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Writer's Reference with Resources for Multilingual Writers and ESL with 2016 MLA Update
Eighth Edition| ©2016 Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers
THIS TITLE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE 2016 MLA UPDATES! Our editorial team has updated this text based on content from The MLA Handbook, 8th Edition. Browse our catalog or contact your representative for a full listing of updated titles and packages, or to request a custom ISBN.
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THIS TITLE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE 2016 MLA UPDATES! Our editorial team has updated this text based on content from The MLA Handbook, 8th Edition. Browse our catalog or contact your representative for a full listing of updated titles and packages, or to request a custom ISBN.
This version of the best-selling college handbook helps both resident and international students understand college expectations and develop strategies for improving their academic English and academic writing. Written by an ESL expert, this booklet includes plenty of helpful charts, activities, exercises, and model papers — along with notes about where to find additional resources online and on campus.

THIS TITLE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE 2016 MLA UPDATES! Our editorial team has updated this text based on content from The MLA Handbook, 8th Edition. Browse our catalog or contact your representative for a full listing of updated titles and packages, or to request a custom ISBN.
This version of the best-selling college handbook helps both resident and international students understand college expectations and develop strategies for improving their academic English and academic writing. Written by an ESL expert, this booklet includes plenty of helpful charts, activities, exercises, and model papers — along with notes about where to find additional resources online and on campus.
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Table of Contents
C Composing and Revising
C1 Planning
C2 Drafting
C3 Reviewing, revising, and editing
C4 Preparing a portfolio; reflecting on your writing
C5 Writing paragraphs
C6 Document design: A gallery of models
A Academic Reading, Writing, and Speaking
A1 Reading and writing critically
A2 Reading and writing about images and multimodal texts
A3 Reading arguments
A4 Writing arguments
A5 Speaking confidently
A6 Writing in the disciplines
S Sentence Style
S1 Parallelism
S2 Needed words
S3 Problems with modifiers
S4 Shifts
S5 Mixed constructions
S6 Sentence emphasis
S7 Sentence variety
W Word Choice
W1 Glossary of usage
W2 Wordy sentences
W3 Active verbs
W4 Appropriate language
W5 Exact language
W6 The dictionary and the thesaurus
G Grammatical Sentences
G1 Subject-verb agreement
G2 Verb forms, tenses, and moods
G3 Pronouns
G4 Adjectives and adverbs
G5 Sentence fragments
G6 Run-on sentences
M Multilingual Writers and ESL Challenges
M1 Verbs
M2 Articles
M3 Sentence structure
M4 Using adjectives
M5 Prepositions and idiomatic expressions
M6 Paraphrasing sources effectively
P Punctuation and Mechanics
P1 The comma
P2 Unnecessary commas
P3 The semicolon and the colon
P4 The apostrophe
P5 Quotation marks
P6 Other punctuation marks
P7 Spelling and hyphenation
P8 Capitalization
P9 Abbreviations and numbers
P10 Italics
B Basic Grammar
B1 Parts of speech
B2 Sentence patterns
B3 Subordinate word groups
B4 Sentence types
R Researching
R1 Thinking like a researcher; gathering sources
R2 Managing information; taking notes responsibly
R3 Evaluating sources
MLA Papers
MLA-1 Supporting a thesis
MLA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
MLA-3 Integrating sources
MLA-4 Documenting sources
MLA-5 Manuscript format; sample paper
APA and CMS Papers
APA-1 Supporting a thesis
APA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
APA-3 Integrating sources
APA-4 Documenting sources
APA-5 Manuscript format; sample paper
CMS-1 Supporting a thesis
CMS-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
CMS-3 Integrating sources
CMS-4 Documenting sources
CMS-5 Manuscript format; sample paper
E1 Understanding college expectations
a Reading the syllabusb Understanding classroom expectationsc Participating activelyd Attending classes regularlye Getting extra helpE2 Strategies for improving your academic Englisha Engaging in intensive and extensive language activitiesb Reading while listeningc Using an English-English dictionary or a thesaurusd Becoming familiar with the Academic Word Liste Learning prefixes and suffixesf Keeping a vocabulary notebookg Keeping an editing logh Targeting specific areas for improvementE3 Academic writing and cultural expectationsa Asserting your claim before providing evidenceb Taking a stand on an issuec Including details that support the main idead Recognizing intellectual property and avoiding plagiarisme Sample student essayE4 Practice exercisesa Intensive grammar exercisesb Topics for writing practice Answers to exercises

Writer's Reference with Resources for Multilingual Writers and ESL with 2016 MLA Update
Eighth Edition| 2016
Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers
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Writer's Reference with Resources for Multilingual Writers and ESL with 2016 MLA Update
Eighth Edition| 2016
Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers
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