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 (mclark@bedfordstmartins.com) or Kylie Paul (kpaul@bedfordstmartins.com) with questions.

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What’s New

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 aboutNew “As you write” writing activities in the e-Pages help students apply handbook advice to their own writing

1. Exploring, planning, and drafting(“Generate ideas and sketch a plan” in 8/e)

2 11 p. 12: New focus on “genre” in the Checklist for Assessing the Writing Situationp. 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(“Make global revisions; then revise sentences” in 8/e)

35 49 p. 56: Becoming a College Writer: Form a community of readers around youp. 57: New section: “Develop strategies for revising with comments”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 essayp. 84: New Writing Guide: Literacy Narrativep. 87: New sample reflective letter for a portfolio

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p. 90: New Writing Guide: Reflective Letter3. Building effective paragraphs 62 93

PART II. ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING

85 107 p. 108: Becoming a College Writer: Engage with the texts you read

4. Reading and writing critically(Writing about texts” in 8/e)

86 109 p. 110: New subsections: “Previewing a text” and “Annotating a text”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 multimodal texts

— 127 New chapter

6. Reading and writing arguments(Combined from Ch. 5, “Writing arguments,” and Ch. 6, “Evaluating arguments,” in 8/e)

104, 118

141 p. 142: Becoming a College Writer: Consider counterargumentsp. 151: New box: “Evaluating ethical, logical, and emotional appeals as a reader”p. 155: New box: “Checklist for reading and evaluating arguments”p. 158: New box: “Using ethical, logical, and emotional appeals as a writer”p. 163: New subsection: “Using visuals”p. 168: New example student essayp. 174: New Writing Guide: Constructing an Argument

7. Reading and writing about literature(Ch. 55 “Writing about literature” in 8/e)

589 176 p. 178: New box: “Conversation about a subject”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 2009. Balance parallel ideas. 147 204 p. 205, p. 206: New subsections: “Headings” and “Lists”10. Add needed words. 151 20911. Untangle mixed constructions. 156 21412. Repair misplaced and dangling 160 218

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modifiers.13. Eliminate distracting shifts. 169 22614. Emphasize key ideas. 176 23215. Provide some variety. 191 245

PART IV. WORD CHOICE 197 25116. Tighten wordy sentences. 198 25217. Choose appropriate language. 203 25718. Find the exact words. 216 269

PART V. GRAMMATICAL SENTENCES

225 277

19. Repair sentence fragments. 226 27820. Revise run-on sentences. 235 28621. Make subjects and verbs agree. 243 29522. Make pronouns and antecedents agree.

256 307

23. Make pronoun references clear. 263 31324. Distinguish between pronouns such as I and me.

268 319

25. Distinguish between who and whom.

275 326

26. Choose adjectives and adverbs with care.

280 330

27. Choose appropriate verb forms, tenses, and moods in standard English.

288 338

PART VI. MULTILINGUAL WRITERS AND ESL CHALLENGES

309 357

28. Verbs 310 35829. Articles 327 37530. Sentence structure 337 38631. Prepositions and idiomatic expressions

348 396

PART VII. PUNCTUATION 353 40132. The comma 354 402

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33. Unnecessary commas 372 41734. The semicolon 379 42235. The colon 384 42736. The apostrophe 387 42937. Quotation marks 392 434 p. 435: New subsection: “Exception: indirect quotations”38. End punctuation 400 44239. Other punctuation marks 403 444

PART VIII. MECHANICS 409 44940. Abbreviations 410 450 p. 451: New section: “Units of measurement”

p. 452: New section: “Plural of abbreviations”41. Numbers 413 45442. Italics 416 45643. Spelling 418 45944. The hyphen 428 46845. Capitalization 432 472

PART IX. GRAMMAR BASICS(Part XI in 8/e)

747 477

46. Parts of speech(Ch. 61 in 8/e)

748 478

47. Sentence patterns(Ch. 62 in 8/e)

763 490

48. Subordinate word groups(Ch. 63 in 8/e)

773 499

49. Sentence types(Ch. 64 in 8/e)

785 509

PART X. RESEARCHED WRITING(Part IX in 8/e)

437 513 p. 514: Becoming a College Writer: Join a research conversation

50. Thinking like a researcher, gathering sources(Ch. 46 “Conducting research” in 8/e)

438 515 p. 515: New section: “Manage the project”p. 518: New box: “Thinking like a researcher”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”

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p. 528: New section: “Conduct field research, if appropriate”51. Managing information; taking notes responsibly(Ch. 48 “Managing information; avoiding plagiarism” in 8/e)

478 530

52. Evaluating sources(Ch. 47 in 8/e)

462 538 p. 539: New box: “Viewing evaluation as a process”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 55653. Supporting a thesis (MLA)(Ch. 50 in 8/e)

492 557

54. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism (MLA)(Ch. 51 in 8/e)

498 563 p. 569: Becoming a College Writer: Provide context for sources

55. Integrating sources (MLA)(Ch. 52 in 8/e)

504 570

56. MLA documentation style(Ch. 53 in 8/e)

517 582 Citation guidelines and models throughout chapter have been updated, 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 research paper(Ch. 54 in 8/e)

569 652

Writing APA Papers 621 662 This section has been divided into several chapters, as shown below.58. Supporting a thesis (APA)(Section 56a in 8/e)

621 663

59. Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism (APA)(Section 56b in 8/e)

625 666

60. Integrating sources (APA)(Section 56c in 8/e)

629 671

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61. APA documentation style(Section 56d in 8/e)

