0.4: Notable Features of This Textbook

Chapter Goals. Each chapter begins with a list of goals that the chapter content and practice activities will help you to accomplish.

Academic Skill Review. Chapter 1 covers various academic reading and writing skills that will be used throughout the course and beyond.

Annotating for Various Contexts. Each chapter contains a section on focused annotating to help you get the most out of your reading.

Practice and Pause & Reflect Activities. Each chapter has various Practice activities to help you focus on building specific reading, writing, and research skills. Chapters also contain Pause and Reflect activities to help you reflect on what you are learning.

Writing Samples from Actual Students. Many of the writing samples included in this textbook are from actual student essays to give you authentic examples of how a student approaches a particular assignment or task.

Links to Additional Resources. Links are included for helpful websites and other class resources that can help you extend your learning.

Outlines, Writing Peer Reviews, Checklists, and Rubrics. The Appendices include the tools we will use for various stages of the writing process.

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