Rules for Writers with 2009 MLA Update [Spiral-bound]

Diana Hacker (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0312593392 | ISBN-13: 978-0312593391 | Publication Date: June 19, 2009 | Edition: Sixth Edition

Click here to find out more about the 2009 MLA Updates and the 2010 APA Updates.

 

Rules for Writers succeeds because it has always been grounded in classroom experience. By looking at her own students’ needs, Diana Hacker created an affordable and practical classroom tool that doubles as a quick reference. Developed with the help of instructors from two- and four-year schools, the sixth edition gives students quick access to the information they need to solve writing problems in any college course.

In the Hacker tradition, the new contributing authors — Nancy Sommers, Tom Jehn, Jane Rosenzweig, and Marcy Carbajal Van Horn — have crafted solutions for the writing problems of today’s college students. Together they give us a new edition that provides more help with academic writing and research and one that works better for a wider range of multilingual students. Flexible content options — in print and online — allow students to get more than they pay for.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

DIANA HACKER personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over 35 years at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Other Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, include The Bedford Handbook, Seventh Edition (2006); A Writer’s Reference, Sixth Edition (2007); and A Pocket Style Manual, Fifth Edition (2008).

 

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS

NANCY SOMMERS, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches writing in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. A two-time Braddock Award winner, Sommers is well-known for her research and publications on student writing. Her recent work involves a longitudinal study of undergraduate writing. Nancy Sommers is co-author of Fields of Reading, Ninth Edition (2010) for Bedford/St. Martin’s.

TOM JEHN teaches composition and directs the Writing Across the Disciplines program at Harvard University. A recipient of numerous teaching awards both at Harvard and at the University of Virginia, he also leads professional development seminars on writing instruction for public high school teachers.

JANE ROSENZWEIG teaches composition and directs the writing center at Harvard University. She has also taught writing at Yale University and the University of Iowa.

MARCY CARBAJAL VAN HORN, Assistant Professor of English and ESL at Santa Fe Community College (FL), teaches composition to native and nonnative speakers of English and teaches the Advanced ESL Writing course.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 626 pages
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; Sixth Edition edition (June 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312593392
• ISBN-13: 978-0312593391
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything Hacker Touches Turns To Gold!, August 26, 2009

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This review is from: Rules for Writers with 2009 MLA Update (Spiral-bound)

Diana Hacker is the master of the writer's reference guide, and this book is no exception. I also own Hacker's Pocket Manual of Style, which is one of the best quick-references I've ever used. In the book's description, Hacker states that she "tests" her books out on students, and it really shows!

Like her other reference materials, this book shows intuition and usefulness that many writer's handbooks do not have. Don't take my word for it. If you check out her other books, you will notice that the reviews are all very positive; this is always a good sign of quality authorship.

This book is a great reference for instructors, students, and writers (like me). The index is very well thought out, as well. The book covers APA, MLA, and a lot of other material that would be impossible to go over here. This reference has been around a long time, and just seems to get better with the updates.

Absolutely a great buy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Something you can get on the internet, July 29, 2010

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The book was very well organized and the information itself was helpful. However, if you are in anyway computer savvy, you can get all of your MLA format questions answered on university websites. I bought it because it was required for my English class, but realized later that I didn't really need it. If you would rather get information from a book than the internet, then it is the way to go. It is very well equipped.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Outstanding Value, August 28, 2011

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I've used Rules for Writers with my tutoring clients for seven years. It's an outstanding value -- a combination of writing manual, chock full of rules and guidance, and a textbook, complete with exercises for applying those rules.