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Working with Sources with 2021 MLA Update

Exercises for Hacker HandbooksSecond Edition ©2021 Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers

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).

Working with Sources: Exercises for Hacker Handbooks gives students the practice t...

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Working with Sources with 2021 MLA Update by Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers - Second Edition, 2021 from Macmillan Student Store

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).

Working with Sources: Exercises for Hacker Handbooks gives students the practice they need to become both capable and responsible research writers. The book’s coverage ties into handbook coverage to give students context and extra practice. Topics include the following:

  • forming research questions
  • forming thesis statements
  • integrating sources
  • avoiding plagiarism
  • identifying citation elements
  • documenting sources

Features

  • 55 exercise sets covering MLA, APA, and Chicago style research writing
  • Detailed answer key providing specific feedback for each exercise
  • Cross references to relevant handbook coverage
  • Revised exercises reflect 2020 APA style updates

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    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).

  • 55 exercise sets covering MLA, APA, and Chicago style research writing
  • Detailed answer key providing specific feedback for each exercise
  • Cross references to relevant handbook coverage
  • Revised exercises reflect 2020 APA style updates

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    Table of Contents

    Research questions
    MLA
    Thesis statements in MLA papers
    Avoiding plagiarism in MLA papers
    Recognizing common knowledge in MLA papers
    Integrating sources in MLA papers
    MLA documentation: in-text citations
    MLA documentation: identifying elements of sources
    MLA documentation: works cited
    MLA documentation
    APA
    Thesis statements in APA papers
    Avoiding plagiarism in APA papers
    Recognizing common knowledge in APA papers
    Integrating sources in APA papers
    APA documentation: in-text citations
    APA documentation: identifying elements of sources
    APA documentation: reference list
    APA documentation
    Chicago (CMS)
    Thesis statements in Chicago (CMS) papers
    Avoiding plagiarism in Chicago (CMS) papers
    Recognizing common knowledge in Chicago (CMS) papers
    Integrating sources in Chicago (CMS) papers
    Chicago (CMS) documentation: identifying elements of sources
    Chicago (CMS) documentation: notes
    Chicago (CMS) documentation: bibliography
    Chicago (CMS) documentation
    Answers to Exercises

    Diana Hacker

    Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, include A Writer’s Reference, Ninth Edition (2018); A Pocket Style Manual, Eighth Edition (2018); The Bedford Handbook, Tenth Edition (2017); Rules for Writers, Eighth Edition (2016); and Writer’s Help 2.0, Hacker Version.

    Nancy Sommers

    Nancy Sommers, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches in Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. She led Harvard’s Expository Writing Program for twenty years, directing the first-year writing program and establishing Harvard’s WAC program. A two-time Braddock Award winner, Sommers is well known for her research and publications on student writing. Her articles “Revision Strategies of Student and Experienced Writers” and “Responding to Student Writing” are two of the most widely read and anthologized articles in the field of composition. Recently she has been exploring different audiences through blogging and through publishing in popular media. Sommers is the lead author on Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, and is coauthor of Fields of Reading, Tenth Edition (2013).

    Meet Nancy Sommers