The Bedford Handbook (Hacker/Sommers) Moving from the Eighth Edition to the Ninth Edition

If you currently use the eighth edition of The Bedford Handbook, this document can help you adapt your teaching materials easily to the ninth edition. Contact Michelle Clark ([email protected]) or Kylie Paul ([email protected]) with questions.

Section Page Page What’s New in 8/e in 9/e

Introduction: A Letter from the Author — 1 New student introduction

PART I. THE WRITING PROCESS 1 9 p. 10: Becoming a College Writer: Choose topics you care about New “As you write” writing activities in the e-Pages help students apply handbook advice to their own writing 1. Exploring, planning, and drafting 2 11 p. 12: New focus on “genre” in the Checklist for Assessing the Writing Situation (“Generate ideas and sketch a plan” in 8/e) p. 19: New subsection: “Genre” p. 37: New subsection: “When to use an informal outline” p. 41: New box: “Strategies for drafting an introduction” p. 43, 46: New subsections: “Adding visuals as you draft” and “Considering design as you draft” pp. 44-45: New table: “Choosing visuals to suit your purpose” p. 47: New box: “Strategies for drafting a conclusion” p. 48: New section: “Manage your files” 2. Revising, editing, and reflecting 35 49 p. 56: Becoming a College Writer: Form a community of readers around you (“Make global revisions; then revise p. 57: New section: “Develop strategies for revising with comments” sentences” in 8/e) p. 67: New box: “Excerpt from an online peer review session” p. 74: New box: “Creating a personal editing log” p. 74: New section: “Student writing: literacy narrative,” including new sample student essay

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p. 84: New Writing Guide: Literacy Narrative p. 87: New sample reflective letter for a portfolio p. 90: New Writing Guide: Reflective Letter 3. Building effective paragraphs 62 93

PART II. ACADEMIC READING AND 85 107 p. 108: Becoming a College Writer: Engage with the texts you read WRITING 4. Reading and writing critically 86 109 p. 110: New subsections: “Previewing a text” and “Annotating a text” (Writing about texts” in 8/e) p. 112: New subsection: “Conversing with a text” p. 114: New box: “Guidelines for active reading” p. 115: New subsection: “Asking the ‘So what?’ question” p. 117: New box: “Reading online” p. 119, p. 121: New subsections: “Balancing summary with analysis” and “Drafting an analytical thesis statement” p. 122: New Writing Guide: Analytical Essay 5. Reading and writing about images and — 127 New chapter multimodal texts 6. Reading and writing arguments 104, 118 141 p. 142: Becoming a College Writer: Consider counterarguments (Combined from Ch. 5, “Writing p. 151: New box: “Evaluating ethical, logical, and emotional appeals as a reader” arguments,” and Ch. 6, “Evaluating p. 155: New box: “Checklist for reading and evaluating arguments” arguments,” in 8/e) p. 158: New box: “Using ethical, logical, and emotional appeals as a writer” p. 163: New subsection: “Using visuals” p. 168: New example student essay p. 174: New Writing Guide: Constructing an Argument 7. Reading and writing about literature 589 176 p. 178: New box: “Conversation about a subject” (Ch. 55 “Writing about literature” in 8/e) Coverage from 8th edition Chapter 7, “Writing in the disciplines,” has been moved to Part XI (p. 789).

PART III. CLEAR SENTENCES 141 199 Some exercise items have moved to the e-Pages. New: LearningCurve game-like adaptive quizzes. Visit hackerhandbooks.com/bedhandbook. 8. Prefer active verbs. 142 200 9. Balance parallel ideas. 147 204 p. 205, p. 206: New subsections: “Headings” and “Lists”

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10. Add needed words. 151 209 11. Untangle mixed constructions. 156 214 12. Repair misplaced and dangling 160 218 modifiers. 13. Eliminate distracting shifts. 169 226 14. Emphasize key ideas. 176 232 15. Provide some variety. 191 245

PART IV. WORD CHOICE 197 251 16. Tighten wordy sentences. 198 252 17. Choose appropriate language. 203 257 18. Find the exact words. 216 269

PART V. GRAMMATICAL SENTENCES 225 277 19. Repair sentence fragments. 226 278 20. Revise run-on sentences. 235 286 21. Make subjects and verbs agree. 243 295 22. Make pronouns and antecedents agree. 256 307 23. Make pronoun references clear. 263 313 24. Distinguish between pronouns such as 268 319 I and me. 25. Distinguish between who and whom. 275 326 26. Choose adjectives and adverbs with 280 330 care. 27. Choose appropriate verb forms, tenses, 288 338 and moods in standard English.

