Concise Guide to Writing, Sixth Edition

Axelrod & Cooper's Concise Guide to Writing, Sixth Edition
by Rise B. Axelrod, Charles R. Cooper
Paperback: 592 pages
Published: October 19, 2011
ISBN-10: 0312668902
ISBN-13: 978-0312668907


Following Chapter 1 — an introduction to writing that gives general advice about how to approach different parts of a writing assignment — the Concise Guide is divided into three major parts:
Part One: Writing Activities (Chapters 2–7)
Part Two: Strategies for Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing (Chapters 8–14)
Part Three: Doing Research (Chapters 15–18)

Contents of the book:

Preface for Instructors
Preface for Students: How to Use the Concise Guide
Brief Contents
Contents
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION: THINKING ABOUT WRITING
PART 1: Writing Activities
Chapter 2: REMEMBERING AN EVENT
Chapter 3: WRITING PROFILES
Chapter 4: EXPLAINING A CONCEPT
Chapter 5: ARGUING A POSITION
Chapter 6: PROPOSING A SOLUTION
Chapter 7: JUSTIFYING AN EVALUATION
PART 2: Strategies for Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing
Chapter 8: STRATEGIES FOR INVENTION AND INQUIRY
Chapter 9: STRATEGIES FOR READING CRITICALLY
Chapter 10: CUEING THE READER
Chapter 11: ANALYAING AND SYNTHESIZING ARGUMENTS
Chapter 12: ANALYZING VISUALS
Chapter 13: ARGUING
Chapter 14: DESIGNING DOCUMENTS
PART 3: Doing Research
Chapter 15: FIELD RESEARCH
Chapter 16: LIBRARY AND INTERNET RESEARCH
Chapter 17: USING SOURCES
Chapter 18: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Subject Index