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Author: Sylvan Barnet Genre: Art Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN: UOM:39015068818965 Book Pages: 378 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
Key Benefit: A Short Guide to Writing About Art, Eighth Edition,the best-selling book of its kind, equips students to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and prepares them with the tools they need to present their ideas in effective writing. Key Topics:This concise yet thorough guide to “seeing and saying†addresses a wealth of fundamental matters, such as distinguishing between description and analysis, writing a comparison, using peer review, documenting sources, and editing the final essay. Market:This book is a perfect complement to any art course where writing is involved
Author: Sylvan Barnet Genre: Art Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN: UOM:39015061182336 Book Pages: 343 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
This edition addresses such fundamental matters as: description versus analysis; critical approaches to art (e.g., formal analysis; cultural materialism; gender studies); getting ideas for an essay; developing paragraphs; organizing a comparison; using bibliographic tools, including the internet; writing a catalog entry; quoting sources; documenting sources, using either the Art Bulletin style or the Chicago Manual style; avoiding sexist and Eurocentric language; writing citations for illustrations; engaging in peer review; editing the final draft; writing essay examinations.
Author: Sylvan Barnet Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines Publisher: Addison-Wesley ISBN: UOM:39015042992373 Book Pages: 280 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
A Short Guide to Writing about Art offers invaluable advice for any art course where students write papers. It addresses a wealth of fundamental matters: description versus analysis som critical approaches to art (e.g., formal analysis, cultural materialism, gender studies) getting ideas for an essay engaging in peer review developing paragraphs organizing a comparison using bibliographic tools, including the Internet quoting sources writing captions for illustrations avoiding sexist and Eurocentric language editing the final draft documenting sources, using either The Chicago Manual of Style or The Art Bulletin style preparing for essay examinations Among the new features of the sixth edition are new guidelines for using the World Wide Web and the Internet for art-historical research, five new checklist (e.g., a checklist for evaluating Web Sites), ten new illustrations, and the style guide published by The Art Bulleting. Several sample essays are also included, accompanied by analyses that show readers the particular strengths of effective writing.
Author: Sylvan Barnet Genre: Art Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN: UOM:39015061182336 Book Pages: 343 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
This edition addresses such fundamental matters as: description versus analysis; critical approaches to art (e.g., formal analysis; cultural materialism; gender studies); getting ideas for an essay; developing paragraphs; organizing a comparison; using bibliographic tools, including the internet; writing a catalog entry; quoting sources; documenting sources, using either the Art Bulletin style or the Chicago Manual style; avoiding sexist and Eurocentric language; writing citations for illustrations; engaging in peer review; editing the final draft; writing essay examinations.
Author: Sylvan Barnet Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines Publisher: Longman Publishing Group ISBN: UCSC:32106019967055 Book Pages: 380 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
The tenth edition of A Short Guide to Writing about Literature continues to offer students sound advice on how to become critical thinkers and enrich their reading response through accessible, step-by-step instruction. This highly respected text is ideal as a supplement to any course where writing about literature or literary studies is emphasized. New to the Tenth Edition: A prefatory "Letter to Students" introduces students to the importance of writing about literature. New Chapter 1: What Is Literature, and Why Write About It? Chapter 2 features new material on critical thinking. Epigraphs have been added to the beginning of each chapter to engage the attention of students and instructors. Seventeen "Rules for Writers" have been addded to various chapters. Tips and practical suggestions are highlighted throughout the text. Four checklists have been added: basic matters, revising for clarity, revising for conciseness, and reviewing a revised draft. Two poems, one by Emily Dickinson and one by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and a fable by Aesop have been added. Book jacket.
Author: Jan A. Pechenik Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines Publisher: Longman Publishing Group ISBN: 0134008316 Book Pages: 262 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyWritingLab(tm) does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyWritingLab, search for: 0134175689 / 9780134175683 A Short Guide to Writing About Biology, Books a la Carte Edition Plus MyWritingLab - Access Card Package Package consists of: 0134008316 / 9780134008318 A Short Guide to Writing About Biology, Books a la Carte Edition 0205869203 / 9780205869206 MyWritingLab Generic without Pearson eText - Access Card MyWritingLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For courses in Writing Across the Curriculum or Writing About Biology. Developing the tools to effectively write about biology Teaching biology and strong writing skills simultaneously is a challenge, especially when students exhibit a range of abilities. The Ninth Edition of A Short Guide to Writing about Biology provides tools to strengthen student writing and reinforce critical thinking. Written by a prominent biologist, this best-selling guide teaches students to express ideas clearly and concisely. It emphasizes writing as a way of examining, evaluating, and refining ideas: students learn to read critically, study, evaluate and report data, and communicate with clarity. Using a narrative style, the text is its own example of good analytical writing. In this new edition, students learn how to avoid plagiarism (Ch 1 and 3), read and interpret data (Ch 3, 4 and 9), prepare effective Materials and Methods sections in research reports and more (Ch 9), and prepare manuscripts for submission (Ch 9). The text also provides advice on locating useful sources (Ch 2), maintaining laboratory and field notebooks (Ch 9), communicating with different audiences (Ch 6 and 10), and crafting research proposals (Ch 10), poster presentations (Ch 11), and letters of application (Ch 12). Also available with MyWritingLab(tm) This title is also available with MyWritingLab -- an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program that provides engaging experiences for teaching and learning. Flexible and easily customizable, MyWritingLab helps improve students' writing through context-based learning. Whether through self-study or instructor-led learning, MyWritingLab supports and complements course work.
Author: Timothy Corrigan Genre: Film criticism Publisher: ISBN: 0321965302 Book Pages: 194 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
Both an introduction to film study and a practical writing guide, this brief text introduces students to major film theories as well as film terminology, enabling them to write more thoughtfully and critically. With numerous student and professional examples, this engaging and practical guide progresses from taking notes and writing first drafts to creating polished essays and comprehensive research projects. Moving from movie reviews to theoretical and critical essays, the text demonstrates how an analysis of a film can become more subtle and rigorous as part of a compositional process --
Author: Marcia L. Ferguson Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines Publisher: Longman Publishing Group ISBN: PSU:000067218363 Book Pages: 175 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
A Short Guide to Writing about Theatre is a succinct introduction to the skills required to write knowledgeably and critically about the theatre. Intended to illuminate the importance of theatre and performance in daily life, A Short Guide to Writing about Theatre engages students with dramatic material as they learn the practical elements of review, analysis, criticism, and research.
Author: Sylvan Barnet Genre: Literary Criticism Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed ISBN: 9780321971012 Book Pages: 384 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Part of Longman's successful Short Guide Series, A Short Guide to Writing about Literature emphasizes writing as a process and incorporates new critical approaches to writing about literature. The twelfth edition continues to offer students sound advice on how to become critical thinkers and enrich their reading response through accessible, step-by-step instruction.
Author: Jonathan Bellman Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines Publisher: Longman Publishing Group ISBN: 0321187911 Book Pages: 193 Format: PDF, ePub & Mobi
Intended for all writers on music--college through budding professional--and far more than a course textbook, this brief and inexpensive text coaches writers how to approach, research, and write about music. A Short Guide to Writing about Music is written in a clear and conversational style, and employs a variety of writing samples (both student and professional) as a means to illustrate effective writing [Publisher description]
