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Authors

Bedford/St.Martin's

Established in 1981, Bedford/St. Martin’s is the largest college publisher of textbooks for English composition courses. They publish best-selling textbooks like A Writer’s Reference, The St. Martin’s Guide to College Writing, and Patterns for College Writing.

OVERVIEW: READING

Introduction to the Active Reading Process (video)

Pre-reading Strategies

Introduction to Pre-reading Strategies (new video) Skimming

Scanning Understanding the Elements of Textbooks

Making Connections between the Text and What You Already Know

Making Predictions and Asking Questions

During-reading Strategies

Introduction to During-reading Strategies (new video)

Annotating a Text as You Read

Highlighting as You Read

Taking Notes as You Read

Reading Visuals

Post-reading Strategies

Introduction to Post-reading Strategies (new video) Rereading

Outlining or Mapping after Reading

Summarizing after Reading

Paraphrasing after Reading

Using Digital Tools for Active Reading

Taking Advantage of Active-Reading Features

Using AI Tools to Help You Read Actively

Understanding Vocabulary

Introduction to Understanding Vocabulary

Word Analysis: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Using Context Clues as You Read

Expanding Your Vocabulary

Identifying Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details

Introduction to Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details (video)

Determining the Topic of a Reading

Identifying the Main Idea (Topic Sentence) of a Paragraph

Identifying Stated Main Ideas in Longer Readings

Identifying Major and Minor Supporting Details (video)

Reading Interpretively and Making Inferences

Introduction to Reading Interpretively and Making Inferences (video)

Making Observations about What You Read

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

Recognizing Implied Main Ideas

Reading Critically

Introduction to Reading Critically (video)

Identifying a Writer’s Purpose

Distinguishing between Facts and Opinions

Determining an Author’s Point of View

Interpreting Figurative Language

Recognizing Patterns of Organization (Modes)

Introduction to Patterns of Organization (video)

Reading Definition Paragraphs and Essays Reading

Narration and Description Reading

Illustration/Example Reading Process (Lists and Sequences)

Reading Comparison and Contrast Reading Analogy

Reading Classification

Reading Cause and Effect

Reading Mixed Patterns

OVERVIEW: WRITING

Introduction to the Writing Process (new video)

Topic, Audience, Purpose, and Genre

Introduction to Topic, Audience, and Purpose (new video)

Finding and Narrowing a Topic

Determining Your Audience

Understanding Your Purpose

Understanding Genre

Prewriting: Generating and Organizing Ideas

Introduction to Prewriting Strategies (new video)

Strategies for Generating Ideas

Strategies for Organizing Ideas

Writing Modes (Patterns of Organization)

Introduction to Modes (Patterns of Organization)
Writing Description
Writing Narration
Writing Definition Paragraphs and Essays
Writing Illustration/Example
Writing Process (Lists and Sequences)

Writing Comparison and Contrast

Writing Cause and Effect

Writing Classification

Writing Mixed Patterns

Drafting a Thesis Statement

Introduction to Thesis Statements (new video)

What Is a Working Thesis Statement?

Revising a Thesis Statement

Making a Thesis Statement Substantive, Grounded, and Assertive

Strategies for Drafting a Thesis Statement

Drafting Paragraphs and Essays

Introduction to Drafting (new video)

Examining a Sample Student Essay

Drafting Body Paragraphs for Essays

Creating Unity and Coherence with Transitions

Drafting Introductions

Drafting Conclusions

Drafting Titles

Strategies for Drafting Paragraphs and Essays

Revising

Introduction to Revising (new video)

Revising for Purpose and Audience

Revising for Organization

Revising for Support

Revising with a Rubric or with Evaluation Criteria

Revising with Peer Feedback

Revising with Instructor Feedback

Strategies for Revising Paragraphs and Essays

Editing

Introduction to Editing (new video)

Focusing on Common Problem Areas

Focusing on Your Specific Needs

Improving Each Sentence

Editing for Style

Editing for Proper Use of Sources

Strategies for Editing

Writing a Summary

Introduction to Summarizing

What Is Summarizing?

