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Title: The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers, Fourth Edition by Bruce Ballenger ISBN: 0-321-17521-2 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 10 March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $32.20 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good for middle or high school, but not for college students
Comment: My 200-level college English class is using this as a textbook, and I've been very disappointed with it. It's simply not a college level text. While it is very user-friendly, the material it covers is all stuff a student should have learned long before college. Things like how to write a thesis statement, organize a paper, use libraries and the Internet, evaluate sources for quality, take notes, incorporate quotes into a paper, avoid plagiarism, properly cite sources, use appropriate word choice and sentence variety, and the standards of proper English conventions should all have been taught in middle school / junior high. At this level, the book has been largely useless to me, as it only covers things I already know. The exercises, too, are redundant of little help.
This book would, however, be an excellent text to use in middle school, or even high school. The skills Ballenger teaches here are important, but they should be taught much earlier than college. The format is easy to read, and much less intimidating than many other such books. It's not at all "dry" like so many texts. Ballenger makes frequent use of nice analogies to help the reader understand how certain elements of a paper will help it or harm it. He also gives examples from his students' own papers, which can be very useful. Included in the book are references to valuable Internet research sites, and appendices that cover proper MLA and APA citations. If used earlier in school, this book would be a valuable resource.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Research Text
Comment: Easy to teach from and the students say that they both learn from it and enjoy it. Most intend to keep the book to refer back to. It is my first choice for a research writing class text.
Rating: 1
Summary: A huge waste of time
Comment: At first when I read this book I actually liked the way it flowed. It isn't one of those drawn out, boring types. However, as I continued to read I realized that this book should not be used by a college level student, but rather a middle school level student. This book deals far too much with understanding what you have learned; a big time waster. It even uses exercises like making up a dialogue with someone else to answer questions about your topic (this particular exercise is supposed to take an hour). For me this is a ridiculous extreme that should only be used by those who either have way too much time on their hands or have a hard time understanding how to think for themselves. Personally, I believe I am worse off from having read this book.
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Title: Everyday Arguments: A Guide to Writing and Reading Effective Argument by Katherine Mayberry ISBN: 0321011937 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 17 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $51.00 |
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Title: The Curious Reader: Exploring Personal and Academic Inquiry by Bruce Ballenger, Michelle Payne ISBN: 0205318010 Publisher: Longman Pub. Date: 05 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $48.00 |
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Title: The New Century Handbook (2nd Edition) by Christine A. Hult, Thomas N. Huckin ISBN: 0205329705 Publisher: Longman Pub. Date: 25 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $58.00 |
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Title: Reading Our Histories, Understanding Our Cultures: A Sequenced Approach to Thinking, Reading, and Writing, Second Edition by Kathleen McCormick ISBN: 0321123697 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 27 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $53.00 |
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Title: The Brief New Century Handbook, Second Edition by Christine A. Hult, Thomas N. Huckin ISBN: 0321164210 Publisher: Pearson Longman Pub. Date: 30 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $48.00 |
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