1. Stepping Stones 2 nd edition Chris Juzwiak ©2012 Bedford/St. Martin’s ISBN-10: 0-312-67599-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-67599-8

2. Paper text Stepping Stones 2nd Edition Chris Juzwiak ISBN-10: 0-312-67599-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-67599-8 CourseSmart e-Book: downloadable e-Book accessible on a computer or via app on the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android devices, Kindle Fire, Nook Color, or Nook Tablet Print book e-Books (1/2 the cost of the print book) WHAT TO BUY Required Text Available Formats Loose-leaf

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4. WHY YOU NEED IT 1. It is required for this course 2. It will help you get a better grade. Period. You will be assigned exercises and activities from the book. You will be tested on material found in it. This book includes  Clear, direct explanations of writing strategies and grammar rules  Exercises that help you master skills gradually and confidently  Activities that will challenge you and spark your imagination

5. Useful features of Stepping Stones “What Do You Know?” pre-tests help you identify what you already know, and what you don’t know yet, about that chapter’s topic.

6. Useful features of Stepping Stones A Challenge Meter shows the level of every exercise in the grammar chapters, from “warm-up” to “mastery.” You can test your level– and the accuracy of your “What Do You Know” score—by trying out exercises at different levels of difficulty right off the bat.

7. Useful features of Stepping Stones Color coding helps you see how the building blocks of language work together. Power Tips and Terminology Tips in the margins sum up important advice and information.

8. Useful features of Stepping Stones “Bringing It All Together” post-tests summarize important information and allow you to review what you’ve learned.

9. Quick Guides: Single-page summaries of key grammar topics (in Reference Material section) List of correction symbols (back of book) Useful features of Stepping Stones Useful features of Stepping Stones

10. Look here to find what you need: Brief Contents, Contents (front of the book) Index (back of the book) Finding what you need in Stepping Stones Finding what you need in Stepping Stones

11. Get access to free online study tools Get access to free online study tools Additional practice Models of student writing Grammar, writing, reading, and study skills resources

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