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The Everyday Writer with Exercises, 2020 APA Update
Seventh EditionAndrea A. Lunsford
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Open your handbook--and open your mind.
The Everyday Writer, Seventh Edition, invites you to think through the choices you have in any writing situation--in other words, it invites you to think rhetorically. A book for our times, it will also help you communicate ethically, listen respectfully, experiment with language, and adopt openness as a habit of mind. Plenty of student models help you with different kinds of writing, and Lunsfordâs Top Twenty serves as a guide for building your confidence as editor of your own work. A easy-to-use practical guide to the power of writersâ language and the power of writersâ choices, The Everyday Writer is your tool for making something happen in the classroom--and in the world.
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Writing Rhetorically
1 Expectations for College Writing: Open your book, open your mindâ
a Choose openness
b Use social media wiselyâ
c Position yourself as an academic writerâ
d Read and listen respectfully, actively, and criticallyâ
e Plan researchâ
f Use digital tools effectively
â
2 Rhetorical Situationsâ
a Make good choices for your rhetorical situationâ
b Plan your textâs topic and messageâ
c Consider your purpose and stance as a communicatorâ
d Analyze your audienceâ
e Think about genres and mediaâ
f Consider language and styleâ
g A SAMPLE RHETORICAL SITUATION
â
3 Exploring, Planning, and Draftingâ
a Explore your topic
b Narrow your topicâ
c Craft a working thesisâ
d Gather informationâ
e Organize informationâ
f Make a planâ
g Create a draft
â
4 Developing Paragraphsâ
a Focus on a main ideaâ
b Provide detailsâ
c Use effective methods of developmentâ
d Make paragraphs flowâ
e Work on opening and closing paragraphsâ
5 Reviewing, Revising, and Editingâ
a Review your writingâ
b Get the most from peer reviewâ
c Consult instructor commentsâ
d Reviseâ
e Editâ
6 Reflectingâ
a Reflect to present your work effectivelyâ
A STUDENTâs REFLECTIVE STATEMENTâ
b Reflect to learnâ
A STUDENTâs REFLECTIVE BLOG POSTâ
Critical Thinking and Argument
7 Critical Readingâ
a Consider reading collaboratively
b Preview the text; consider the sourceâ
c Read and annotate the textâ
d Summarize the main ideasâ
e Analyze and reflect on the textâ
f Think critically about visual textsâ
g A STUDENTâS CRITICAL READINGâ
8 Analyzing Arguments
a Think critically about argument
b Recognize cultural contexts
c Identify an argumentsâs basic appeals
d Recognize the use of stories in argument
e Understand Toulminâs elements of argument
f Think critically about fallacies
g A STUDENTâS RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
9 Constructing arguments
a Understand purposes for argumentâ
b Determine whether a statement can be arguedâ
c Make a claim and draft a working thesisâ
d Examine your assumptionsâ
e Shape your appeal to your audienceâ
f Consider the use of narratives or stories
g Establish credibility through ethical appealsâ
h Use effective logical appealsâ
i Use appropriate emotional appealsâ
j Consult sourcesâ
k Organize your argumentâ
l Consider design and deliveryâ
m A STUDENTâS ARGUMENT ESSAYâ
Research
10 Doing research
a Preparefor a research project
b Form a research question and hypothesisâ
c Plan your researchâ
d Move from hypothesis to working thesisâ
e Understand different kinds of sourcesâ
f Use web and library resources
g Consulting your libraryâs staff, databases, and other resources
h Conduct field research
11 Evaluating Sources â
a Understand why writers use sourcesâ
b Create a working bibliography or an annotated bibliographyâ
c Evaluate a sourceâs usefulness and credibilityâ
d Read critically, and interpret sourcesâ
e Synthesize sources
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12 Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarismâ
a Decide whether to quote, paraphrase, or summarizeâ
b Integrate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries effectivelyâ
c Integrate visuals and media effectively and ethicallyâ
d Understand why acknowledging sources mattersâ
e Know which sources to acknowledgeâ
f Recognize patch writingâ
g Uphold your academic integrity, and avoid plagiarismâ
h Write and revise a research project
Academic, Professional, and Public Writing
13 Writing Well in Any Discipline or Professionâ
a Consider genres across disciplines and professionsâ
b Consider expectations for academic assignmentsâ
c Learn specialized vocabularies and stylesâ
d Use evidence effectivelyâ
e Pay attention to ethical issuesâ
f Collaborate effectively and with an open mind
â
14 Writing for the Humanitiesâ
a Read texts in the humanitiesâ
b Write texts in the humanitiesâ
c A STUDENTâS CLOSE READING OF POETRY
15 Writing for the Social Sciencesâ
a Read texts in the social sciencesâ
b Write texts in the social sciencesâ
