Keys for Writers » (6th Edition)

Ann Raimes was born and educated in England and the U.S. (University of London, Oxford University, and Cornell). A few years ago, she retired from full-time teaching at Hunter College, where she was a professor of English for thirty-two years. With its 21,000 ethnically diverse students, many of whom are immigrants or born to immigrant families, Hunter is known as "an urban leader in educating a diverse student body." In addition to teaching undergraduate composition courses, ESL writing courses, and gradua

Maria Jerskey (Ph.D., English Education, New York University) teaches linguistics and writing to undergraduates at LaGuardia Community College and academic writing to doctoral candidates at CUNY's Graduate Center. Prior to her current role as Assistant Professor at LaGuardia, Maria served as Director of the Baruch College Writing Center for five years. While directing the Writing Center, she completed her doctoral research on writing handbooks, English language learners, and the selective tradition, defended her dissertation and moved to her faculty position at LaGuardia. Maria holds an undergraduate degree in English and a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Hunter College. In addition to co-authored handbooks with Ann Raimes, Maria's recent publications include chapters in The SAGE Handbook of Writing Development (2009), Meeting the Learning Needs of Advanced Multilingual Writers (with Suresh Canagarajah), and Transformative Spaces: Designing Creative Sites for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2010). She presents internationally at conferences and holds membership in several academic associations.

With its simple tabbing system (five red tabs for the writing process and research, and five gold tabs for sentence-level topics), thorough and concise coverage of grammar, an easy-to-read format, and customizable KeyTabs?, KEYS FOR WRITERS is a valuable resource for writers. In addition to a contemporary new design, an entirely new companion website, and a new media-enhanced e-Book, the Sixth Edition features updates and additions including new visuals, new writing samples, MLA and APA coverage thoroughly revised to reflect their respective organizations' latest standards, and expanded coverage of topics ranging from annotated bibliographies and working with sources to visual arguments.

PART I: THE WRITING PROCESS. 1. Ways into Writing. 2. Developing Paragraphs and Essays. 3. Revising, Editing, and Proofreading. 4. Writing and Analyzing Arguments. 5. Writing in All Your Courses. PART II: RESEARCH/ SOURCES/ DOCUMENTATION. 6. The Research Process: A Conversation with Sources. 7. Searching for Sources. 8. How to Evaluate Sources. 9. How to Avoid Plagiarizing. 10. How to Use, Integrate, and Document Sources. PART III: MLA DOCUMENTATION. 11. Citing Sources in Your Paper, MLA Style. 12. MLA List of Works Cited. 13. Sample Paper 3: A Student's Research Paper, MLA Style. PART IV: APA, CSE, and CHICAGO DOCUMENTATION. 14. Citing Sources in Your Paper, APA Style. 15. APA List of References. 16. Sample Paper 4: A Student's Research Paper, APA Style. 17. CSE Style of Documentation. 18. Sample Paper 5: Excerpt from a Student's Research Paper, CSE Style. 19. Chicago Manual of Style: Endnotes, Footnotes, and Bibliography. 20. Sample Paper 6: Excerpt from a Student's Research Paper, Chicago Style. PART V: DESIGN, MEDIA, AND PRESENTATION. 21. Document Design. 22. Visuals. 23. Online Communication Forums. 24. Web Site Design. 25. Portfolios: Hard copy and Electronic. 26. Flyers, Brochures, and Newsletters. 27. R'sum's and Letters of Application. 28. Business Letters and Memos. 29. Oral and Multimedia Presentations. PART VI: THE FIVE C'S OF CLEAR STYLE. 30. The First C: Cut. 31. The Second C: Check for Action. 32. The Third C: Connect. 33. The Fourth C: Commit. 34. The Fifth C: Choose the Best Words. 35. Revising for Style. 36. Style Tips. PART VII: COMMON SENTENCE PROBLEMS. 37. Troublespots and Terms. 38. Fixing a Sentence Fragment. 39. Run-ons and Comma Splices. 40. Sentence Snarls. 41. Verbs. 42. Passive Voice. 43. Subject-Verb Agreement. 44. Pronouns. 45. Adjectives and Adverbs. 46. Relative Clauses and Relative Pronouns. Part VIII: PUNCTUATION, MECHANICS AND SPELLING. 47. Commas. 48. Apostrophes. 49. Quotation Marks. 50. Semicolons and Colons. 51. Other Punctuation Marks. 52. Italics and Underlining. 53. Capitalization. 54. Abbreviations. 55. Numbers. 56. Hyphens. 57. Online Guidelines. 58. Spelling. Part IX: WRITING ACROSS CULTURES. 59. Diversity and Edited American English: Challenges for Multilingual Writers. 60. Nouns and Articles. 61. Verbs and Verb Forms. 62. Sentence Structure and Word Order. 63. Prepositions and Idioms. 64. Language Learners' FAQs. Part X: GLOSSARIES AND INDEX. 65. Words to Watch For: Glossary of Usage. 66. Glossary of Grammatical Terms.