{"product_id":"the-broadview-guide-to-writing-a-handbook-for-students-sixth-edition-spiral","title":"The Broadview Guide to Writing: A Handbook for Students - Sixth Edition - Spiral","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCorey Frost\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaren Weingarten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDoug Babington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even the most useful reference guides are not always, well, shall we say, riveting. A refreshing exception is the new \u003cem\u003eBroadview Guide to Writing\u003c\/em\u003e, which is smart, helpful, and even fun to read.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eGerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of \u003cem\u003eThey Say \/ I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e --A coil-bound reference text suitable for a range of introductory composition and writing courses\u003cbr\u003e --Divided into three sections: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e Writing Processes (including Research, Argumentation, and Style)\u003cbr\u003e Writing Mechanics (Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation)\u003cbr\u003e Writing Contexts (Writing in different academic disciplines, Forms and conventions, and citation)\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --Comprehensive treatment of citation style guides, with 2016 MLA style updates\u003cbr\u003e --Expanded treatment of research methods, argument structures, and writing in the workplace\u003cbr\u003e --A unique section on \"How to Be Good With Words\"--issues of gender, race, class, religion, sexual orientation, disability, etc.\u003cbr\u003e --Expanded coverage for those whose native language is not English\u003cbr\u003e --All-new chapter on reading images\u003cbr\u003e --Extensive companion website featuring interactive exercises\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasingly, writing handbooks are seen as over-produced and overpriced. One stands out: \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Guide to Writing\u003c\/em\u003e is published in an elegant but simple format, and sells for roughly half the price of its fancier-looking competitors. That does not change with the new edition; what does change and stay up-to-date is the content of the book. The sixth edition brings a substantial re-organization of the contents under three headings: Writing Processes, Writing Mechanics, and Writing Contexts. Coverage of APA, Chicago, and CSE styles of documentation has been substantially expanded, and the MLA section has now been fully revised to take into account all the 2016 changes. Also expanded is coverage of academic argument; of writing and critical thinking; of writing about literature, of paragraphing; of how to integrate quoted material into one's own work; of balance and parallelism; and of issues of gender, race, religion etc. in writing. The chapter \"Seeing and Meaning: Reading (and Writing About) Visual Images\" is entirely new to the sixth edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even the most useful reference guides are not always, well, shall we say, riveting. A refreshing exception is the new \u003cem\u003eBroadview Guide to Writing\u003c\/em\u003e, which is smart, helpful, and even fun to read.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eGerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of \u003cem\u003eThey Say \/ I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e --Comprehensive coverage of writing in different academic disciplines\u003cbr\u003e --Comprehensive treatment of citation style guides, with 2016 MLA style updates\u003cbr\u003e --Expanded treatment of research methods\u003cbr\u003e --Expanded treatment of ways to structure arguments\u003cbr\u003e --Expanded treatment of writing in the workplace\u003cbr\u003e --Expanded treatment of \"How to Be Good With Words\"--issues of gender, race, class, religion, sexual orientation, disability, etc.\u003cbr\u003e --Expanded coverage for those whose native language is not English\u003cbr\u003e --All-new chapter on reading images\u003cbr\u003e --Extensive companion website featuring interactive exercises\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasingly, writing handbooks are seen as over-produced and overpriced. One stands out: \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Guide to Writing\u003c\/em\u003e is published in an elegant but simple format, and sells for roughly half the price of its fancier-looking competitors. That does not change with the new edition; what does change and stay up-to-date is the content of the book. The sixth edition brings a substantial re-organization of the contents under three headings: Writing Processes, Writing Mechanics, and Writing Contexts. Coverage of APA, Chicago, and CSE styles of documentation has been substantially expanded, and the MLA section has now been fully revised to take into account all the 2016 changes. Also expanded is coverage of academic argument; of writing and critical thinking; of writing about literature, of paragraphing; of how to integrate quoted material into one's own work; of balance and parallelism; and of issues of gender, race, religion etc. in writing. The chapter \"Seeing and Meaning: Reading (and Writing About) Visual Images\" is entirely new to the sixth edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorey Frost\u003c\/strong\u003e, formerly Coordinator of the Writing Across the Curriculum Program at Brooklyn College, is now a professor in the English Department at New Jersey City University. \u003cstrong\u003eKaren Weingarten\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor in the Department of English at Queens College, City University of New York; a former co-Coordinator of the Introductory English program, she is also the author of \u003cem\u003eAbortion in the American Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eDoug Babington\u003c\/strong\u003e, an Emeritus Professor in the English Department at Queen's University, was for many years Director of the Writing Centre there. \u003cstrong\u003eDon LePan's\u003c\/strong\u003e other books include \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Pocket Glossary of Literary Terms\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHow to Be Good With Words\u003c\/em\u003e, and two novels, \u003cem\u003eAnimals\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRising Stories\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eMaureen Okun\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor in both the English and the Liberal Studies Departments at Vancouver Island University; her books include \u003cem\u003eSir Thomas Malory: Le Morte Darthur: Selections\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Pocket Guide to Citation and Documentation\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 760\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.5 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730541449279,"sku":"9781554813131","price":100.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/22c4bd9c56ebbd55747260ea4293154b.webp?v=1765126177","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-broadview-guide-to-writing-a-handbook-for-students-sixth-edition-spiral","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}