Preparing to Write a Summary

Drafting Your Summary Strategies for Summarizing

Writing an Analysis

Introduction to Analyzing

Asking Questions That Lead to Analysis

Drafting Your Analysis Strategies for Analyzing

Analyzing and Writing Arguments

Introduction to Argument (video)

Analyzing Arguments Fallacies of Argument

Developing an Argument for a Specific Purpose and Audience

Making Arguable Claims

Providing Strong Evidence to Support a Claim Using Persuasive Appeals

Avoiding Generalizations, Assumptions, and Bias

Responding to Alternative Views

OVERVIEW: RESEARCH

Introduction to Research (new video)

Planning a Research Project and Finding Sources

Defining Your Research Project
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
Popular versus Scholarly Sources

What Are Reference Sources?

Older and More Current Sources Using Library Catalogs and Databases

Using Reference Works to Find Potential Sources

Using Bibliographies and Citations to Find Potential Sources

Using Search Engines to Conduct Research

Using AI Tools to Conduct Research

Using Authoritative Online Sources Conducting Primary Research (Interviews, Surveys, Observations)

Evaluating Sources

Introduction to Evaluating Sources (new video)

Fact-Checking Your Sources

Evaluating the Relevance, Usefulness, and Credibility of Sources

Evaluating Internet Sources

Tips for Evaluating Sources (MLA)

Tips for Evaluating Sources (APA)

Taking Notes That Summarize, Paraphrase, or Quote from Sources

Introduction to Taking Notes as You Read Sources Organizing Your Evidence

Taking Notes That Summarize Source Material

Taking Notes That Paraphrase Source Material

Taking Notes That Quote Source Material

Annotating (Informal and Formal Annotations)

Using Research to Support Your Ideas

Introduction to Using Research to Support Your Ideas

Thinking Critically about Your Sources

Using Sources for Specific Purposes

Integrating a Summary or Main Idea from a Source into Your Writing

Integrating a Paraphrase or Specific Idea from a Source into Your Writing

Integrating a Direct Quotation into Your Writing

Integrating Visuals and Media into Your Writing Synthesizing Sources Student Model: Research Report (MLA)

Tips for Integrating Sources (MLA)

Tips for Integrating Sources (APA)

Writing Ethically and Responsibly

Understanding Why Writers Document Sources

Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism

What Is Common Knowledge?

Strategies for Acknowledging Sources (MLA)

Strategies for Acknowledging Sources (APA)

Documenting Sources

Introduction to Documenting Sources

MLA Documentation Guide

Basic Rules of APA Documentation

OVERVIEW: PARTS OF SPEECH

Introduction to the Parts of Speech

What Are the Parts of Speech?

Nouns

Introduction to Nouns (video)

What Are Nouns?

Making Nouns Plural

Articles and Nouns for Multilingual Writers

Nouns (multilingual/ESL)

Pronouns (multilingual/ESL)

Articles and Other Noun Markers (multilingual/ESL)

Pronouns

Introduction to Pronouns

Pronoun-Antecedent

Agreement Pronoun Case (video)

Pronoun Reference (video)

Using Inclusive and Non-Sexist Pronouns

Verbs

Introduction to Verb Tense and Tense Shifting (video)

What Is the Problem with Tense Shifting?

Strategies for Using Consistent Tense

Introduction to the Perfect Tenses (video)

Using the Past and the Perfect Tenses

Strategies for Using the Past and the Perfect Tenses

Tutorial on Verb Forms

Verbs for Multilingual Writers

Verbs (multilingual/ESL)

Simple Tenses (multilingual/ESL)

Progressive Tenses (multilingual/ESL)

Perfect Tenses (multilingual/ESL)

Conjugation of the Verb Work (multilingual/ESL)

Use of the Passive Voice (multilingual/ESL)

Modal Verbs (multilingual/ESL)

Forming Verb Phrases (multilingual/ESL)

Participles, Infinitives, and Gerunds (multilingual/ESL)

Adjectives and Adverbs

Introduction to Adjectives and Adverbs (video)

What Are Adjectives?

What Are Adverbs?

Avoiding Errors with Adjectives and Adverbs

Introduction to Comparatives and Superlatives (video)

Using the Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs

Prepositions and Conjunctions

Introduction to Prepositions (video)

Prepositions: What’s the Problem?

