Cover: The Bedford Researcher with 2021 MLA Update, 7th Edition by Mike Palmquist

The Bedford Researcher with 2021 MLA Update

Seventh Edition  ©2021 Mike Palmquist Formats: E-book

Authors

  • Headshot of Mike Palmquist

    Mike Palmquist

    Mike Palmquist is a professor of English and a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Colorado State University, where he has also served as Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation and Director of the Writing Center. He is recognized internationally for his work in writing across the curriculum, the effects of computer and network technologies on writing instruction, and new approaches to scholarly publishing. He is the founding editor of the WAC Clearinghouse (http://wac.colostate.edu), the leading site for communication across the curriculum, and is the author of numerous articles and essays on writing across the curriculum and writing and teaching with technology. He served as an at-large member of the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum, which named him a Distinguished Fellow in 2021, and is a trustee of the University Press of Colorado and a member of the editorial boards of several journals. In 2004, he received the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field, which recognizes "exemplary scholarship and professional service to the field of computers and writing." In 2006, the CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Composition named him Outstanding Technology Innovator. He served as chair of the National Council of Teachers of English College Section Steering Committee and as a member of the NCTE Executive Committee from 2009 to 2011. He also served as the chair of the NCTE College Section Working Group on the Status and Working Conditions of Contingent Faculty. He is the author of Joining the Conversation: A Guide and Handbook for Writers; In Conversation: A Writer’s Guidebook; and The Bedford Researcher.

Table of Contents

PREFACE FOR INSTRUCTORS
INTRODUCTION FOR WRITERS

I Joining the Conversation
1 Getting Started
2 Exploring and Focusing
3 Developing Your Research Question

II Working with Sources
4 Reading Critically and Actively
5 Assessing and Evaluating Sources
6 Taking Notes
7 Engaging with Information, Ideas, and Arguments
8 Managing Information
9 Avoiding Plagiarism

III Collecting Information
10 Searching for Information
11 Collecting Information with Field Research

IV Creating Your Document
12 Developing Your Thesis Statement
13 Developing and Organizing Your Argument
14 Drafting
15 Using Sources Effectively
16 Designing Documents
17 Revising and Editing
18 Presenting Your Work

V Documenting Sources
19 Understanding Documentation Systems
20 Using MLA Style
21 Using APA Style
22 Using Chicago Style
23 Using CSE Style

INDEX

Product Updates

The ebook has been updated to give your students the latest guidance on documenting sources in MLA style and follows the guidelines set forth in the MLA Handbook, 9th edition (April 2021).

ACHIEVE with The Bedford Researcher. Achieve puts student writing at the center of your course and keeps revision at the core, with a dedicated composition space that guides students through drafting, peer review, source check, reflection, and revision, developed to support best practices in commenting on student drafts. Achieve also includes a full e-book, diagnostics, and fully customizable book-specific writing assignments.

A more comprehensive and efficient approach to assessing and evaluating sources. Chapter 5, Assessing and Evaluating Sources, includes a new, four-part process that asks students to consider how a source connects to the conversation they seek to join, to read laterally to gain a sense of how other writers view the source, to read closely to evaluate a source, and to engage in rhetorical listening to determine whether a source can help them see their issue differently. The result is a thorough but easy-to-use approach to navigating sources in an era of fake news.

A greater focus on the role of critical thinking as a central part of the work of a research writer. Focusing on critical thinking both as an attitude and as a set of activities, students are introduced to a range of opportunities to engage in critical thinking as a tool for reflection, analysis, and evaluation as they consider their writing assignments, the conversations they might join, and how best to share their own stances on a particular topic.

Updated coverage of documentation systems. Chapter 21, Using APA Style, has been updated to reflect the significant changes introduced to the APA documentation system. These changes introduce important changes to the handling of digital sources.

New featured student writers. Discussions throughout the book are illustrated by seven featured student writers, whose brainstorming, drafting, research, and revision serve as relatable models.  Three of these students are new for the seventh edition. The documents they share with readers include a new argumentative essay, a new literary essay, a new website, a new research proposal, and a new poster presentation.