PART VI. MULTILINGUAL WRITERS 309 357 AND ESL CHALLENGES 28. Verbs 310 358 29. Articles 327 375 30. Sentence structure 337 386 31. Prepositions and idiomatic expressions 348 396

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PART VII. PUNCTUATION 353 401 32. The comma 354 402 33. Unnecessary commas 372 417 34. The semicolon 379 422 35. The colon 384 427 36. The apostrophe 387 429 37. Quotation marks 392 434 p. 435: New subsection: “Exception: indirect quotations” 38. End punctuation 400 442 39. Other punctuation marks 403 444

PART VIII. MECHANICS 409 449 40. Abbreviations 410 450 p. 451: New section: “Units of measurement” p. 452: New section: “Plural of abbreviations” 41. Numbers 413 454 42. Italics 416 456 43. Spelling 418 459 44. The hyphen 428 468 45. Capitalization 432 472

PART IX. GRAMMAR BASICS 747 477 (Part XI in 8/e) 46. Parts of speech 748 478 (Ch. 61 in 8/e) 47. Sentence patterns 763 490 (Ch. 62 in 8/e) 48. Subordinate word groups 773 499 (Ch. 63 in 8/e) 49. Sentence types 785 509 (Ch. 64 in 8/e)

PART X. RESEARCHED WRITING 437 513 p. 514: Becoming a College Writer: Join a research conversation (Part IX in 8/e)

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50. Thinking like a researcher, gathering 438 515 p. 515: New section: “Manage the project” sources p. 518: New box: “Thinking like a researcher” (Ch. 46 “Conducting research” in 8/e) p. 520: New subsection: “Finding an entry point in a research conversation” p. 523: New section: “Search efficiently; master a few shortcuts to finding good sources” p. 526: New image: “Check URLs for clues about sponsorship” p. 527: New box: “Tips for smart searching” p. 528: New section: “Conduct field research, if appropriate” 51. Managing information; taking notes 478 530 responsibly (Ch. 48 “Managing information; avoiding plagiarism” in 8/e) 52. Evaluating sources 462 538 p. 539: New box: “Viewing evaluation as a process” (Ch. 47 in 8/e) p. 552: New subsection: “Assessing multimodal sources with your research question in mind” p. 553: New section: “Construct an annotated bibliography” p. 554: New Writing Guide: Annotated Bibliography Writing MLA Papers 491 556 53. Supporting a thesis (MLA) 492 557 (Ch. 50 in 8/e) 54. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism 498 563 p. 569: Becoming a College Writer: Provide context for sources (MLA) (Ch. 51 in 8/e) 55. Integrating sources (MLA) 504 570 (Ch. 52 in 8/e)

56. MLA documentation style 517 582 Citation guidelines and models throughout chapter have been updated, (Ch. 53 in 8/e) expanded, and reorganized. p. 601: New table: “General guidelines for the works cited list” pp. 604-605: New box: “How to answer the basic question ‘Who is the author?’” pp. 638-639: New box: “How to cite course materials” pp. 642-643: New box: “How to cite a source reposted from another source” 57. MLA manuscript format; sample 569 652 research paper

