Support for Reading and Writing: Each reading selection is preceded by contextual headnotes, Preparing to Read notes, and a Vocabulary section, and followed by Read More on the Web, Questions for Discussion, Thinking Critically, and Suggestions for Journal Entries.
Collaborative assignments:Writing to Learn assignments take student groups through a step-by-step process of discussion, research, writing, and revision.
The Research Paper: This Part walks students through the steps of the research process, with updated directions on using the Internet. Chapters on APA and Chicago styles of documentation complement an already thorough discussion of the basics of MLA.
Suggestions for Sustained Writing: These prompts help students develop more sophisticated writing and thinking skills by asking that they relate several readings or reassess previously completed work.
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