The Little Seagull Handbook With Exercises Third Edition

Most handbooks include chapters on various general writing topics (e.g., the writing process or the elements of an argument), but few cover the specific kinds of writing students are assigned to do. The Little Seagull has chapters on reports, analyses, and all the other genres that college students are most often assigned. And because it's so small, so easy to use, and so affordable, it's proven to be a popular alternative to larger (and much more costly) handbooks. The third edition adds a new section on editing the errors that matter—and the option to include free access to InQuizitive for Writers, which provides practice in editing the same errors.

Includes model student research papers demonstrating four academic styles: MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE.

"Easy to use and easy to afford, The Little Seagull Handbook is the #1 brief handbook because students say it has a positive impact on their writing. Intuitive organization, color-coding, and jargon-free instruction for common kinds of writing make it a reference tool that student writers truly use. This edition includes NEW advice for conducting research as it's done online today, NEW student model essays, and a NEW chapter on writing summary/response essays"--

The #1 brief handbook--and one that students say improves their writing

The pocket-sized handbook that does the work of a full-sized handbook, now with a new section on editing the errors that matter.

This small handbook covers all aspects of the specific kinds of writing college students will do, organized around the categories of write, research, edit, and exercise. New for the third edition: "Editing the Errors That Matter," an updated MLA section, two new genre chapters, and new coverage of the use of "singular they."