The Bedford Handbook
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Beschreibung
The essentials of college writingWhy buy The Bedford Handbook? It’s a one-stop affordable source for how to write well in all of your courses. You’ll find writing advice that’s direct and trustworthy, with everything you need exactly when you need it. Quickly find straightforward answers to any questions you have about college writing, whether it’s how to strengthen your thesis, use a semicolon, cite your research, or judge whether a source is credible.
This edition of The Bedford Handbook has everything your students need to become stronger writers—in a briefer book. This reimagined Bedford Handbook takes a fresh “essentials” approach to the familiar coverage of writing, research, style, and grammar that The Bedford Handbook has always had. The result is a handbook that’s equal parts approachable and comprehensive. Students will quickly find answers in the book’s direct explanations and step-by-step instruction. They’ll get the practice and guidance they need with exercises, how-to guides, model papers, and class-tested examples. The advice you trust from Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers is here. It all comes in a book that’s easier to carry and easier to use.
- Essential content for college writing. The eleventh edition includes all of the coverage college writers need—composing and revising, research, MLA and APA documentation and format, grammar and style, writing in the disciplines, multilingual topics, and more.
- Instruction that’s practical and friendly. How-to pages, writing guides, model student papers, exercises—the stepped-out support and practice your students need—is all here. What’s more, the author voice is patient, straightforward, and encouraging.
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- A portable, more affordable handbook. This edition focuses on the essential skills and habits students need to be successful college writers
- Guidance on working with sources. New sentence guides demonstrate how to present and write about the views of others. Additional features on paraphrasing sources and identifying false and misleading information help students become responsible researchers.
- Research instruction designed for beginning academic writers. Reorganized and focused help for research writers teaches skills like avoiding plagiarism and integrating sources.
Students taking first year writing courses
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Diana Hacker
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