TY - BOOK AU - Hacker,Diana TI - Rules for writers : a brief handbook. SN - 0312119666 AV - PE1408.H27 U1 - 808/.02 20 PY - 1996/// CY - Boston PB - Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Grammar KW - Report writing N1 - Includes index; "List of style manuals": p. 418-419; Contents: The writing process -- Paragraphs -- Clarity -- Grammar -- ESL grammar -- Punctuation -- Mechanics -- Argument -- Research guide -- The basics N2 - "Beginning college writers come from a wide range of backgrounds and communities. And for many, academic reading and writing skills are ones they must learn and practice. Enter Rules for Writers. It's an easy-to-use, comprehensive composition tool with the quality you expect from authors you trust. It empowers students by teaching them how to meet new expectations and by giving them the practice that builds confidence. With trusted advice for writing well, reading critically, and working with sources, Rules for Writers now has even more help for underprepared and inexperienced writers--sentence guides that foster an academic voice, tips for spotting fake news and misleading sources, more on paraphrasing, and fifteen new "how-to" pages that offer practical help for writing challenges"--Amazon.com ER -