Name: Rules of Thumb By Jay Silverman
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Rules of Thumb: With 2002 Apa Update and Electronic Tutor CD-Rom by Jay Silverman

Rule of thumb: a method or procedure derived entirely from practice or experience...a roughly practical method. Oxford English Dictionary's brevity and practicality are the hallmarks of Rules of Thumb. The 2002 APA Update Version reflects the most current APA and MLA documentation styles and remains the ideal handbook to improve grammar without overwhelming student writers with specialized terminology, or - at under $17 in most bookstores - with expense.

About Jay Silverman

A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Virginia, Jay Silverman has received fellowhsips from the Fulbright-Hayes Foundation, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has taught at Vriginia Highlands Community College and at Nassau Community College where he received the Honors Program award for Excellence in Teaching. Elaine Hughes came to New York City from Mississippi in 1979 to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar at Columbia Uniersity. She has taught writing for more than 25 years--primarily at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi, and at Nassau Community College--and has conducted writing workshops for many organizations. She is the author of WRITING FROM THE INNER SELF. As Chair of the English Department of Nassau Community College for six years, Diana Roberts Wienbroer coordinated a department of 150 faculty members and served on the Executive Council of the Association of Departments of English. Besides teaching writing for over thirty years, both in Texas and New York, she has studied and taught film criticism. She is also the author of THE McGRAW-HILL GUIDE TO ELECTRONIC RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, 1997.

Part One: CorrectnessA Word about CorrectnessConfusing WordsOne Word or Two?SpellingCapitalizationAbbreviations and NumbersApostrophesConsistent PronounsCorrect PronounsVague PronounsRecognizing Complete SentencesRun-On Sentences and Sentence FragmentsCommasSemicolonsColonsDashes and ParenthesesQuotation MarksUnderlinesShifting Verb TensesVerb AgreementWord Endings: s and edTangled SentencesPart Two: Putting a Paper TogetherWhat to do When You're StuckAddressing Your AudienceWriting in ClassFinding an Organzation for Your EssayIntroductionsParagraphs-Long and ShortTransitionsConclusionsHow to Make a Paper Longer(and When to Make it Shorter)How to Work on a Second DraftProofreading TipsFormat of College PapersPart Three: The Research PaperHow to Start a Research ProjectThree Essential Research SkillsFeature: When You Find Too Many or Too Few SourcesGetting Information at the LibraryGetting Information OnlineFeature: Sizing Up a WebsiteWriting the Research PaperWriting about LiteraturePlagirism (Cheating)Documentation: The MLA StyleDocumentation: The APA StyleDocumentation: The Chicago Style (Footnotes)Part Four: Growing as a WriterKeeping a JournalAdding DetailsRecognizing ClichesEliminating Offensive LanguageTrimming WordinessUsing Strong VerbsVarying Your SentencesFinding Your Voice

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9780072839951

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0072839953

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Rules of Thumb: With 2002 Apa Update and Electronic Tutor CD-Rom by Jay Silverman

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Jay Silverman

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Used - Very Good

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Hardback

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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Year published

20020801

Number of pages

200

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Rules of Thumb: With 2002 Apa Update and Electronic Tutor CD-Rom by Jay Silverman

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