Overview

Common Ground, the lower-level integrated reading and writing companion text to the best-selling Common Places, focuses on guiding students through the reading and writing process at the sentence and paragraph-level. Providing an easy-to-follow blueprint for students by modeling skills and behavior without being wordy, Common Ground approaches and helps students breakdown each reading and writing skill with step-by-step guidance and clear visuals. Carefully selected readings help equip students with not only the writing skills, but also the life skills they will need for their college careers and beyond. Common Ground’s extensive and easy-to use grammar and mechanics handbook, included in the text, is tailored made for IRW students.

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Author:   Lisa Hoeffner ,  Kent Hoeffner
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Weight:   0.982kg
ISBN:  

9781260098488

ISBN 10:   1260098486
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   30 January 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

BRIEF CONTENTS   Part 1: Integrated Reading and Writing Basics Chapter 1                    A Pathway to Success Chapter 2                    Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary Chapter 3                    Working with Sentences Chapter 4                    Pre-Reading and Prewriting Chapter 5                    Main Ideas in Paragraphs Chapter 6                    Support in Paragraphs Chapter 7                    Text Purposes and Patterns Chapter 8                    Outlines, Graphic Organizers, and Summaries    Part 2: Reading and Writing – Beyond Basics Chapter 10                  Main Ideas and Support in Essays  Chapter 11                  Critical Thinking About Opinions, Tone, and Inferences Chapter 12                  Reading and Writing Arguments   PART 3: INTEGRATED READING AND WRITING PROJECTS Chapter 13                  Project 1:  Why We Like Fantasy Chapter 14                  Project 2:   Tips for Financial Success   Chapter 15                  Project 3: The Power of Words   PART 4: GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS HANDBOOK Unit 1              Parts of Speech Unit 2              Writing Good Sentences Unit 3              Working with Verbs Unit 4              Using Pronouns Correctly Unit 5              Working with Adjectives and Adverbs Unit 6              Using Correct Punctuation Unit 7              Using Mechanics Correctly   Part 5: Anthology of Readings Theme             Who Are You? Theme             Making Positive Changes Theme             Alike in Our Differences  

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Lisa Hoeffner earned a Ph.D. in English with a specialization in rhetoric from the University of Houston. Since 1998, Dr. Hoeffner has served as both professor of English and professor of reading at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. In addition to her teaching roles, Dr. Hoeffner focuses on curricular redesign in developmental education. She serves as grant director for a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board grant awarded for work on improvement and innovation in developmental education. With the advent of integrated reading and writing in Texas, Dr. Hoeffner has provided leadership for colleges across the state that are creating integrated reading and writing (INRW) programs and has provided leadership to public school districts implementing INRW programs as college preparatory classes. Kent Hoeffner earned a B.A. from Texas A&M University in College Station; an M.Div. from Golden State Seminary in Mill Valley, California; and a Ph.D. from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has served at McLennan Community College since 2001, first as the division director for liberal arts and currently as a professor of philosophy. In 2007, Dr. Hoeffner developed McLennan's first online philosophy course, and since then has continued to develop and teach various online courses. Most recently, Dr. Hoeffner renewed his long-standing involvement in academic advising by joining a group of faculty in a grant-funded intensive advising program focused on improving the success of developmental students. He regularly mentors students who need help in the areas of successful academic behaviors, self-advocacy, and the development of college-level reading and writing skills.

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