CHAPTER 1 Who Are You? 1
Academic writing focus:Effective sentencesWriting Assignment 1:Describe yourself 3
Writing Assignment 2:Describe your classmate 6
Writing Assignment 3:Describe experiences with tests 8
Writing Assignment 4:Explain something about college 15
Writing Assignment 5:Tell your instructor about yourself 17
Additional Topics for More Practice and Assessment Reflection on Chapter 1 18
CHAPTER 2 Learning styles 19
Academic writing focus:Three-step process for effective paragraphsWriting Assignment 1:Describe your learning style 21
Writing Assignment 2:Explore learning strategies 34
Additional Topics for More Practice and Assessment Reflection on Chapter 2 38
CHAPTER 3 Who Will You Be?Setting Goals and Making Decisions 39
Academic writing focus:Improving paragraphs through detalls and strong sentences,Writing Assignment 1:Set a specific goal and tell how you will reach it 41
Writing Assignment 2:Describe the real you 53
Writing Assignment 3:Make a decision using matrices 59
Additional Topics for More Practice and Assessment Reflection on Chapter 3 68
CHAPTER 4 Balancing Responsibilities 69
Academic writing focus:Controlling tone,pers？sive writingWriting Assignment 1:Explain how you manage time 71
Writing Assignment 2:Describe a worry 85
Writing Assignment 3:Give advice to a student facing a dilemma 87
Writing Assignment 4:Explore pros and cons of credit cards 95
Writing Assignment 5:Conduct a case study analysis with a group 101
Additional Topics for More Practice and Assessment Reflection on Chapter 4 108
CHAPTER 5 Technology and You 110
Academic writing focus:Appropriate ？anguage ch？cesWriting Assignment 1:Explore technology in college 112
Writing Assignment 2:Describe your most useful technology 117
Writing Assignment 3:Discuss rules for cell phone use 126
Writing Assignment 4:Send an e-mail message to your instructor 135
Additional Topics for More Practice and Assessment Reflection on Chapter 5 138