1. Welcome Course name Faculty name

2. YOUR COURSE MATERIALS Scarry/Scarry The Writer’s Workplace, 8e You will… — be tested — receive homework assignments — have reading assignments …from these materials

3. WHY DO I NEED THIS BOOK? – Nine in ten professors (90%) say that students would do better if they made greater user of the assigned textbook. – Students’ pass rates, retention rates and grades improve when they employ supplemental materials in addition to their textbooks. Zogby International, 2006

4. WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION? – Many new practices and exercises notably the inclusion of current topics such as video gaming, best-selling novels, and human interest stories that draw attention to controversial national trends. – Newly written Chapter 26, each student is able to develop an essay that follows the same process observed in the work of our model student writer, from prewriting activities to a final draft.

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8. PRE-TESTS & POST-TESTS

9. PERSONALIZED STUDY PLAN

10. WRITING TUTORIALS

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