Includes bibliographical references and index. Maimon, E., Peritz, J., & Yancey, K. (2010). Brief Mcgraw-hill handbook. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Introduction: Writing to Learn -- Part 1: Writing and Designing Papers -- Reading, Thinking, Writing: The Critical Connection -- Planning and Shaping -- Drafting -- Revision and Editing -- Designing Academic Papers and Portfolios -- Part 2: Writing in College and beyond College -- Informative Reports -- Interpretive Analyses and Writing about Literature -- Arguments -- Other Kinds of Writing Assignments -- Oral Presentations -- Multimedia Writing -- Writing Beyond College -- Part 3: Researching -- Understanding Research -- Finding and Managing Print and Online Sources -- Finding and Creating Effective Visuals -- Evaluating Sources -- Doing Research in the Archive, Field, and Lab -- Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement, and Intellectual Property -- Working with Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism -- Writing the Paper -- Part 4: MLA Documentation Style -- MLA Style: In-Text Citations -- MLA Style: List of Works Cited -- MLA Style: Explanatory Notes -- MLA Style: Paper Format -- Student Paper in MLA Style -- Part 5: APA Documentation Style -- APA Style: In-Text Citations -- APA Style: References -- APA Style: Paper Format -- Student Paper in APA Style -- Part 6: Editing for Clarity -- Avoiding Wordiness -- Adding Missing Words -- Unscrambling Mixed Constructions -- Fixing Confusing Shifts -- Using Parallel Constructions -- Fixing Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers -- Using Coordination and Subordination Effectively -- Varying Your Sentences -- Choosing Active Verbs -- Using Appropriate Language -- Using Exact Language -- Part 7: Editing for Grammar Conventions -- Fixing Sentence Fragments -- Repairing Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences -- Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement -- Recognizing Problems with Verbs -- Fixing Problems with Pronouns -- Recognizing Problems with Adjectives and Adverbs -- Special Editing Topics for Multilingual Writers -- Part 8: Editing for Correctness: Punctuations, Mechanics, and Spelling -- Commas -- Semicolons -- Colons -- Apostrophes -- Quotation Marks -- Other Punctuation Marks -- Capitalization -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- Numbers -- Italics (Underlining) -- Hyphens -- Spelling -- Part 9: Parts of Speech -- Parts of Sentences -- Phrases and Dependent Clauses -- Types of Sentences -- Timeline -- Quick Reference for Multilingual Writers -- World Map -- Answers to Tutorials and Selected Exercises -- Index -- Index to Multilingual Writers -- Abbreviations and Symbols for Editing and Proofreading