The College Writer At-Work Book: A Know-How Guide for Success in Your Freshman Writing Courses
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 264
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 250
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Whether you are new or returning to college, excited or nervous about your freshman writing courses, this workbook will support you by:
- integrating the five active steps for reading to learn throughout the text,
- providing goal setting opportunities in every chapter,
- reinforcing soft skills and concepts like time management and organization,
- providing an entire chapter on using and understanding writing textbooks,
- inspiring you with lessons learned by writing instructors across the country,
- supplying affordably priced material that will be easy to organize based on your individual preferences and needs,
- supplementing your other writing books with guidance on planning ahead, reflecting, assessing, and collaborating,
- supplying practice exercises that encourage student-centered learning and networking with others both within and outside the classroom,
- providing an entire chapter on essential technologies used in college,
- adding a bit of levity to somewhat tedious topics like research and documentation, and
- including grammar lessons with the common reasons why you might get tripped up.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Know How to Read to Learn
Active Reading Steps 1-3
The Five Active Reading Steps
Step 1: Skim and Ponder the Pages to Be Read
Skim Instead of Preview
Ponder the Level of Difficulty
Step 2: Plan and Track the Reading
Plan the Reading Session
Track the Reading Session
Step 3: Read and Annotate the Pages
Read the Pages
Annotate the Pages
Step 4: Re-skim and React to the Pages Read
Re-Skim the Pages Read with the Purpose of Reacting
Step 5: Assess and Improve the Reading Plan
Assess the Reading Plan
Improve the Reading Plan
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 2 Know How to Manage Your Courses
Active Reading Steps 1-3
Know How to Read a Syllabus
Know How to Organize Your Course Materials
Know How Your Time Is Spent
Know How to Plan Your Coursework
Know When to Multitask
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 3 Know How to Use a Writing Textbook Efficiently
Active Reading Steps 1-3
The Reading-Writing Connection
What’s in a Textbook?
Textbook Features
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapters
Appendices
Glossary
Index
Access Code or CD-ROM
A Textbook Is a Textbook Is a Textbook—Not!
English Course Books
Textbook
Handbook
Reader
Workbook
Anthology
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 4 Know How to Employ the Academic Writing Basics
Active Reading Steps 1-3
Document Format
Paragraph Format
Topic Sentence
Essay Format
Introduction
Thesis Statement
Body
Paragraph Ordering Methods
Sequential
Spatial
Importance
Conclusion
Outline
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 5 Know How to Assess Your Rhetorical Writing Situation
Active Reading Steps 1-3
Purpose & Stance
Audience
Tone
Genre
Common Academic Genres
Writing Strategies
Medium
Design
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 6 Know How to Collaborate for Success
Active Reading Steps 1-3
Collaborate in Writing
Stage 1: Pre-writing
Stage 2: Drafting
Stage 3: Revising
Round Table Review
Stage 4: Editing
Peer Edit
Proofreading Techniques
Stage 5: Publishing
Collaborate in College
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 7 Know How to Use Essential Technology for College Courses
Active Reading Steps 1-3
The Portal
The LMS (Learning Management System)
The LMS Mobile App
The Plagiarism Detection Service
Other Related Applications
The Word Processing Program
Know Where to Look for Help
Option 1: Help Function
Option 2: Online Tutorial
Option 3: Face-to-Face Course
Know Your Storage and File Format Options
Know How to Use the Spelling and Grammar Check
Know How to Improve Your Keyboarding Skills
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 8 Know How to Plan Ahead
Active Reading Steps 1-3
Plan Your Future
SMART Goal Characteristics
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Timely
Plan Your Path
Plan for Obstacles
Plan Your Attitude
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 9 Know How to Grow as a Writer and a Student
Active Reading Steps 1-3
Learn from Mistakes
Set and Revise Goals Continually
Record Your Progress
Journal Type Entries
Goals
Future You
Lessons Learned
Back-up Plans
Positive Reminders
Assess Your Growth
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 10 Know How to Integrate and Document Sources
Active Reading Steps 1-3
Know How and When to Research
Know How to Avoid Plagiarism
Know How to Recognize and Use Common Documentation Styles
Know How to Use a Handbook
Know How to Use Online Resources
Know How a Plagiarism Detection Service Works
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Chapter 11 Know How to Avoid the Most Conspicuous Grammar Mistakes
Active Reading Steps 1-3
To Grammar or Not To Grammar?
Subject-Verb Agreement
Subjects
Prepositional Phrases
Present-Tense Verbs
Helping Verbs
Common Reasons Why You Might Get Tripped Up
Past-Tense and Past Participle Verbs
Past-Tense Verbs
Past Participle Verbs
Common Reasons Why You Might Get Tripped Up
Sentence Fragments
Clauses
Sentences
Common Reasons Why You Might Get Tripped Up
Run-on Sentences
Coordination Methods
Subordination Methods
Common Reasons Why You Might Get Tripped Up
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Pronouns
Antecedents
Common Reasons Why You Might Get Tripped Up
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Goals
Chapter Notes & Journal
Active Reading Steps 4-5
Appendix A Take Aways
Appendix B Examples
Appendix C Know How to Read and Navigate Websites
Appendix D Practice Exercise Answers
Index
Paige has been teaching at the college-level for eighteen years and is a full professor at Clark State College in Springfield, Ohio where she teaches everything from developmental reading and writing to college-level composition and literature courses. She has a particular interest in closing equity gaps and moving students through developmental courses as quickly and successfully as possible. She began creating and piloting a corequisite writing model in 2013 which combined developmental writing with college-level writing in one semester. The model went full scale at the college in 2018, replacing all developmental writing courses, and has proven highly successful. Furthermore, Paige recently earned the credential “Effective Online College Instruction” co-endorsed by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and the American Council on Education (ACE), which has helped her design a successful online version of the corequisite model. In addition, Paige regularly presents her work and research at conferences. Her most recent study entitled “Engaging Students in Course Content while Assessing Leading Indicators of Success in High Impact Courses” will be presented at the International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence in Austin, Texas. In her spare time—with her kids grown—Paige reads, writes, and volunteers for the public-school foundation and the literacy center where she lives in Dayton, Ohio, because she believes that literacy is the basis for individual freedom and the pursuit of true happiness.