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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
Handbook 978‑1‑642772‑98‑2

Resources

  1. Part 1

    Part 1 Exercises
    Body Paragraph Graphic Organizer
    Essay Graphic Organizer
    Mind Mapping Graphic

  2. Part 2

    Part 2 Exercises

  3. Part 3

    Part 3 Exercises

  4. Part 4

    Part 4 Exercises

  5. Part 5

    Part 5 Exercises

    Sample Papers

    1. MLA Sample Word Doc | PDF
    2. APA Sample Word Doc | PDF
    3. CMS AD Sample Word Doc | PDF
    4. CMS NB Sample Word Doc | PDF
    5. CSE Citation-Name Sample Word Doc | PDF
    6. CSE Citation-Sequence Sample Word Doc | PDF
    7. CSE Name-Year Sample Word Doc | PDF

Table of Contents

  1. Part 1: Reading & Writing
    1. 1: Thinking Critically
      1. Critical Reading Process
      2. Determining the Purpose of a Text
      3. Determining the Audience of a Text
    2. 2: The Writing Process
      1. Pre-writing
      2. Drafting
      3. Revising
      4. Editing
      5. Reflecting
    3. 3: Common Essay Components
      1. Introductions
      2. Thesis and Purpose Statements
      3. Effective Body Paragraphs
      4. Conclusions
      5. Sample Essay and Organizer
    4. 4: Organizational Patterns
      1. Cause and Effect
      2. Chronological
      3. Compare and Contrast
      4. Order of Importance
      5. Spatial
      6. Topical
    5. 5: Writing Across the Curriculum
      1. Similarities & Differences in Writing Assignments
      2. English, Literature, and Language Studies
      3. Business Courses
      4. History
      5. Psychology
      6. Lab Sciences
      7. Engineering and Technology
  2. Part 2: Effective Sentences
    1. 6: Combining Word Groups
      1. Coordination
      2. Subordination
      3. Parallelism
    2. 7: Agreement
      1. Subject-Verb Agreement
      2. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
    3. 8: Modifiers
      1. Using Modifiers
      2. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
    4. 9: Word Choice
      1. Clarity and Conciseness
      2. Vague vs. Vivid Words
      3. Choosing Correct Words
      4. Inclusive Language
      5. Commonly Misused Words
    5. 10: Shifts in Tense and Person
      1. Consistency in Tense
      2. Consistency in Person
  3. Part 3: Grammar Basics
    1. 11: Parts of Speech
      1. Nouns
      2. Pronouns
      3. Verbs
      4. Adjectives
      5. Adverbs
      6. Prepositions
      7. Conjunctions
      8. Interjections
    2. 12: Components of a Complete Sentence
      1. Capital Letters and Punctuation Marks
      2. Subjects and Verbs
      3. Complete Thoughts
  4. Part 4: Punctuation & Mechanics
    1. 13: Punctuation
      1. Commas
      2. Unnecessary Commas
      3. Colons
      4. Semicolons
      5. Apostrophes
      6. Quotation Marks
      7. Parentheses
      8. Brackets
      9. Hyphens
      10. Ellipses
      11. Dashes
    2. 14: Spelling
      1. Common Spelling Rules
      2. Commonly Confused Words
  5. Part 5: Research
    1. 15: The Research Process
      1. Making a Research Plan
      2. Identifying Types of Sources
      3. Finding Sources
      4. Evaluating Source Credibility
      5. Organizing Research
    2. 16: Research Writing
      1. Narrowing Your Research
      2. Avoiding Plagiarism
      3. Integrating Sources into Your Writing
    3. 17: MLA
      1. Formatting the Document
      2. Citing the Document Sources
      3. MLA Sample
    4. 18: APA
      1. Formatting the Document
      2. Citing the Document Sources
      3. APA Sample
    5. 19: CMS
      1. Formatting the Document
      2. Citing the Document Sources
      3. CMS Sample
    6. 20: CSE
      1. Formatting the Document
      2. Citing the Document Sources
      3. CSE Sample