c EXCERPT FROM A STUDENTâS PSYCHOLOGY LITERATURE REVIEWâ
16 Writing for the Natural and Applied Sciencesâ
a Read texts in the natural and applied sciencesâ
b Write texts in the natural and applied sciencesâ
c EXCERPT FROM A STUDENTâS CHEMISTRY LAB REPORT
â
17 Writing in Professional Settingsâ
a Read texts for businessâ
b Write texts for businessâ
STUDENT MEMOâ
TRADITIONAL RĂSUMĂâ
CREATIVE RĂSUMĂâ
18 Making Design Decisionsâ
a Choose a type of textâ
b Plan a visual structureâ
c Format print and digital texts appropriatelyâ
d Consider visuals and mediaâ
19 Creating Presentationsâ
a Consider assignment, purpose, and audience for presentationsâ
b Write to be heard and rememberedâ
c Create slides or other visualsâ
d Practice and deliver the presentationâ
e Consider other kinds of presentationsâ
20 Communicating in Other Mediaâ
a Consider your rhetorical contextâ
b Consider types of multimodal textsâ
c Plan features of textsâ
21 Writing to Make Something Happen in the Worldâ
a Decide what should happenâ
b Connect with your audienceâ
c SAMPLE WRITING TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN IN THE WORLDâ
Language and Style
22 Language and Identity
a Recognize how the language of others can shape identity
b Use language to shape your own identity
23 Language Varietiesâ
a Use âstandardâ varieties of English appropriatelyâ
b Use varieties of English to evoke a place or communityâ
c Build credibility within a community with language varietyâ
d Bring in other languages appropriatelyâ
24 Writing to the Worldâ
a Think about what seems ânormalââ
b Clarify meaningâ
c Meet audience expectationsâ
25 Language That Builds Common Groundâ
a Examine assumptions and avoid stereotypesâ
b Examine assumptions about genderâ
c Examine assumptions about race and ethnicityâ
d Consider other kinds of differenceâ
26 Style Matters
a Use effective words and figures of speech
b Use powerful verbs
c Use varied sentence lengths and openings
27 Coordination, Subordination, and Emphasis
a Use coordination to relate equal ideas
b Use subordination to distinguish main ideas
c Use closing and opening positions for emphasis
28 Consistency and Completeness
a Revise faulty sentence structure
b Match up subjects and predicates
c Use elliptical structures carefully
d Check for missing words
e Make comparisons complete, consistent, and clear
29 Parallelism
a Make items in a series parallel
b Make paired ideas parallel
c Include all necessary words
30 Shifts
a Revise unnecessary shifts in verb tense
b Revise unnecessary shifts in mood
c Revise unnecessary shifts in voice
d Revise unnecessary shifts in person and number
e Revise shifts between direct and indirect discourse
f Revise shifts in tone and word choice
31 Conciseness
a Eliminate unnecessary words
b Simplify sentence structure
The Top Twenty
32 The Top Twenty: A Quick Guide to Editing Your Writing
Wrong word
Missing comma after an introductory element
Incomplete or missing documentation
Vague pronoun reference
Spelling (including homonyms)
Mechanical error with a quotation
Unnecessary comma
Unnecessary or missing capitalization
Missing word
Faulty sentence structure
Missing comma with nonrestrictive element
Unnecessary shift in verb tense
Missing comma in a compound sentence
Unnecessary or missing apostrophe (including its/itâs)
Fused (run-on) sentence
Comma splice
Lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement
Poorly integrated quotation
Unnecessary or missing hyphen
Sentence fragment
Sentence Grammar
33 Parts of Speech
a Verbs
b Nouns
c Pronouns
d Adjectives
e Adverbs
f Prepositions
g Conjunctions
h Interjections
34 Parts of Sentences
a The basic grammar of sentences
b Subjects
c Predicates
d Phrases
e Clauses
f Types of sentences
35 Verbs and Verb Phrases
a Understand the five forms of verbs
b Form verb phrases appropriately
c Use appropriate forms of irregular verbs
d Choose between lie and lay, sit and set, rise and raise
e Use verb tenses appropriately
f Sequence verb tenses effectively
g Use active and passive voice effectively
h Understand mood and conditional sentences
36 Nouns and Noun Phrases
a Use count and noncount nouns appropriately
b Use determiners appropriately
c Use articles conventionally
37 Subject-Verb Agreement
a Understand subject-verb agreement
b Make separated subjects and verbs agree
c Make verbs agree with compound subjects
d Make verbs agree with collective nouns
e Make verbs agree with indefinite pronouns
f Make verbs agree with who, which, and that
g Make linking verbs agree with subjects
h Make verbs agree with subjects ending in -s
i Make verbs agree with subjects that follow
j Make verbs agree with titles and words used as words
38 Pronouns
a Consider a pronounâs role in the sentence
b Use who, whoever, whom, and whomever appropriately
c Consider case in compound structures
d Consider case in elliptical constructions
e Use we and us appropriately before a noun
f Make pronouns agree with antecedents