Introduction to Conjunctions (video)

Prepositions and Idiomatic Verbs for Multilingual Writers

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases (multilingual/ESL)

Idiomatic Verbs (multilingual/ESL)

OVERVIEW: SENTENCES

Introduction to Sentence Patterns (video)

Basic Sentence Patterns

Simple and Complete Subjects

Sentence Structure for Multilingual Writers

Sentence Subjects, Linking Verbs, and Word Order in Sentences (multilingual/ESL)

Putting Adjectives in Order (multilingual/ESL)

Using Adverbs Appropriately (multilingual/ESL)

Sentences and Clauses (multilingual/ESL)

Repeated Nouns and Pronouns (multilingual/ESL)

Mood and Conditional Sentences (multilingual/ESL)

Forming Negative Statements and Questions (multilingual/ESL)

Subject-Verb Agreement

Introduction to Subject-Verb Agreement (video)

What Is the Problem with Nearest-Noun Agreement?

What Is the Problem with Agreement for There Is/Was?

Agreement with Compound Subjects: What’s the Problem?

Review: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree

Fragments

Introduction to Fragments (video)

Identifying Fragments

Correcting Fragments

Strategies for Fragments

Run-ons

Introduction to Run-ons (video)

What Is the Problem with Run-ons?

Finding and Correcting Run-ons

Strategies for Run-ons

Coordination and Subordination
Introduction to Coordination and Subordination (video)

Using Coordination in Your Writing

Strategies for Coordination

Using Subordination in Your Writing

Strategies for Subordination

Parallelism

Introduction to Parallelism (video)

What Is Parallel Structure?

Finding and Correcting Parallelism Errors

Checking for Faulty Parallelism

Strategies for Parallelism

Modifier Placement

Introduction to Modifier Placement (video)

What Are Dangling Modifiers?

Finding and Correcting Dangling Modifiers

Strategies for Avoiding Dangling Modifiers

Placing Modifiers in Other Parts of Sentences

Strategies for Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers

Mixed and Incomplete Constructions

Introduction to Mixed and Incomplete Constructions (video)

What Are Mixed Constructions?

Finding Mixed Constructions

Correcting Mixed Constructions

Strategies for Mixed Constructions

What Are Incomplete Constructions?

Correcting Incomplete Constructions

Strategies for Avoiding Incomplete Constructions

Active and Passive Voice

Introduction to Active and Passive Voice (video)

What Is Active and Passive Voice?

Recognizing Passive Voice

Replacing Passive Voice with Active Voice

OVERVIEW: STYLE AND MECHANICS

Introduction to Style and Mechanics

Sentence Variety

Introduction to Sentence Variety (video)

What Is Variety?

Adding Sentence Variety to Your Writing

Strategies for Sentence Variety

Language Choices

Introduction to Language Choices

Guidelines for Choosing Language That Fits Your Writing Situation

Wordiness

Introduction to Wordiness (video)

What Is Wordiness?

Improve Wordiness in Your Writing

Strategies for Improving Wordiness

Spelling What Is Spelling?

Improve Your Spelling Strategies for Avoiding Spelling Errors

Commonly Confused Words

Correct Commonly Confused Words

Strategies for Avoiding Commonly Confused Words

Abbreviations

What Is an Abbreviation?

Using Abbreviations in Your Writing

Strategies for Using Abbreviations

Commas

Introduction to Commas (video)

Using Commas with And, But, Or, and Other Coordinating Conjunctions

Strategies for Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions

Commas with Introductory Elements

Punctuating Transitional Terms Commas with Adverb Clauses

Commas with Adjective Clauses

Commas with Appositives

Unnecessary Commas (video)

Three Types of Unnecessary Commas

Strategies for Removing Unnecessary Commas

Semicolons and Colons

Introduction to Semicolons and Colons (video)

Using Semicolons Semicolon Errors

Strategies for Using Semicolons

Colons: What’s the Problem?

Strategies for Using Colons

Apostrophes

Introduction to Apostrophes (video)

Apostrophes That Show Possession

Strategies for Using Apostrophes That Show Possession

What Is a Contraction?

Correct Use of Apostrophes in Contractions

Strategies for Apostrophes in Contractions

What Are Other Uses of the Apostrophe?

Strategies for Other Uses of the Apostrophe

Unnecessary Apostrophes

Strategies for Avoiding Unnecessary Apostrophes

Review: Strategies for Using Apostrophes

Quotation Marks

Introduction to Quotation Marks (video)

How Are Quotation Marks Used with Direct Quotations?

Strategies for Using Quotation Marks with Direct Quotations

How Are Quotation Marks Used with Other Punctuation?

