The Open Handbook

The Open Handbook

The Open Handbook project is a free, open-source reference handbook that introduces students to the conventions of academic writing and research. If you would like to collaborate on the project or have a correction, please contact me. If you know your way around git, you can fork the project on GitHub.

Table of Contents

• i. Preface
• ii. License
• iii. Acknowledgements
• iv. Donations
• 1. Annotation & Critical Reading
• 2. Critical Notes
• 3. Audience
• 4. The Joy of Reuse (Save Your Work)
• 5. What is Good Writing?
• 6. Types of College Writing
• 7. Paragraphs & Topic Sentences
• 8. Working with Sources
• 9. Altering Sources
• 10. Plagiarism
• 11. Documentation of Sources
  • 11a. MLA Style
  • 11b. Chicago Style
• 12. Academic Research
• 13. Common Sentence Errors

• The core competencies of the rhetorical arts
• Index