A Canadian Writer's Reference


Book Description

A Canadian Writer's Reference, adapted from the most widely used college handbook ever published — and with the help of several Canadian instructors — has advice that's easy to find and easy to understand. It provides the comprehensive coverage, concrete examples, and trusted models students need for writing in almost every postsecondary course and beyond. A new tabbed section, Writing about Literature, offers advice on interpreting and writing about works of literature and includes two annotated student essays. Grounded in Canadian texts, culture, and current events, examples throughout the book provide relevant context and advice for Canadian writers. And a new instructor's edition offers classroom activities and teaching tips for Canadian instructors — making it easier than ever to integrate the handbook into the course.




The Canadian Writer's Handbook


Book Description

Essentials of composition -- Essentials of grammar and style : sentences -- Essentials of grammar and style : parts of speech; diction -- Essentials of punctuation -- Essentials of mechanics and spelling -- Essentials of research : planning, writing, and documenting sources.




A Writer's Reference with Exercises, with 2021 MLA Update


Book Description

This ebook has been updated to provide you with the latest guidance on documenting sources in MLA style and follows the guidelines set forth in the MLA Handbook, 9th edition (April 2021). A Writer’s Reference with Exercises helps you engage in and meet the challenges of your writing course. Clear How-to boxes help you complete common writing assignments like argument and analysis. Guidance about paraphrasing and fact-checking sources help you become a more responsible writer and reader. And Notes-to-self help you reflect on your progress and plan your revision. If your instructor has assigned Achieve, you have new ways to engage with course material and with your instructor and peers. Revision planning tools and individualized study plans help you become a better writer, and a built-in e-book puts your problem and your solution side by side.




Practical Grammar


Book Description

Practical Grammar: A Canadian Writer's Resource offers students of all levels and disciplines a succinct and comprehensive overview of the basics of English grammar.




The Canadian Style


Book Description

The revised edition of The Canadian Style is an indispensable language guide for editors, copywriters, students, teachers, lawyers, journalists, secretaries and business people – in fact, anyone writing in the English language in Canada today. It provides concise, up-to-date answers to a host of questions on abbreviations, hyphenation, spelling, the use of capital letters, punctuation and frequently misused or confused words. It deals with letter, memo and report formats, notes, indexes and bibliographies, and geographical names. It also gives techniques for writing clearly and concisely, editing documents and avoiding stereotyping in communications. There is even an appendix on how to present French words in an English text.




Prentice Hall Reference Guide for Canadian Writers


Book Description

The Prentice Hall Reference Guide for Canadian Writers, adapted by Judi Jewinski of the University of Waterloo, builds on the approach that has made the American edition so successful. This concise, thorough, well organized, and user-friendly handbook is comprised of twelve tabbed sections, ranging in topics from The Writing Process to Punctuation, aimed at addressing all forms of writers' needs. Two guides, "Question and Correct" and "Compare and Correct," allow students to find what they need to improve their writing, without needing to know the grammatical terms or rules. This makes the Prentice Hall Reference Guide for Canadian Writers an invaluable resource for entry level English writing and composition courses, as well as all students who need help with grammar, research, and documentation.




The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature


Book Description

Contains over 1,100 entries covering mainly English-Canadian literature, and including new author and title entries, as well as extensive genre surveys.




Checkmate


Book Description

This clear, easy-to-use guide appeals to students from multiple disciplines and presents grammar, punctuation, style, usage, documentation, and more in a readable, accessible format. Set up with the writing process in mind, Checkmate takes a lighthearted approach to what can often be considered a dry subject. Written to be a convenient reference for students to use while revising drafts as well as during the composing process, Checkmate concentrates on writing in different contexts, not just for the academic setting.




The Internet Handbook for Writers, Researchers, and Journalists


Book Description

An entry level handbook which shows users not only how to get connected, but how to come to terms with getting connecting. Coverage includes hardware and software; search strategies and techniques; URLs of on-line libraries, databases, and government information; an overview of listservs, newsgroups, and FAQs; and hints on how to manage the world of online information. The handbook concludes with an HTML primer and an extensive list of WWW addresses organized by subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Contemporary Canadian Picture Books


Book Description

"This is an enriched reference guide for picture books published by Canadian houses between 2017-2019. Chapters cover a brief history of picture books, key themes in contemporary Canadian titles (matching broad curriculum outcomes in education), and response activities, including frameworks for critical literacy discussions, along with annotated bibliographies that specifically recognize titles by Indigenous authors and illustrators. Also included are original interviews with a dozen rising stars in Canadian writing and illustration. While the book is specifically geared for educators, it also supports public libraries, research in Education, and future picture book creation as well as families who are interested in supporting reading development and related literacy activities in the home setting"--