Correct Use of Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation

Strategies for Using Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation

Capitalization

Introduction to Capitalization (video)

What Is Capitalization?

Avoiding Capitalization

Errors Strategies for Capitalization

Italics

What Are Italics?

Using Italics in Your Writing

Strategies for Using Italics

Hyphens

What Are Hyphens?

Using Hyphens in Your Writing

Acknowledgments

Glossary

Product Updates

Pre-built course plan prioritizes interactive learning to maximize student engagement and success. Easy-to-assign units on topics like critical reading, the writing process, research, grammar, and style are built around activities that ask students to do more than just read. Through a combination of multimodal lessons, videos, podcasts, adaptive quizzing, and self-review activities, students will watch, listen, answer questions, and most importantly, write. Prefer to build your own course from scratch? You can find all of the components of our pre-built course and more in the Resources tab of Achieve and select only what you need.

Thirty new interactive lessons combine learning with practice on the most commonly assigned reading, writing, and research topics such as reading critically, drafting a thesis statement, and integrating sources. Weaving together multimedia instructional content with questions that help students check their understanding and reflect on what they’re learning, these standalone lessons leverage the active-learning best practices of self-assessment and metacognition.

More than 50 brief videos—12 new to this edition—introduce key concepts and skills such as reading strategies, summarizing, analyzing texts, drafting, and editing. Videos are integrated into the interactive lessons as well as the ebook chapters.

A fully revised and updated ebook provides better support for composition and corequisite support sections. Highlights of the revision include:

improved coverage of reading skills and strategies, with more advice for analyzing texts
greatly expanded coverage of research to support students through the entire research process, from planning a research project, finding and evaluating sources, and taking notes to integrating sources, avoiding plagiarism, and documenting sources.
new advice–and cautions–about using AI tools to assist with reading, writing, and research tasks new advice for writing inclusively, including updated coverage of pronouns and language choices
new examples and sample passages throughout the text that represent more engaging topics, more varied perspectives, and more diverse student identities and experiences

A new interactive Student Success Toolkit addresses non-cognitive skills important to academic success. The Toolkit includes self-paced modules and reflection activities on three key topics: time management, study skills, and growth mindset.

A new Corequisite Resource Manual helps you discover what Achieve for Readers and Writers offers for your corequisite composition course. Whether your focus is on honing students' reading and sentence skills, building the reading-writing connection, scaffolding the writing process, or fostering habits for lifelong learning, Achieve has the interactive resources you need. The new Corequisite Resource Manual includes a full description of each available resource in Achieve for Readers and Writers, its pedagogical benefits, and best practices for assigning it.

Authors

Bedford/St.Martin's

Established in 1981, Bedford/St. Martin’s is the largest college publisher of textbooks for English composition courses. They publish best-selling textbooks like A Writer’s Reference, The St. Martin’s Guide to College Writing, and Patterns for College Writing.

OVERVIEW: READING

Introduction to the Active Reading Process (video)

Pre-reading Strategies

Introduction to Pre-reading Strategies (new video) Skimming

Scanning Understanding the Elements of Textbooks

Making Connections between the Text and What You Already Know

Making Predictions and Asking Questions

During-reading Strategies

Introduction to During-reading Strategies (new video)

Annotating a Text as You Read

Highlighting as You Read

Taking Notes as You Read

Reading Visuals

Post-reading Strategies

Introduction to Post-reading Strategies (new video) Rereading

Outlining or Mapping after Reading

Summarizing after Reading

Paraphrasing after Reading

Using Digital Tools for Active Reading

Taking Advantage of Active-Reading Features

Using AI Tools to Help You Read Actively

Understanding Vocabulary

Introduction to Understanding Vocabulary

Word Analysis: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Using Context Clues as You Read

Expanding Your Vocabulary

Identifying Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details

Introduction to Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details (video)

Determining the Topic of a Reading

Identifying the Main Idea (Topic Sentence) of a Paragraph

Identifying Stated Main Ideas in Longer Readings

Identifying Major and Minor Supporting Details (video)

Reading Interpretively and Making Inferences

Introduction to Reading Interpretively and Making Inferences (video)

Making Observations about What You Read

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

Recognizing Implied Main Ideas

Reading Critically

Introduction to Reading Critically (video)

Identifying a Writer’s Purpose

Distinguishing between Facts and Opinions

Determining an Author’s Point of View

Interpreting Figurative Language

Recognizing Patterns of Organization (Modes)

