
Reading & Writing Handbook for the College Student, 2nd Edition
by Hawkes Learning
Hawkes Learning's Reading & Writing Handbook for the College Student is a pocket-sized resource containing writing, research, grammar, and style tips. Students can use the handbook as they develop, revise, and edit their writing. This user-friendly resource offers sample writings with annotations, exercises with relatable content for today's diverse college students, and comprehensive yet concise information students can easily navigate without feeling overwhelmed.
As a lifetime learning resource, this example-heavy handbook serves students in all disciplines during and beyond their college years.
- Critical reading and thinking tips
- Comprehensive grammar sections
- Detailed research guidelines, including APA 7th edition updates and MLA, CMS, and CSE formatting
- Writing strategies across curriculums
- Exercises to prompt student application
- Easy-to-use index
New Edition Highlights:
Part 5: Research now includes the brand-new APA 7th edition updates that were just released in October 2019. CMS 17th edition updates, as well as enhancements to the MLA 8th edition and CSE 8th edition content, are included.
This edition also focuses on providing more inclusive, relevant examples, instructional content, and writing samples. It speaks to a more diverse student population, presenting more relatable content and connecting to a wider range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
Product | ISBN |
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Handbook | 978‑1‑642772‑98‑2 |
Resources
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Part 1
Part 1 Exercises
Body Paragraph Graphic Organizer
Essay Graphic Organizer
Mind Mapping Graphic -
Part 2
Part 2 Exercises -
Part 3
Part 3 Exercises -
Part 4
Part 4 Exercises -
Part 5
Part 5 Exercises
Sample Papers
Table of Contents
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Part 1: Reading & Writing
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1: Thinking Critically
- Critical Reading Process
- Determining the Purpose of a Text
- Determining the Audience of a Text
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2: The Writing Process
- Pre-writing
- Drafting
- Revising
- Editing
- Reflecting
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3: Common Essay Components
- Introductions
- Thesis and Purpose Statements
- Effective Body Paragraphs
- Conclusions
- Sample Essay and Organizer
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4: Organizational Patterns
- Cause and Effect
- Chronological
- Compare and Contrast
- Order of Importance
- Spatial
- Topical
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5: Writing Across the Curriculum
- Similarities & Differences in Writing Assignments
- English, Literature, and Language Studies
- Business Courses
- History
- Psychology
- Lab Sciences
- Engineering and Technology
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1: Thinking Critically
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Part 2: Effective Sentences
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6: Combining Word Groups
- Coordination
- Subordination
- Parallelism
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7: Agreement
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
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8: Modifiers
- Using Modifiers
- Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
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9: Word Choice
- Clarity and Conciseness
- Vague vs. Vivid Words
- Choosing Correct Words
- Inclusive Language
- Commonly Misused Words
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10: Shifts in Tense and Person
- Consistency in Tense
- Consistency in Person
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6: Combining Word Groups
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Part 3: Grammar Basics
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11: Parts of Speech
- Nouns
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Interjections
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12: Components of a Complete Sentence
- Capital Letters and Punctuation Marks
- Subjects and Verbs
- Complete Thoughts
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11: Parts of Speech
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Part 4: Punctuation & Mechanics
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13: Punctuation
- Commas
- Unnecessary Commas
- Colons
- Semicolons
- Apostrophes
- Quotation Marks
- Parentheses
- Brackets
- Hyphens
- Ellipses
- Dashes
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14: Spelling
- Common Spelling Rules
- Commonly Confused Words
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13: Punctuation
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Part 5: Research
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15: The Research Process
- Making a Research Plan
- Identifying Types of Sources
- Finding Sources
- Evaluating Source Credibility
- Organizing Research
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16: Research Writing
- Narrowing Your Research
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Integrating Sources into Your Writing
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17: MLA
- Formatting the Document
- Citing the Document Sources
- MLA Sample
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18: APA
- Formatting the Document
- Citing the Document Sources
- APA Sample
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19: CMS
- Formatting the Document
- Citing the Document Sources
- CMS Sample
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20: CSE
- Formatting the Document
- Citing the Document Sources
- CSE Sample
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15: The Research Process