A Writer's Reference with Writing about Literature
by Diana Hacker, Nancy Sommers
11th Edition
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781319562601 |
| eText ISBN | 9781319562618 |
| Publisher | Bedford/St. Martin's |
| Publishing Year | 2025 |
| Edition | 11th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 592 |
A Writer's Reference with Writing about Literature, 11th Edition, by Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers, is a college composition textbook published by Bedford/St. Martin's with a 2025 copyright. The book guides postsecondary students through core writing, active reading, and critical thinking tasks. It provides accessible frameworks to help college writers build academic skills, collaborate effectively on projects, and handle complex research assignments.
The text covers essential writing processes, information literacy techniques, and analytical methods needed across language arts disciplines. A key focus is modern technology in composition, offering concrete strategies for combining human intelligence with artificial intelligence tools. Students learn to use information ethically, evaluate digital resources, and maintain academic integrity when working with emergent writing software.
The physical print edition spans 592 pages in a convenient spiral-bound format designed for daily coursework. This structure offers direct support for students in introductory college composition and specialized courses focused on writing about literature.
Table of Contents
Chapter C: Composing and Revising
- • C1 Planning
- • C2 Drafting
- • C3 Writing paragraphs
- • C4 Reviewing, revising, and editing
- • C5 Reflecting on your writing; preparing a portfolio
Chapter A: Academic Reading and Writing
- • A1 Reading and writing critically
- • A2 Reading and writing about multimodal texts
- • A3 Reading arguments
- • A4 Writing arguments
- • A5 Writing in the disciplines
Chapter R: Researched Writing
- • R1 Thinking like a researcher; gathering sources
- • R2 Managing information; taking notes responsibly
- • R3 Evaluating sources
Chapter MLA: MLA Style
- • List of MLA in-text citation models
- • List of MLA works cited models
- • MLA-1 Supporting a thesis
- • MLA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
- • MLA-3 Integrating sources
- • MLA-4 Documenting sources
- • MLA-5 MLA format; sample research essay
Chapter APA CMS: APA Style and CMS Style
- • List of APA in-text citation models
- • List of APA reference list models
- • APA-1 Supporting a thesis
- • APA-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
- • APA-3 Integrating sources
- • APA-4 Documenting sources
- • APA-5 APA format; sample research essay
- • CMS (Chicago) style
- • List of CMS-style notes and bibliography entries
- • CMS-1 Supporting a thesis
- • CMS-2 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
- • CMS-3 Integrating sources
- • CMS-4 Documenting sources
- • CMS-5 Chicago format; sample research essay
Chapter S: Sentence Style
- • S1 Parallelism
- • S2 Needed words
- • S3 Problems with modifiers
- • S4 Shifts
- • S5 Mixed constructions
- • S6 Sentence emphasis
- • S7 Sentence variety
Chapter W: Word Choice
- • W1 Glossary of usage
- • W2 Wordy sentences
- • W3 Active verbs
- • W4 Language that fits the writing situation
- • W5 Exact language
Chapter G: Grammatical Sentences
- • G1 Subject-verb agreement
- • G2 Verb form, tenses, and moods
- • G3 Pronouns
- • G4 Adjectives and adverbs
- • G5 Sentence fragments
- • G6 Run-on sentences
Chapter M: Multilingual Writers and ESL Topics
- • M1 Verbs
- • M2 Articles
- • M3 Sentence structure
- • M4 Using adjectives
- • M5 Prepositions and idiomatic expressions
- • M6 Paraphrasing sources effectively
Chapter P: Punctuation and Mechanics
- • P1 The comma
- • P2 Unnecessary commas
- • P3 The semicolon and the colon
- • P4 The apostrophe
- • P5 Quotation marks
- • P6 Other punctuation marks
- • P7 Spelling and hyphenation
- • P8 Capitalization
- • P9 Abbreviations and numbers
- • P10 Italics
Chapter B: Basic Grammar
- • B1 Parts of speech
- • B2 Sentence patterns
- • B3 Subordinate word groups
- • B4 Sentence types
Chapter I: Index
Chapter L: Writing about Literature
- • L1 Reading to form an interpretation
- • L2 Planning the paper
- • L3 Writing the paper
- • L4 Observing conventions
- • L5 Integrating quotations from the text
- • L6 Using secondary sources
- • L7 Sample papers
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