Introduction to Patterns of Organization (video)

Reading Definition Paragraphs and Essays Reading

Narration and Description Reading

Illustration/Example Reading Process (Lists and Sequences)

Reading Comparison and Contrast Reading Analogy

Reading Classification

Reading Cause and Effect

Reading Mixed Patterns

OVERVIEW: WRITING

Introduction to the Writing Process (new video)

Topic, Audience, Purpose, and Genre

Introduction to Topic, Audience, and Purpose (new video)

Finding and Narrowing a Topic

Determining Your Audience

Understanding Your Purpose

Understanding Genre

Prewriting: Generating and Organizing Ideas

Introduction to Prewriting Strategies (new video)

Strategies for Generating Ideas

Strategies for Organizing Ideas

Writing Modes (Patterns of Organization)

Introduction to Modes (Patterns of Organization)
Writing Description
Writing Narration
Writing Definition Paragraphs and Essays
Writing Illustration/Example
Writing Process (Lists and Sequences)

Writing Comparison and Contrast

Writing Cause and Effect

Writing Classification

Writing Mixed Patterns

Drafting a Thesis Statement

Introduction to Thesis Statements (new video)

What Is a Working Thesis Statement?

Revising a Thesis Statement

Making a Thesis Statement Substantive, Grounded, and Assertive

Strategies for Drafting a Thesis Statement

Drafting Paragraphs and Essays

Introduction to Drafting (new video)

Examining a Sample Student Essay

Drafting Body Paragraphs for Essays

Creating Unity and Coherence with Transitions

Drafting Introductions

Drafting Conclusions

Drafting Titles

Strategies for Drafting Paragraphs and Essays

Revising

Introduction to Revising (new video)

Revising for Purpose and Audience

Revising for Organization

Revising for Support

Revising with a Rubric or with Evaluation Criteria

Revising with Peer Feedback

Revising with Instructor Feedback

Strategies for Revising Paragraphs and Essays

Editing

Introduction to Editing (new video)

Focusing on Common Problem Areas

Focusing on Your Specific Needs

Improving Each Sentence

Editing for Style

Editing for Proper Use of Sources

Strategies for Editing

Writing a Summary

Introduction to Summarizing

What Is Summarizing?

Preparing to Write a Summary

Drafting Your Summary Strategies for Summarizing

Writing an Analysis

Introduction to Analyzing

Asking Questions That Lead to Analysis

Drafting Your Analysis Strategies for Analyzing

Analyzing and Writing Arguments

Introduction to Argument (video)

Analyzing Arguments Fallacies of Argument

Developing an Argument for a Specific Purpose and Audience

Making Arguable Claims

Providing Strong Evidence to Support a Claim Using Persuasive Appeals

Avoiding Generalizations, Assumptions, and Bias

Responding to Alternative Views

OVERVIEW: RESEARCH

Introduction to Research (new video)

Planning a Research Project and Finding Sources

Defining Your Research Project
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
Popular versus Scholarly Sources

What Are Reference Sources?

Older and More Current Sources Using Library Catalogs and Databases

Using Reference Works to Find Potential Sources

Using Bibliographies and Citations to Find Potential Sources

Using Search Engines to Conduct Research

Using AI Tools to Conduct Research

Using Authoritative Online Sources Conducting Primary Research (Interviews, Surveys, Observations)

Evaluating Sources

Introduction to Evaluating Sources (new video)

Fact-Checking Your Sources

Evaluating the Relevance, Usefulness, and Credibility of Sources

Evaluating Internet Sources

Tips for Evaluating Sources (MLA)

Tips for Evaluating Sources (APA)

Taking Notes That Summarize, Paraphrase, or Quote from Sources

Introduction to Taking Notes as You Read Sources Organizing Your Evidence

Taking Notes That Summarize Source Material

Taking Notes That Paraphrase Source Material

Taking Notes That Quote Source Material

Annotating (Informal and Formal Annotations)

Using Research to Support Your Ideas

Introduction to Using Research to Support Your Ideas

Thinking Critically about Your Sources

Using Sources for Specific Purposes

Integrating a Summary or Main Idea from a Source into Your Writing

Integrating a Paraphrase or Specific Idea from a Source into Your Writing

Integrating a Direct Quotation into Your Writing

Integrating Visuals and Media into Your Writing Synthesizing Sources Student Model: Research Report (MLA)

Tips for Integrating Sources (MLA)

Tips for Integrating Sources (APA)

Writing Ethically and Responsibly

Understanding Why Writers Document Sources

Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism

What Is Common Knowledge?