638 680 Citation guidelines and models throughout chapter have been updated, expanded, and reorganized.pp. 692-693: New table: “General guidelines for the reference list”

62. APA manuscript format; sample APA research paper(Sections 56e and 56f in 8/e)

669, 673

723 p. 724: New subsection: “Footnotes”

Writing Chicago Papers 685 73963. Chicago Papers(Ch. 57 in 8/e)

685 739 pp. 757- 779: Citation guidelines and models have been updated, expanded, and reorganized.pp. 760-761: Citation at a glance: Bookpp. 766-767: Citation at a glance: Article in a journalpp. 768-769: Citation at a glance: Article from a databasepp. 772-773: Citation at a glance: Letter in a published collectionpp. 776-777: Citation at a glance: Primary source from a Web site

PART XI. WRITING IN THE DISCIPLINES(Ch. 7 in 8/e)

129 789

64. Learning to write in a discipline(Sections 7a – 7e in 8/e)

129 790

65. Approaching writing assignments in the disciplines(Section 7f “Responding to writing assignments in the disciplines” in 8/e)

135 797 Expanded descriptions of typical writing assignments in various disciplines.

Appendix: A document design gallery(Part X “Document Design” in 8/e)

727 805 Streamlined coverage of academic and business formats.

Glossary of Usage 789 818Answers to Lettered Exercises 804 836Index 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.

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StatusPart I: The Writing ProcessExercise 1-1 13 24 5 & 5Exercise 1-2 13 24 5 & 5Exercise 1-4 (Exercise 1-3 in 8/e) 31 36Exercise 3-1 66 90

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

Part III: Clear SentencesExercise 8-1 146 203 5 & 5Exercise 9-1 150 209 5 & 5Exercise 10-1 155 213 5 & 5Exercise 11-1 159 217 5 & 5Exercise 12-1 164 222 5 & 5Exercise 12-4 (Exercise 12-2 in 8/e) 168 225 5 & 5Exercise 13-1 171 227Exercise 13-2 172 228Exercise 13-5 (Exercise 13-3 in 8/e) 175 231 5 & 5Exercise 13-6 (Exercise 13-4 in 8/e) 175 232 5 & 5Exercise 14-1 181 238 5 & 5Exercise 14-2 183 239 5 & 5

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Exercise 14-8 (Exercise 14-3 in 8/e) 185 240 5 & 5Exercise 14-10 (Exercise 14-4 in 8/e) 188 242 5 & 5Exercise 15-1 195 249 5 & 5Exercise 15-2 196 250

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

Part V: Grammatical SentencesExercise 19-1 233 285 5 & 5Exercise 19-2 234 286 5 & 5Exercise 20-1 241 293 5 & 5Exercise 20-2 242 293 5 & 5Exercise 20-3 243 294Exercise 21-1 (21-2 in 8/e) 255 306 5 & 5Exercise 21-2 (21-1 in 8/e) 254 306Exercise 22-1 261 312 5 & 5Exercise 22-2 262 313Exercise 23-1 266 318 5 & 5Exercise 23-2 267 318 5 & 5Exercise 24-1 273 324 5 & 5Exercise 24-2 274 325Exercise 25-1 279 329 5 & 5Exercise 26-1 286 336 5 & 5Exercise 26-2 287 337Exercise 27-1 293 343 5 & 5Exercise 27-5 (Exercise 27-2 in 8/e) 299 349 5 & 5Exercise 27-9 (Exercise 27-3 in 8/e) 307 356 5 & 5

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

Part VII: PunctuationExercise 32-1 356 404 5 & 5Exercise 32-2 357 405 5 & 5Exercise 32-5 (Exercise 32-3 in 8/e) 360 407 5 & 5Exercise 32-6 (Exercise 32-4 in 8/e) 360 407 5 & 5Exercise 32-9 (Exercise 32-5 in 8/e) 365 411 5 & 5Exercise 32-11 (Exercise 32-6 in 8/e) 371 416 5 & 5Exercise 32-12 (Exercise 32-7 in 8/e) 371 416 5 & 5Exercise 33-1 377 421 5 & 5Exercise 33-2 378 422 5 & 5Exercise 34-1 382 426 5 & 5Exercise 34-2 383 426 5 & 5Exercise 35-1 386 429 5 & 5Exercise 36-1 391 433 5 & 5Exercise 36-2 391 433Exercise 37-1 398 440 5 & 5Exercise 37-2 399 441Exercise 38-1 402 444Exercise 39-1 407 448 5 & 5

Part VIII: MechanicsExercise 40-1 412 453 5 & 5Exercise 41-1 415 455 5 & 5

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Exercise 42-1 418 458 5 & 5Exercise 43-1 427 467 5 & 5Exercise 44-1 431 471 5 & 5Exercise 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 & 5Exercise 46-5 (Exercise 61-2 in 8/e) 750 482 5 & 5Exercise 46-9 (Exercise 61-3 in 8/e) 754 484 5 & 5Exercise 46-13 (Exercise 61-4 in 8/e) 756 486 5 & 5Exercise 47-1 (Exercise 62-1 in 8/e) 766 493 5 & 5Exercise 47-5 (Exercise 62-2 in 8/e) 770 496 5 & 5Exercise 47-6 (Exercise 62-3 in 8/e) 770 496 5 & 5Exercise 48-1 (Exercise 63-1 in 8/e) 775 501 5 & 5Exercise 48-6 (Exercise 63-2 in 8/e) 779 504 5 & 5Exercise 48-10 (Exercise 63-3 in 8/e) 784 509 5 & 5Exercise 49-1 (Exercise 64-1 in 8/e) 787 512 5 & 5

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