LB Brief (MLA Update)

LB Brief (MLA Update)
Author: Jane E. Aaron
Publisher: Longman
Total Pages: 654
Release: 2003-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780321202451

The newest member of the Little, Brown family of handbooks, LB Brief offers a mid-sized, spiral-bound reference at an affordable price. Like its relatives, LB Brief provides students of varying skills and interests with clear, reliable, and accessible advice on the writing process, critical thinking and argument, writing with computers, grammar and usage, research writing, source documentation, and more. Nine sample student essays, hundreds of clear examples from across the curriculum, and exercises in connected discourse give students models to emulate and opportunities for practice. Unique reference aids including frequently asked questions, "Key Terms" boxes, an accessible organization, and minimal terminology help students find what they need and then use what they find.

LB Brief [Untabbed Version] the Little Brown Handbook, Brief Version, MLA Update

LB Brief [Untabbed Version] the Little Brown Handbook, Brief Version, MLA Update
Author: Jane E. Aaron
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780134678733

For courses in first-year composition. This version of Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum has been updated to reflect the 8th Edition of the MLA Handbook (April 2016)* The authority and currency of The Little, Brown Handbook in a briefer, more affordable, spiral-bound format LB Brief, Sixth Edition helps students to find what they need - and to use what they find. This reliable reference merges the authority of its parent, The Little, Brown Handbook, with a more streamlined presentation. LB Brief maximizes that handbook's strengths, while keeping pace with the rapid changes in writing and its teaching. It answers questions about the writing process, critical thinking, grammar and style, research writing, documentation, and more. With a cross-curricular outlook, easy-to-use format, and assumption of little or no experience with writing or handbooks, LB Brief is ideal for students of all interests and skill levels. * The 8th Edition introduces sweeping changes to the philosophy and details of MLA works cited entries. Responding to the "increasing mobility of texts," MLA now encourages writers to focus on the process of crafting the citation, beginning with the same questions for any source. These changes, then, align with current best practices in the teaching of writing which privilege inquiry and critical thinking over rote recall and rule-following.

LB Brief, MLA Update Edition

LB Brief, MLA Update Edition
Author: Jane E. Aaron
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780205745272

LB Briefprovides students of varying skills and interests with clear, reliable, and accessible explanations of handbook basics–the writing process, grammar and usage, and research writing. Concise and easy to use it focuses on 3 main emphases: writing in and out of college, visual literacy, and research writing.LB Brief helps writing students find what they need and then use what they find.

Lb Brief - the Little, Brown Handbook

Lb Brief - the Little, Brown Handbook
Author: Jane E. Aaron
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2017-02-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780134702988

For courses in first-year composition. This version of Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum has been updated to reflect the 8th Edition of the MLA Handbook (April 2016)* The authority and currency of The Little, Brown Handbook in a briefer, more affordable, spiral-bound format LB Brief, Sixth Edition helps students to find what they need - and to use what they find. This reliable reference merges the authority of its parent, The Little, Brown Handbook, with a more streamlined presentation. LB Brief maximizes that handbook's strengths, while keeping pace with the rapid changes in writing and its teaching. It answers questions about the writing process, critical thinking, grammar and style, research writing, documentation, and more. With a cross-curricular outlook, easy-to-use format, and assumption of little or no experience with writing or handbooks, LB Brief is ideal for students of all interests and skill levels. * The 8th Edition introduces sweeping changes to the philosophy and details of MLA works cited entries. Responding to the "increasing mobility of texts," MLA now encourages writers to focus on the process of crafting the citation, beginning with the same questions for any source. These changes, then, align with current best practices in the teaching of writing which privilege inquiry and critical thinking over rote recall and rule-following.

LB Brief Handbook with MLA Guide

LB Brief Handbook with MLA Guide
Author: Jane Aaron
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780321209344

The newest member of the Little, Brown family of handbooks, LB Brief offers a mid-sized, spiral-bound reference at an affordable price. Like its relatives, LB Brief provides students of varying skills and interests with clear, reliable, and accessible advice on the writing process, critical thinking and argument, writing with computers, grammar and usage, research writing, source documentation, and more. Nine sample student essays, hundreds of clear examples from across the curriculum, and exercises in connected discourse give students models to emulate and opportunities for practice. Unique reference aids including frequently asked questions, "Key Terms" boxes, an accessible organization, and minimal terminology help students find what they need and then use what they find.

LB Brief, Books a la Carte Edition

LB Brief, Books a la Carte Edition
Author: Jane E. Aaron
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780321946034

LB Brief offers the authority and currency of its best-selling parent, The Little, Brown Handbook, in two briefer, spiral-bound formats (one with tabs and one without tabs) at affordable prices. As in its previous edition, LB Brief provides students of varying skills and interests with clear, reliable, and accessible explanations of handbook basics the writing process, grammar and usage, and research writing. The Fourth Edition builds on the handbook s usefulness with four main emphases: (1) reading and writing across the curriculum, including an expanded chapter on academic writing, showing students how to write in response to texts, and more coverage of argument, with information on how to handle opposing views and strengthen an ethical appeal; (2) research writing, including expanded discussions on how to find and evaluate print and Web sources, and a new research-paper-in-progress; (3) up-to-date documentation guidelines, including the most recent revisions to MLA and APA documentation styles, with numerous models of new media in each style and new annotated sample sources; (4) more writing process instruction, including a new student work-in-progress and new discussions of voice in writing. "

LB Brief

LB Brief
Author: Jane E. Aaron
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2016-01-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0134122003

For courses in first-year composition. Helps you find what you need — and use what you find LB Brief with Tabs, Sixth Edition offers the authority and currency of The Little, Brown Handbook in a briefer, more affordable, spiral-bound format. LB Brief with Tabs maximizes that handbook’s strengths, while keeping pace with the rapid changes in writing and writing courses. It answers questions about the writing process, critical thinking, grammar and style, research writing, documentation, and more. With a cross-curricular outlook, easy-to-use format, and assumption of little or no experience with writing or handbooks, LB Brief with Tabs is ideal for students of all interest and skill levels. Also available with MyWritingLab™ This title is also available with MyWritingLab, an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. In addition to the full eText, activities directly from the text are available within MyWritingLab. These include written assignments, readings from the text, review exercises, and more. NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyWritingLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyWritingLab, search for: 0134140184 / 9780134140186 LB Brief with Tabs Plus MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0133954706 / 9780133954708 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card 0134123069 / 9780134123066 LB Brief with Tabs

The Brief Penguin Handbook

The Brief Penguin Handbook
Author: Lester Faigley
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780205743407

Including the most current MLA citation, documentation, and style guidelines, "The Brief Penguin Handbook "continues to revolutionize the way handbooks present information. The Third Edition of this extraordinary handbook continues to lead the market with complete new chapters on using database and Web sources, a new visual five-step guide to the documentation process, and updated and expanded documentation coverage. Started with ideas and suggestions from real students, this handbook gives you the information you need in the format you want.