb Agreement a. Singular and Plural Subjects b. Buried Subjects c. Compound Subjects d. Or and Either/Or in Subjects e. Casues and Phrases as Subjects f. Indefinites as Subjects g. Collective Nounsa and Amounts as Subjects h. Plural Words as Subjects i. Titles. Company Names, Words, and Quotations as Subjects j. Linking Verbs k. There (is/are), Here (is/are), and It l. Who , Which, That, and One as Subjects 17 Sentence Fragments a. Unintentional Fragments b. Intentional Fragments 19 Parallel Constructions a. Parralell Structure b. Fau

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