Whether it is in the avatars (see the front cover foldout or jump online to meet a few) or the Writer's Template activities, Exploring Writing emphasizes meaningful writing across the curriculum and throughout life.
Avatars: Throughout the margins of Exploring Writing, you will meet more than thirty characters who are experiencing various writing dilemmas. For instance, within the chapter on commas, we meet Amy, who is having trouble using commas correctly in her journal
entries. Writers are prompted to visit these fellow students online to learn more about their stories and to complete the lessons that solve and correct each writing problem. NOTE: The easiest way to locate a specific character online is to go to the Connect Writing Web site at mhconnectwriting.com and enter the topic/subject area you are working on (for instance, commas) in the search box. This will bring up a link to the writing scenario for that particular character.
A Writer's Template: The Templates showcase the writing of a student from a different course across the disciplines. Writers will read Reynaldo's nutrition paper and Jennifer’s sociology writing assignment and will be asked to evaluate and edit them in terms of the four bases. My hope is that by allowing new writers to see how writing plays a significant part in their other college courses, it will help to validate the importance of learning how to write, and write effectively. In addition, they will learn how the four bases can be applied to the writing they do in their other classes as well.
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