g Make pronouns refer to clear antecedents
39 Adjectives and Adverbs
a Understand adjectives and adverbs
b Use adjectives after linking verbs
c Use adverbs to modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
d Choose appropriate comparative and superlative forms
e Consider nouns as modifiers
f Understand adjectives ending in -ed and -ing
g Put adjectives in order
h Avoid overuse of adverbs and adjectives
40 Modifier Placement
a Revise misplaced modifiers
b Revise disruptive modifiers
c Revise dangling modifiers
41 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
a Use prepositions idiomatically
b Use two-word verbs idiomatically
42 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
a Identify comma splices and fused sentences
b Separate clauses into two sentences
c Link the clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction
d Link the clauses with a semicolon
e Rewrite the clauses as one independent clause
f Rewrite one independent clause as a dependent clause
g Link the two clauses with a dash
43 Sentence Fragments
a Identify sentence fragments
b Revise phrase fragments
c Revise compound-predicate fragments
d Revise dependent-clause fragments
Punctuation and Mechanics
44 Commas
a Use commas to set off introductory words, phrases, and clauses
b Use commas with conjunctions that join clauses in compound sentences
c Use commas to set off nonrestrictive elements
d Use commas with items in a series
e Use commas to set off parenthetical and transitional expressions
f Use commas to set off contrasting elements, interjections, direct address, and tag questions
g Use commas with dates, addresses, titles, and numbers
h Use commas to set off most quotations
i Use commas to prevent confusion
j Eliminate unnecessary commas
45 Semicolons
a Use semicolons to link independent clauses
b Use semicolons to separate items in a series containing other punctuation
c Revise misused semicolons
46 End Punctuation
a Use periods appropriately
b Use question marks appropriately
c Use exclamation points appropriately
d Consider end punctuation in informal writing
47 Apostrophes
a Use apostrophes appropriately to show possession
b Use apostrophes in contractions
c Avoid apostrophes in most plural forms
48 Quotation Marks
a Use quotation marks to identify direct quotations
b Punctuate block quotations and poetry appropriately
c Use quotation marks for titles of short works
d Use quotation marks appropriately for definitions
e Use quotation marks to identify irony and invented terms
f Follow conventions for other punctuation with quotation marks
g Revise misused quotation marks
49 Other Punctuation Marks
a Use parentheses appropriately
b Use brackets appropriately
c Use dashes appropriately
d Use colons appropriately
e Use slashes appropriately
f Use ellipses appropriately
50 Capital Letters
a Capitalize the first word of a sentence or line of poetry
b Capitalize proper nouns and proper adjectives
c Capitalize titles of works
d Revise unnecessary capitalization
51 Abbreviations and Numbers
a Abbreviate some titles before and all titles after proper names
b Abbreviate years and hours appropriately
c Abbreviate some business, government, and science terms
d Use abbreviations in official company names
e Use Latin abbreviations appropriately
f Use symbols and unit abbreviations appropriately
g Use other abbreviations according to convention
h Spell out numbers expressed in one or two words
i Spell out numbers that begin sentences
j Use figures according to convention
52 Italics
a Italicize titles of long works
b Italicize words, letters, and numbers used as terms
c Italicize non-English words and phrases
53 Hyphens
a Use hyphens with compound words
b Use hyphens with prefixes and suffixes
c Avoid unnecessary hyphens
MLA Documentation
54 The Basics of MLA Style
a Think about what readers need from you
b Consider the context of your sources
c Plan and connect your citations
d Include notes as needed
e Format MLA manuscripts appropriately
55 MLA Style for In-Text Citations
Directory: In-text citations
56 MLA Style for a List of Works Cited
Directory: Works-cited entries
57 A Student Research Essay, MLA Style
APA Documentation
58 The Basics of APA Style
a Think about what readers need from you
b Identify the type of source you are using
c Plan and connect your citations
d Include notes as needed
e Format APA manuscripts appropriately
59 APA Style for In-Text Citations
Directory: In-text citations
60 APA Style for a List of References
Directory: References
61 A Student Research Essay, APA Style
Chicago Documentation
62 The Basics of Chicago Style
a Consider what readers need from you
b Connect parts of citations
c Format Chicago manuscripts appropriately
63 Chicago Style for Notes and Bibliographic Entries
Directory: Notes and bibliographic entries
64 An Excerpt from a Student Research Essay, Chicago Style
Glossaries and Index
Glossary of Usage
Index with Glossary of Terms