Helpful Sources to Improve Reading and Writing
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In addition to careful reading and references to the texts provided for English 1302 and Research Writing 3345 , the following sources are helpful, easy reads that may assist and encourage you throughout this semester.
American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001).
Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association.
Washington, D.C.
Lamott, A. (1994). Bird by bird: Some instructions on writing and life. New York: Doubleday.
Reinking, J. A., Hart, A., von der Osten, R., & Cullen, R. (1999).
Strategies for Successful Writing (5th ed.).
New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Stafford, W. 1986). Writing the Australian crawl:
Views on the writer's vocation. Ann Arbor:
The University of Michigan Press.
Strunk, W. & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of
style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing
Co., Inc.
Welty, E. (1984). One writer's beginnings. New York: Warner Books.
Zinsser, W. (1990). On writing well: An informal guide
to writing nonfiction (4th ed.). New York:
Harper Collins Publishers.
* This list of references is completed in the APA format.