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(Ch. 54 in 8/e) Writing APA Papers 621 662 This section has been divided into several chapters, as shown below. 58. Supporting a thesis (APA) 621 663 (Section 56a in 8/e) 59. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism 625 666 (APA) (Section 56b in 8/e) 60. Integrating sources (APA) 629 671 (Section 56c in 8/e) 61. APA documentation style 638 680 Citation guidelines and models throughout chapter have been updated, (Section 56d in 8/e) expanded, and reorganized. pp. 692-693: New table: “General guidelines for the reference list” 62. APA manuscript format; sample APA 669, 673 723 p. 724: New subsection: “Footnotes” research paper (Sections 56e and 56f in 8/e) Writing Chicago Papers 685 739 63. Chicago Papers 685 739 pp. 757- 779: Citation guidelines and models have been updated, expanded, and (Ch. 57 in 8/e) reorganized. pp. 760-761: Citation at a glance: Book pp. 766-767: Citation at a glance: Article in a journal pp. 768-769: Citation at a glance: Article from a database pp. 772-773: Citation at a glance: Letter in a published collection pp. 776-777: Citation at a glance: Primary source from a Web site

PART XI. WRITING IN THE 129 789 DISCIPLINES (Ch. 7 in 8/e) 64. Learning to write in a discipline 129 790 (Sections 7a – 7e in 8/e) 65. Approaching writing assignments in 135 797 Expanded descriptions of typical writing assignments in various disciplines. the disciplines (Section 7f “Responding to writing assignments in the disciplines” in 8/e)

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Appendix: A document design gallery 727 805 Streamlined coverage of academic and business formats. (Part X “Document Design” in 8/e) Glossary of Usage 789 818 Answers to Lettered Exercises 804 836 Index 821 855

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The Bedford Handbook (Hacker/Sommers) Exercise Conversion

The Bedford Handbook, Ninth Edition is part of an integrated media package.

Throughout the book, cross-references direct students to additional material in the integrated media. The “e” icon and the checkmark icon indicate exercises, quizzes, models, and activities available at hackerhandbooks.com/bedhandbook.

5 & 5 = In the 8/e, this exercise featured 10 items. In the 9/e, 5 items are in the print book, and 5 items are in the e-Pages. All exercises not marked 5 & 5 are unchanged from the 8/e.

Exercise Page in Page in Status 8/e 9/e Part I: The Writing Process Exercise 1-1 13 24 5 & 5 Exercise 1-2 13 24 5 & 5 Exercise 1-4 (Exercise 1-3 in 8/e) 31 36 Exercise 3-1 66 90

Part II: Academic Reading and Writing Exercise 6-1 128 155 5 & 5

Part III: Clear Sentences Exercise 8-1 146 203 5 & 5 Exercise 9-1 150 209 5 & 5 Exercise 10-1 155 213 5 & 5 Exercise 11-1 159 217 5 & 5 Exercise 12-1 164 222 5 & 5 Exercise 12-4 (Exercise 12-2 in 8/e) 168 225 5 & 5 Exercise 13-1 171 227 Exercise 13-2 172 228

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Exercise 13-5 (Exercise 13-3 in 8/e) 175 231 5 & 5 Exercise 13-6 (Exercise 13-4 in 8/e) 175 232 5 & 5 Exercise 14-1 181 238 5 & 5 Exercise 14-2 183 239 5 & 5 Exercise 14-8 (Exercise 14-3 in 8/e) 185 240 5 & 5 Exercise 14-10 (Exercise 14-4 in 8/e) 188 242 5 & 5 Exercise 15-1 195 249 5 & 5 Exercise 15-2 196 250

Part IV: Word Choice Exercise 16-1 202 255 5 & 5 Exercise 16-2 203 256 Exercise 17-1 206 259 5 & 5 Exercise 17-2 207 260 Exercise 17-5 (Exercise 17-3 in 8/e) 211 264 Exercise 17-6 (Exercise 17-4 in 8/e) 214 267 5 & 5 Exercise 17-7 (Exercise 17-5 in 8/e) 215 267 Exercise 18-1 217 270 Exercise 18-2 219 271 5 & 5 Exercise 18-5 (Exercise 18-3 in 8/e) 220 273 5 & 5 Exercise 18-8 (Exercise 18-4 in 8/e) 223 276 5 & 5

