Catalyst 2.0 is the premier online resource for writing, research and editing. Catalyst 2.0 is available free with every McGraw-Hill English textbook. This fully integrated online resource includes a new state-of-the-art course management and peer review system.

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Today's students don't just write papers; they create multimedia presentations. They don't just do research; they sift through a mountain of online information. They don't just read print texts; they analyze visual information of all kinds. With the new standards being set for today's students, shouldn't today's students have the new standard in college handbooks?

A New Standard for Writing: A Writer's Resource integrates coverage of visual rhetoric with coverage of writing for college throughout Tabs 2 and 3, Writing and Designing Papers and Common Assignments, with models for the kinds of writing students will be doing in college, as well as guidance on the use of visual information in rhetorical contexts.

A New Standard for Researching: Unique visual aids for research include flow charts that help students identify the appropriate models for citing sources as well as facsimile pages from typical sources that help them find the information they need to include in a works-cited or references entry.

A New Standard for Editing: New "Identify and Edit" boxes provide students with ways to identify and analyze common problems and strategies to correct them, and new "Grammar Checker" boxes alert students to the limitations of electronic grammar checker programs.

A New Standard for Learning: Tab 1 provides students with a unique section on Learning across the Curriculum, with new coverage of writing as a learning tool and the rewards of learning in a multimedia world. Tab 13, Further Resources for Learning, offers a timeline of world history, a world map, and a glossary of terms from across the curriculum.