Strategies for Acknowledging Sources (MLA)

Strategies for Acknowledging Sources (APA)

Documenting Sources

Introduction to Documenting Sources

MLA Documentation Guide

Basic Rules of APA Documentation

OVERVIEW: PARTS OF SPEECH

Introduction to the Parts of Speech

What Are the Parts of Speech?

Nouns

Introduction to Nouns (video)

What Are Nouns?

Making Nouns Plural

Articles and Nouns for Multilingual Writers

Nouns (multilingual/ESL)

Pronouns (multilingual/ESL)

Articles and Other Noun Markers (multilingual/ESL)

Pronouns

Introduction to Pronouns

Pronoun-Antecedent

Agreement Pronoun Case (video)

Pronoun Reference (video)

Using Inclusive and Non-Sexist Pronouns

Verbs

Introduction to Verb Tense and Tense Shifting (video)

What Is the Problem with Tense Shifting?

Strategies for Using Consistent Tense

Introduction to the Perfect Tenses (video)

Using the Past and the Perfect Tenses

Strategies for Using the Past and the Perfect Tenses

Tutorial on Verb Forms

Verbs for Multilingual Writers

Verbs (multilingual/ESL)

Simple Tenses (multilingual/ESL)

Progressive Tenses (multilingual/ESL)

Perfect Tenses (multilingual/ESL)

Conjugation of the Verb Work (multilingual/ESL)

Use of the Passive Voice (multilingual/ESL)

Modal Verbs (multilingual/ESL)

Forming Verb Phrases (multilingual/ESL)

Participles, Infinitives, and Gerunds (multilingual/ESL)

Adjectives and Adverbs

Introduction to Adjectives and Adverbs (video)

What Are Adjectives?

What Are Adverbs?

Avoiding Errors with Adjectives and Adverbs

Introduction to Comparatives and Superlatives (video)

Using the Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs

Prepositions and Conjunctions

Introduction to Prepositions (video)

Prepositions: What’s the Problem?

Introduction to Conjunctions (video)

Prepositions and Idiomatic Verbs for Multilingual Writers

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases (multilingual/ESL)

Idiomatic Verbs (multilingual/ESL)

OVERVIEW: SENTENCES

Introduction to Sentence Patterns (video)

Basic Sentence Patterns

Simple and Complete Subjects

Sentence Structure for Multilingual Writers

Sentence Subjects, Linking Verbs, and Word Order in Sentences (multilingual/ESL)

Putting Adjectives in Order (multilingual/ESL)

Using Adverbs Appropriately (multilingual/ESL)

Sentences and Clauses (multilingual/ESL)

Repeated Nouns and Pronouns (multilingual/ESL)

Mood and Conditional Sentences (multilingual/ESL)

Forming Negative Statements and Questions (multilingual/ESL)

Subject-Verb Agreement

Introduction to Subject-Verb Agreement (video)

What Is the Problem with Nearest-Noun Agreement?

What Is the Problem with Agreement for There Is/Was?

Agreement with Compound Subjects: What’s the Problem?

Review: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree

Fragments

Introduction to Fragments (video)

Identifying Fragments

Correcting Fragments

Strategies for Fragments

Run-ons

Introduction to Run-ons (video)

What Is the Problem with Run-ons?

Finding and Correcting Run-ons

Strategies for Run-ons

Coordination and Subordination
Introduction to Coordination and Subordination (video)

Using Coordination in Your Writing

Strategies for Coordination

Using Subordination in Your Writing

Strategies for Subordination

Parallelism

Introduction to Parallelism (video)

What Is Parallel Structure?

Finding and Correcting Parallelism Errors

Checking for Faulty Parallelism

Strategies for Parallelism

Modifier Placement

Introduction to Modifier Placement (video)

What Are Dangling Modifiers?

Finding and Correcting Dangling Modifiers

Strategies for Avoiding Dangling Modifiers

Placing Modifiers in Other Parts of Sentences

Strategies for Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers

Mixed and Incomplete Constructions

Introduction to Mixed and Incomplete Constructions (video)

What Are Mixed Constructions?