Authors

  • Headshot of Mike Palmquist

    Mike Palmquist

    Mike Palmquist is a professor of English and a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Colorado State University, where he has also served as Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation and Director of the Writing Center. He is recognized internationally for his work in writing across the curriculum, the effects of computer and network technologies on writing instruction, and new approaches to scholarly publishing. He is the founding editor of the WAC Clearinghouse (http://wac.colostate.edu), the leading site for communication across the curriculum, and is the author of numerous articles and essays on writing across the curriculum and writing and teaching with technology. He served as an at-large member of the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum, which named him a Distinguished Fellow in 2021, and is a trustee of the University Press of Colorado and a member of the editorial boards of several journals. In 2004, he received the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field, which recognizes "exemplary scholarship and professional service to the field of computers and writing." In 2006, the CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Composition named him Outstanding Technology Innovator. He served as chair of the National Council of Teachers of English College Section Steering Committee and as a member of the NCTE Executive Committee from 2009 to 2011. He also served as the chair of the NCTE College Section Working Group on the Status and Working Conditions of Contingent Faculty. He is the author of Joining the Conversation: A Guide and Handbook for Writers; In Conversation: A Writer’s Guidebook; and The Bedford Researcher.

Table of Contents

PREFACE FOR INSTRUCTORS
INTRODUCTION FOR WRITERS

I Joining the Conversation
1 Getting Started
2 Exploring and Focusing
3 Developing Your Research Question

II Working with Sources
4 Reading Critically and Actively
5 Assessing and Evaluating Sources
6 Taking Notes
7 Engaging with Information, Ideas, and Arguments
8 Managing Information
9 Avoiding Plagiarism

III Collecting Information
10 Searching for Information
11 Collecting Information with Field Research

IV Creating Your Document
12 Developing Your Thesis Statement
13 Developing and Organizing Your Argument
14 Drafting
15 Using Sources Effectively
16 Designing Documents
17 Revising and Editing
18 Presenting Your Work

V Documenting Sources
19 Understanding Documentation Systems
20 Using MLA Style
21 Using APA Style
22 Using Chicago Style
23 Using CSE Style

INDEX

Product Updates

The ebook has been updated to give your students the latest guidance on documenting sources in MLA style and follows the guidelines set forth in the MLA Handbook, 9th edition (April 2021).

ACHIEVE with The Bedford Researcher. Achieve puts student writing at the center of your course and keeps revision at the core, with a dedicated composition space that guides students through drafting, peer review, source check, reflection, and revision, developed to support best practices in commenting on student drafts. Achieve also includes a full e-book, diagnostics, and fully customizable book-specific writing assignments.

A more comprehensive and efficient approach to assessing and evaluating sources. Chapter 5, Assessing and Evaluating Sources, includes a new, four-part process that asks students to consider how a source connects to the conversation they seek to join, to read laterally to gain a sense of how other writers view the source, to read closely to evaluate a source, and to engage in rhetorical listening to determine whether a source can help them see their issue differently. The result is a thorough but easy-to-use approach to navigating sources in an era of fake news.

A greater focus on the role of critical thinking as a central part of the work of a research writer. Focusing on critical thinking both as an attitude and as a set of activities, students are introduced to a range of opportunities to engage in critical thinking as a tool for reflection, analysis, and evaluation as they consider their writing assignments, the conversations they might join, and how best to share their own stances on a particular topic.

Updated coverage of documentation systems. Chapter 21, Using APA Style, has been updated to reflect the significant changes introduced to the APA documentation system. These changes introduce important changes to the handling of digital sources.

New featured student writers. Discussions throughout the book are illustrated by seven featured student writers, whose brainstorming, drafting, research, and revision serve as relatable models.  Three of these students are new for the seventh edition. The documents they share with readers include a new argumentative essay, a new literary essay, a new website, a new research proposal, and a new poster presentation.

The only research guide you need

The ebook has been updated to give your students the latest guidance on documenting sources in MLA style and follows the guidelines set forth in the MLA Handbook, 9th edition (April 2021).

The conversations we are encouraging our students to join and the challenges they face have never been more complex. The Bedford Researcher gives them the tools to confront that complexity with thoughtfulness, integrity, and an understanding of the value and power of their own voices.  Written to help students strengthen their ability to understand, assess, and contribute to ongoing conversations about important issues, the seventh edition embraces a renewed focus on critical thinking and a more comprehensive and efficient approach to assessing and evaluating sources, empowering today’s students to engage effectively with the challenging issues of our times.

Now available with Achieve for The Bedford Researcher, an online course space featuring the full e-book, writing tools with pre-built assignments across several drafts, peer review, customizable rubrics, and adaptive LearningCurve activities to help students hone their understanding of reading and writing.

Looking for instructor resources like Test Banks, Lecture Slides, and Clicker Questions? Request access to Achieve to explore the full suite of instructor resources.

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