Palmquist, Mike, <br/><br/>
Joining the conversation :  a guide and handbook for writers / 
Mike Palmquist, Colorado State University, Barbara Wallraff. 
 - Second edition 
 - xlviii, 797 pages  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Part 1: Joining a conversation. Making connections -- Finding and listening in on conversations -- Reading to write -- Working together -- Part 2: Contributing to a conversation. Writing to reflect -- Writing to inform -- Writing to analyze -- Writing to evaluate -- Writing to solve problems -- Writing to convince or persuade -- Part 3: Working with sources. beginning your search -- Locating sources -- Avoiding plagiarism -- Part 4: Crafting and polishing your contribution. Developing a thesis statement -- Organizing -- Drafting and designing -- Working with genres -- Presenting your work -- Using sources effectively -- Revising and editing -- Part 5: Documenting sources. Using MLA style -- Using APA style -- Part 6: Handbook. Style: Writing confidently -- Grammar: Writing skillfully -- Punctuation and mechanics: Giving your readers direction. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781457653162 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018295627 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>College readers.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1408   / .P2466 2014