Finding Mixed Constructions

Correcting Mixed Constructions

Strategies for Mixed Constructions

What Are Incomplete Constructions?

Correcting Incomplete Constructions

Strategies for Avoiding Incomplete Constructions

Active and Passive Voice

Introduction to Active and Passive Voice (video)

What Is Active and Passive Voice?

Recognizing Passive Voice

Replacing Passive Voice with Active Voice

OVERVIEW: STYLE AND MECHANICS

Introduction to Style and Mechanics

Sentence Variety

Introduction to Sentence Variety (video)

What Is Variety?

Adding Sentence Variety to Your Writing

Strategies for Sentence Variety

Language Choices

Introduction to Language Choices

Guidelines for Choosing Language That Fits Your Writing Situation

Wordiness

Introduction to Wordiness (video)

What Is Wordiness?

Improve Wordiness in Your Writing

Strategies for Improving Wordiness

Spelling What Is Spelling?

Improve Your Spelling Strategies for Avoiding Spelling Errors

Commonly Confused Words

Correct Commonly Confused Words

Strategies for Avoiding Commonly Confused Words

Abbreviations

What Is an Abbreviation?

Using Abbreviations in Your Writing

Strategies for Using Abbreviations

Commas

Introduction to Commas (video)

Using Commas with And, But, Or, and Other Coordinating Conjunctions

Strategies for Using Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions

Commas with Introductory Elements

Punctuating Transitional Terms Commas with Adverb Clauses

Commas with Adjective Clauses

Commas with Appositives

Unnecessary Commas (video)

Three Types of Unnecessary Commas

Strategies for Removing Unnecessary Commas

Semicolons and Colons

Introduction to Semicolons and Colons (video)

Using Semicolons Semicolon Errors

Strategies for Using Semicolons

Colons: What’s the Problem?

Strategies for Using Colons

Apostrophes

Introduction to Apostrophes (video)

Apostrophes That Show Possession

Strategies for Using Apostrophes That Show Possession

What Is a Contraction?

Correct Use of Apostrophes in Contractions

Strategies for Apostrophes in Contractions

What Are Other Uses of the Apostrophe?

Strategies for Other Uses of the Apostrophe

Unnecessary Apostrophes

Strategies for Avoiding Unnecessary Apostrophes

Review: Strategies for Using Apostrophes

Quotation Marks

Introduction to Quotation Marks (video)

How Are Quotation Marks Used with Direct Quotations?

Strategies for Using Quotation Marks with Direct Quotations

How Are Quotation Marks Used with Other Punctuation?

Correct Use of Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation

Strategies for Using Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation

Capitalization

Introduction to Capitalization (video)

What Is Capitalization?

Avoiding Capitalization

Errors Strategies for Capitalization

Italics

What Are Italics?

Using Italics in Your Writing

Strategies for Using Italics

Hyphens

What Are Hyphens?

Using Hyphens in Your Writing

Acknowledgments

Glossary

Product Updates

improved coverage of reading skills and strategies, with more advice for analyzing texts
greatly expanded coverage of research to support students through the entire research process, from planning a research project, finding and evaluating sources, and taking notes to integrating sources, avoiding plagiarism, and documenting sources.
new advice–and cautions–about using AI tools to assist with reading, writing, and research tasks new advice for writing inclusively, including updated coverage of pronouns and language choices
new examples and sample passages throughout the text that represent more engaging topics, more varied perspectives, and more diverse student identities and experiences

Confident readers and writers start here

Students come to writing courses with different levels of preparedness. Achieve for Readers and Writers provides a personalized, interactive learning experience for every student, including those in corequisite support sections. The third edition maximizes student engagement and success with learning modules that provide new multimodal interactive lessons, LearningCurve adaptive quizzing, and self-paced activities for targeted practice.

Diagnostics establish a baseline for proficiency in grammar, writing, and reading, and the personalized study plan directs students to areas for improvement. Achieve also supports student writing with writing tools that guide students through drafting, peer review, plagiarism checks, reflection, and revision, while making it easier for instructors to provide timely, personalized feedback.

Talk to your representative about pairing Achieve for Readers and Writers with one of our readers, and realize the benefits of writing tools plus quality reading selections.

Success Stories

Here are a few examples of how Achieve has helped instructors like you improve student preparedness, enhance their sense of belonging, and achieve course goals they set for themselves.