Transition to College Writing

Name: Transition to College Writing
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ISBN: 9780312440824

ISBN-10: 0312440820

ISBN-13: 9780312440824

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Keith Hjortshoj

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This brief rhetoric introduces the essential reading and writing strategies students need to succeed in courses across the curriculum. Taking the transition from high school to college as his starting point, Hjortshoj speaks directly and honestly to students, offering them practical strategies to shed ineffective habits and move toward a more mature, flexible understanding of how to respond to academic challenges. Distilling information about writing assignments from across the curriculum, Hjortshoj shows students how to decode these assignments and approach them effectively.The second edition offers more advice on how to meet the difficult challenge of synthesizing and integrating sources,…

Book details

List price: $40.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 1/12/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Preface



Orientation


Are You Prepared for College?


Eduardo and Marie


Mythical Colleges, Mythical High Schools


Some Basic Differences between High School and College


Take Charge of Your Own Transition to College, as Active Learners


Guidelines



Language and Learning


The Vital Connections between Language and Learning


Consider Note Taking


Forms and Functions of a College Writing Class


Guidelines



Reading: How to Stay on Top of It


Amandaï¿½ï¿½ï¿½s Questio