TY  - BOOK
AU  - Palmquist,Mike
AU  - Wallraff,Barbara
TI  - Joining the conversation: a guide and handbook for writers 
SN  - 9781457653162
AV  - PE1408  .P2466 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Bedford/St. Martin's
KW  - English language
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Report writing
KW  - College readers
N1  - Includes index; 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
ER  -