The Little Penguin Handbook, Second Canadian Edition with MyCanadianCompLab, 2nd Edition

The Little Penguin Handbook continues to provides you with the important information you need in a compact, user-friendly format.

 

With a highly visual full-colour design, superior coverage of technology, and distinctive coverage of writing for different purposes, The Little Penguin Handbook speaks directly to your needs as a student. It provides precisely the kind of guidance that you need to write great assignments. Tabbed sections, bulleted lists, tables that highlight key information, and quick guides mean the information you need is always right at your finger tips.

How to Use Writing across the Curriculum

Preface

 

Part I: Composing

1. Thinking as a Writer
2. Communicating with Words, Images, and Graphics
3. Reading Academic Texts
4. Planning Your Approach
5. Drafting Your Document
6. Composing Paragraphs
7. NEW Writing in Academic Genres
8. Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
9. Designing and Presenting

PART II: Researching

1. Planning Your Research
2. Finding Print Sources in Libraries
3. Finding Sources Online
4. NEW Plan Field Research
5. Evaluating Sources
6. Using Sources Ethically and Effectively

PART III: Documentation

NEW Five Steps for Documenting Sources

1. MLA Documentation
2. APA Documentation
3. CMS Documentation
4. CSE Documentation
5. IEEE Documentation

PART IV: Style and Language

1. Write with Power
2. Write Concisely
3. Write with Emphasis
4. Find the Right Words

PART V: Grammar

1. Fragments, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices
2. Subject-Verb Agreement
3. Verbs
4. Pronouns
5. Shifts
6. Modifiers
7. Grammar for Non-Native Speakers

PART VI: Punctuation and Mechanics

1. Commas
2. Semicolons and Colons
3. Dashes and Parentheses
4. Apostrophes
5. Quotation Marks
6. Other Punctuation Marks
7. Capitalization, Italics, Abbreviations, Numbers

Glossary

Index

Common Errors

Revision Guide