The author's clear, practical advice on the successful completion and submission of the student research paper is preserved in this updated new edition of the classic reference that embraces the new modes of research, writing, and source citation brought about by the Internet. Simultaneous.

A completely revised, updated edition of the classic guide to conducting research discusses the motivations behind research and outlines the tools necessary to become a master at researching a topic.

For courses in English and Writing.  Emphasizes the importance of style in writing for a global audienceStyle: Lessons in Clarity and Grace asserts that style is a matter of making informed choices in the service of one’s readers. While writers know best what they want to say, readers ultimately decide if they’ve said it well. This flagship text builds on that premise, with updates on subjects such as gender-neutral writing and writing for global audiences. It brings the authors’ innovative approach to the needs of today’s students, while maintaining that writing with style is a civic and ethical virtue.  Also available with Pearson Writer Pearson Writer is a revolutionary digital tool for writers at all levels. Built for mobile devices, it streamlines the tedious and time-consuming aspects of writing, so that students can focus on developing their ideas. Pearson Writer makes it easy to stay organized, track tasks, and stay on top of writing projects. Students can set milestones prior to the due date, manage their sources, organize their notes visually in the Notebook, and even get automatic feedback on their prose. Pearson Writer is now available with Noteclipper, which allows students to save online sources quickly and easily.  Features of Pearson Writer:Writing, Grammar, and Research Guide is a go-to resource any time students have a question or need help.Automatic Writing Review checks prose for possible spelling, grammar, and style errors, while offering grammar lessons and suggestions for revising and editing.Citation Generator keeps track of every source throughout students’ research process and builds a bibliography in the background, taking care of those formatting details.Research Database and NoteClipper make searching for and managing source materials easier.Project Manager and Notebook help students stay on top of multiple projects and make organizing ideas and sources less cumbersome.  Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Pearson Writer does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Pearson Writer, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Pearson Writer, search for:013415083X / 9780134150833  Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace Plus Pearson Writer — Access Card PackagePackage consists of:032197235X / 9780321972354 Pearson Writer — Standalone Access Card 0134080416 / 9780134080413  Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace

Product Description: The Craft of Argument is designed to help integrate the skills of writing, critical thinking, and arguing for the purpose of enabling the writer to write arguments that are clear, sound, and persuasive.

A brief and engaging conversation on how to write with clarity and grace. Offers ten lessons on the principles of writing powerful, clear, and effective prose. Empowers writers to use their writing as a method to explore their own thinking. The Basics of Style is a direct, engaging, brief conversation on writing with style. The four sections-Style as Choice, Clarity, Grace, and Ethics- feature principles of effective prose. Williams offers these principles as reason-based approaches to improving prose, rather than hard and fast rules to writing well. Style empowers writers to use their writing not only as a tool to identify and solve problems, but also as a method to explore their own thinking. Joseph M. Williams is a leading scholar in the discipline of composition.

Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.   Key Benefit Engaging guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.   Key Topics Style, Clarity, Grace, Form, Ethics Guidelines for writing.   Market: General Interest: Improving writing

Product Description: Written by the authors of such successful composition titles as Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace (AWL) and The Craft of Research (Chicago UP), The Craft of Argument with Readings introduces a modified-more acessible, more pragmatic-Toulmin model to help students create incisive arguments...read more

Product Description: This manual offers practical advice on the fundamentals of research to college and university students in all fields of study. The Craft of Research teaches much more than the mechanics of fact gathering: it explains how to approach a research project as an analytical process...read more

Explains how to be concise, focused, and organized, moving through the basics of clear, coherent, well-constructed sentences