Synopsis
Along These Lines is designed to better prepare developmental writing students for their next writing courses by offering constant reinforcement of the writing process. Filled with exercises and activities both individual and collaborative, this text involves students in the process of learning to write through reading, listening, practicing, and experiencing. The text begins with the principles of grammar and progresses to the writing process for a paragraph. It includes a chapter on Writing from Reading, provides tips for writing answers to essay exam questions, and has topical, thought-provoking readings to engage students' interest.
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Quatrième de couverture
Prentice Hall's new online development writing course offers you all the advantages of a custom-build program without the hassle of writing it from scratch. This course supports and augments the ALONG THESE LINES series by John Sheridan Biays and Carol Wershoven. In this course, you have a complete array of writing concepts and exercises at your fingertips—to use just as it is presented or to be customized to fit your specific course syllabus.
Compatible with WebCT™, Blackboard, and eCollege platforms, ALONG THESE LINES Online includes the following features:
- Audio-enabled Chapter Overviews
- Chapter Objectives
- Lecture Notes
- Writing Workshops
- Computer-graded quizzes
- Essay questions
- E-mail accounts for each student and instructor
Course management includes the following features:
- A Wizard program that provides help in the initial stages of course development
- East-to-use interface to allow customization of layout, color schemes, and default settings to change content for individual pages
- Automatic grading of online tests wit scores kept in a customized class grade-book
- Ability to track the total and average time spent on each topic by each student
Présentation de l'éditeur
Along These Lines is designed to better prepare developmental writing students for their next writing courses by offering constant reinforcement of the writing process. Filled with exercises and activities both individual and collaborative, this text involves students in the process of learning to write through reading, listening, practicing, and experiencing. The text begins with the principles of grammar and progresses to the writing process for a paragraph. It includes a chapter on Writing from Reading, provides tips for writing answers to essay exam questions, and has topical, thought-provoking readings to engage students' interest.
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