Part V: Grammatical Sentences Exercise 19-1 233 285 5 & 5 Exercise 19-2 234 286 5 & 5 Exercise 20-1 241 293 5 & 5 Exercise 20-2 242 293 5 & 5 Exercise 20-3 243 294 Exercise 21-1 (21-2 in 8/e) 255 306 5 & 5 Exercise 21-2 (21-1 in 8/e) 254 306 Exercise 22-1 261 312 5 & 5 Exercise 22-2 262 313 Exercise 23-1 266 318 5 & 5

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Exercise 23-2 267 318 5 & 5 Exercise 24-1 273 324 5 & 5 Exercise 24-2 274 325 Exercise 25-1 279 329 5 & 5 Exercise 26-1 286 336 5 & 5 Exercise 26-2 287 337 Exercise 27-1 293 343 5 & 5 Exercise 27-5 (Exercise 27-2 in 8/e) 299 349 5 & 5 Exercise 27-9 (Exercise 27-3 in 8/e) 307 356 5 & 5

Part VI: Multilingual Writers and ESL Challenges Exercise 28-1 314 365 5 & 5 Exercise 28-4 (Exercise 28-2 in 8/e) 315 368 5 & 5 Exercise 28-7 (Exercise 28-3 in 8/e) 323 371 5 & 5 Exercise 28-10 (Exercise 28-4 in 8/e) 326 375 5 & 5 Exercise 29-1 335 385 5 & 5 Exercise 29-2 336 386 Exercise 30-1 341 390 5 & 5 Exercise 30-4 (Exercise 30-2 in 8/e) 343 392 5 & 5 Exercise 30-7 (Exercise 30-3 in 8/e) 345 394 5 & 5 Exercise 30-10 (Exercise 30-4 in 8/e) 346 395 5 & 5 Exercise 31-1 348 396 5 & 5

Part VII: Punctuation Exercise 32-1 356 404 5 & 5 Exercise 32-2 357 405 5 & 5 Exercise 32-5 (Exercise 32-3 in 8/e) 360 407 5 & 5 Exercise 32-6 (Exercise 32-4 in 8/e) 360 407 5 & 5 Exercise 32-9 (Exercise 32-5 in 8/e) 365 411 5 & 5 Exercise 32-11 (Exercise 32-6 in 8/e) 371 416 5 & 5 Exercise 32-12 (Exercise 32-7 in 8/e) 371 416 5 & 5 Exercise 33-1 377 421 5 & 5

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Exercise 33-2 378 422 5 & 5 Exercise 34-1 382 426 5 & 5 Exercise 34-2 383 426 5 & 5 Exercise 35-1 386 429 5 & 5 Exercise 36-1 391 433 5 & 5 Exercise 36-2 391 433 Exercise 37-1 398 440 5 & 5 Exercise 37-2 399 441 Exercise 38-1 402 444 Exercise 39-1 407 448 5 & 5

Part VIII: Mechanics Exercise 40-1 412 453 5 & 5 Exercise 41-1 415 455 5 & 5 Exercise 42-1 418 458 5 & 5 Exercise 43-1 427 467 5 & 5 Exercise 44-1 431 471 5 & 5 Exercise 45-1 436 476 5 & 5

Part IX: Grammar Basics (Part XI in 8/e) Exercise 46-1 (Exercise 61-1 in 8/e) 748 479 5 & 5 Exercise 46-5 (Exercise 61-2 in 8/e) 750 482 5 & 5 Exercise 46-9 (Exercise 61-3 in 8/e) 754 484 5 & 5 Exercise 46-13 (Exercise 61-4 in 8/e) 756 486 5 & 5 Exercise 47-1 (Exercise 62-1 in 8/e) 766 493 5 & 5 Exercise 47-5 (Exercise 62-2 in 8/e) 770 496 5 & 5 Exercise 47-6 (Exercise 62-3 in 8/e) 770 496 5 & 5 Exercise 48-1 (Exercise 63-1 in 8/e) 775 501 5 & 5 Exercise 48-6 (Exercise 63-2 in 8/e) 779 504 5 & 5 Exercise 48-10 (Exercise 63-3 in 8/e) 784 509 5 & 5 Exercise 49-1 (Exercise 64-1 in 8/e) 787 512 5 & 5

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