​​​THE PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS, Seventh Edition w/MLA Updates

Gerald J. Schiffhorst & Donald Pharr

For Student (Value Series):

The Practical Handbook for Writers w/MLA Update is a handy reference tool and guide that provides extensive writing help in a small package. This indispensable pocket-style handbook covers the essentials of the writing process: research, documentation, evaluation, citation of electronic sources, writing style, common sentence problems, punctuation, and mechanics.

In addition, it is an excellent resource for ESL students.The Practical Handbook for Writers, 7e with MLA Update, delivers concise, up-to-date information in a highly accessible, uniquely affordable format.

►Updated coverage  ─ This engaging text has been updated and streamlined with the latest MLA and APA guidelines for research paper formats.

►Authoritative ─ Provides students with a comprehensive guide to the conventions of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and style.

►Flexible format & organization ─ The three divisions of the text have distinctly different objectives. Part One covers topic selection, development, revision, and writing effective paragraphs and sentences. Part Two focuses on style and sentence issues, such as grammar and punctuation. Part Three is a practical guide to applied writing.

►Helpful and engaging tone ─ A natural and relaxed writing style evokes a conversational tone between the authors and reader, making the text a valuable resource for students in their writing courses and beyond college.

►Accessible and easy-to-use ─ The handbook’s organization and length make it easy for students to flip directly to the information they need.

►Wealth of exercises ─ Exercises throughout reinforce key concepts and allow students to practice new writing skills.

►ESL coverage ─ A separate ESL section in Chapter 12, combined with the text’s easy-to-follow format, make this handbook an appropriate resource for writing classes with nonnative speakers of English.