Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers
L. Troyka

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For Freshman-level writing courses, such as Freshman Composition, English Composition, First-Year Writing, Expository Writing or any course where students need help with the writing process, critical thinking, grammar, research, and documentation. The Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers, from trusted authors Lynn Troyka and Doug Hesse, is a hardback, comprehensive handbook, published in full color. The handbook is available in an Annotated Instructor's Edition, and has exercises and student samples throughout. The Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers is also accompanied by a valuable supplements and media package, including an interactive eBook, a personal writing plan, tutoring, and tools on the Web. The Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks provides the most balanced coverage of the writing process, grammar, research, and topics important to today's students. Both respected teachers and authors, Troyka and Hesse give practical advice to students about the writing they will do in composition courses, in other classes, and in the world beyond. Offering instructors a full range of choices in handbooks, the Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks is available in a variety of formats, including Web-based and customized options, so instructors can select the handbook that best fits their course needs. There are many roads to good writing. Choose the most balanced handbook in the most useful format for you and your students. Part of the MyCompLab SeriesStudent edition now availble with MyCompLab and e-book, at no additional cost. Providing more opportunities for practice, assessment and instruction than any similar site, MyCompLab is a dynamic online resource for the Composition course. It offers market-leading tools for improving grammar, writing and research skills with comprehensive results tracking so students and instructors can gauge student progress. Easy to use and easy to integrate into the classroom, MyCompLab engages students as it builds confidence and helps them to be better writers and researchers. MyCompLab is an incredible value for your students - we'll provide them with pre-paid access when they purchase a new Prentice Hall English textbook. Visit MyCompLab at www.mycomplab.com How do you prepare your students for all the types of writing they need for this course and beyond? Emphasis on critical thinking Chapter 1, "Thinking Like a Writer," and a revised Chapter 4, "Thinking, Reading and Writing Critically," more explicitly connect critical thinking with the kinds of strategies and habits that writers practice. Comprehensive coverage of argument Chapter 5, "Writing Arguments," reflects current theory, research, and practice. Coverage of analyzing visuals and writing using visuals - Chapter 6, "Critically Analyzing Images and Using Them," provides strategies for students to analyze images. -Writing using images (integrated in Chapters 41, 42, and 43) prepares students to use visuals in their own documents. Research and documentation sections-New and thoroughly revised research chapters -Computer research strategies -Visual documentation maps -Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism-Coverage of MLA documentation, APA documentation, Chicago Manual (CM) documentation, and the Council of Science Editors (CSE) documentation. Extensive coverage of Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing for the World-Writing Across the Curriculum - and Beyond-Comparing the Disciplines-Writing About Literature and the Humanities-Writing in the Social Sciences and Natural Sciences-Business and Public Writing-Oral Presentations-Writing for the Web Coverage and support for writing with technology-Chapter 41 Oral Presentations-Chapter 42 Documents and Visual Design-Chapter 43 Writing for the Web What features make a handbook most useful to writers? A contemporary visual & functional design use of full-color images/illustrations to enhance student interest & to address the increased visual rhetoric in composition.How to Use Description highlights the navigation features throughout the text.Alerts and Boxes identify common errors that most writers make. Quick Find Road Map identifies where to find specific common errors in the text.Research Quick Card included as an additional resource for writers working on research assignments.Table of Contents and Indexes (Box Index, ESL Index, and Subject Index) help you get to a specific topic quickly.Major headings are worded to resemble Web site Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Student and professional writing samples * Three drafts of a student essay to illustrate drafting and revising strategies (Chapter 2)* An argumentative research paper (Chapter 5)* A student's literature essay (Chapter 38)* Various examples of business and public writing (Chapter 40)* New examples of a student-made flyer (Chapter 42) and Web site (Chapter 43)* New student MLA-style research paper (Chapter 34)* New student APA-style research paper (Chapter 35) How do you meet the needs of your multilingual students? Support for multilingual writers integrated throughout and in a mini-handbook.ESL Boxes are integrated throughout, and there's an entire mini ESL handbook devoted to questions of special concern to multilingual students. How does technology support your goals for the course? The online resources for this text include: Personal Writing Plan Based on a diagnostic test, each student is provided with sets of exercises, a customized eBook, and tutorials to help improve the topical areas where they need to master skills. Tutor CenterCollege instructors are available at the Prentice Hall English Tutor Center to tutor students by phone, fax, or email in the evenings and on weekends, when schools' writing centers may not be available to students. Writing Matters VideosPrentice Hall offers students and instructors a series of brief videos that show people in a variety of careers and jobs talking about how they write at work, and the importance of writing. Practice ActivitiesMore practice for students including self-grading chapter exercises, ESL exercises, visual rhetoric exercises, and more. Research ToolsResearch tools such as Research Navigator and Understanding Plagiarism Tutorial. Exchange Exciting software that allows instructors to set up courses on the Web to do on-line peer review, paper commenting, and grading. Instructor's Area Instructors Manual on the Web, additional Resources for Writing, PowerPoint slides, plagiarism-detection Web site, and more. Do you have a preference in the format (size) of your handbook? Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers - Comprehensive, hardback, full-color, with exercises, Annotated Instructor's Edition, and premium website with interactive eBook and personal writing planQuick Access - Brief, tabbed (12 tabs), full-color handbook without exercises in the book, and premium website with interactive eBook and personal writing planQA Compact - NEW Value-priced handbook, two-color with select tabs (4 tabs), with exercises, and PDF eBook Web siteAll three printed handbooks are also available on the WebCustomized versions of printed handbooks and media are available for instructors Would faculty peer-to-peer technology training help strengthen your program?The Prentice Hall English Faculty Advocate ProgramRedefining Technology Training and Support for English Instructors Prentice Hall English Faculty Advocates are English instructors who are committed to helping faculty across the nation integrate technology into their writing programs - easily and efficiently. Because each Faculty Advocate is an experienced college instructor, they are in a unique position to provide practical, class-tested guidance on how to make the best use of technology in the classroom. Prentice Hall English Faculty Advocates present technology training in a variety of ways, including on-campus workshops, online seminars, presentations at conferences and academic events - even personalized phone consultations. To find out more about the level of training and support your department may be eligible to receive, please contact your local Prentice Hall representative.