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Table of Contents
Welcome to LaunchPad Solo for Hacker Handbooks
Welcome to LaunchPad Solo for Hacker Handbooks
Getting the most out of LaunchPad Solo
Using Bedford's video tools
Guide to additional resources
Welcome to LaunchPad Solo for Hacker Handbooks
Getting the most out of LaunchPad Solo
Using Bedford's video tools
Guide to additional resources
Composing: Exploring, planning, and drafting
Exercises
Exercise: Purpose and audience (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Introductions (autoscored)
Writing practice
Exploring a subject
Revising your thesis
Drafting and revising your introduction
Revising your conclusion
Managing your files
Composing: Revising, editing, and reflecting
Exercises
Exercise: Conducting a peer review (autoscored)
Exercise: Choosing an appropriate point of view (autoscored)
Writing practice
Using reviewers' comments
Being a peer reviewer
Proofreading your work for grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Proofreading your work for correct citations
Learning about revision from other writers
Sample student writing
Literacy narrative, draft with peer comments (MLA): Nguyen, Rough Draft
Literacy narrative (MLA): Nguyen, "A Place to Begin"
Reflective letter for a portfolio: Bonilla
Composing: Building effective paragraphs
Exercises
Exercise: Topic sentences 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Topic sentences 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Transitions (autoscored)
Writing practice
Using transitions
Focusing on topic sentences
Revising paragraphs
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Patterns of organization
LearningCurve: Topics and main ideas
LearningCurve: Topic sentences and supporting details
Exercises
Exercise: Purpose and audience (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Introductions (autoscored)
Writing practice
Exploring a subject
Revising your thesis
Drafting and revising your introduction
Revising your conclusion
Managing your files
Composing: Revising, editing, and reflecting
Exercises
Exercise: Conducting a peer review (autoscored)
Exercise: Choosing an appropriate point of view (autoscored)
Writing practice
Using reviewers' comments
Being a peer reviewer
Proofreading your work for grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Proofreading your work for correct citations
Learning about revision from other writers
Sample student writing
Literacy narrative, draft with peer comments (MLA): Nguyen, Rough Draft
Literacy narrative (MLA): Nguyen, "A Place to Begin"
Reflective letter for a portfolio: Bonilla
Composing: Building effective paragraphs
Exercises
Exercise: Topic sentences 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Topic sentences 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Transitions (autoscored)
Writing practice
Using transitions
Focusing on topic sentences
Revising paragraphs
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Patterns of organization
LearningCurve: Topics and main ideas
LearningCurve: Topic sentences and supporting details
Academic writing: Reading and writing critically
Writing practice
Reading written texts actively
Drafting and revising an analytical thesis for a written text
Summarizing a written text
Analyzing a written text
Developing an analysis of a written text
Balancing summary with analysis
Sample student writing
Analysis of an article (MLA): Sanchez, "Rethinking Big-Box Stores"
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Critical reading
Academic writing: Reading and writing about multimodal texts
Writing practice
Reading multimodal texts actively
Analyzing a multimodal text
Drafting and revising an analytical thesis for a multimodal text
Learning about analytical writing from other writers
Sample student writing
Analysis of an advertisement (MLA): Yoshida, "Sometimes a Cup of Coffee Is Just a Cup of Coffee"
Sample Web site: D'Amato, "Loose Leaf Teas"
Sample video essay: Williamson, "To the Children of America"
Academic writing: Reading and writing arguments
Exercise
Exercise: Evaluating arguments (autoscored)
Writing practice
Evaluating ads for logic and fairness
Identifying appeals
Evaluating an argument
Joining a conversation
Appealing to your readers
Drafting your central claim and supporting claims
Anticipating and countering objections
Sample student writing
Argument paper (MLA): Jacobs, "From Lecture to Conversation: Redefining What's 'Fit to Print'"
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Argument: Arguable claims
LearningCurve: Argument: Persuasive appeals
Learning Curve: Argument: Reasoning and logical fallacies
LearningCurve: Argument: Topic, purpose, and audience
Writing practice
Reading written texts actively
Drafting and revising an analytical thesis for a written text
Summarizing a written text
Analyzing a written text
Developing an analysis of a written text
Balancing summary with analysis
Sample student writing
Analysis of an article (MLA): Sanchez, "Rethinking Big-Box Stores"
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Critical reading
Academic writing: Reading and writing about multimodal texts
Writing practice
Reading multimodal texts actively
Analyzing a multimodal text
Drafting and revising an analytical thesis for a multimodal text
Learning about analytical writing from other writers
Sample student writing
Analysis of an advertisement (MLA): Yoshida, "Sometimes a Cup of Coffee Is Just a Cup of Coffee"
Sample Web site: D'Amato, "Loose Leaf Teas"
Sample video essay: Williamson, "To the Children of America"
Academic writing: Reading and writing arguments
Exercise
Exercise: Evaluating arguments (autoscored)
Writing practice
Evaluating ads for logic and fairness
Identifying appeals
Evaluating an argument
Joining a conversation
Appealing to your readers
Drafting your central claim and supporting claims
Anticipating and countering objections
Sample student writing
Argument paper (MLA): Jacobs, "From Lecture to Conversation: Redefining What's 'Fit to Print'"
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Argument: Arguable claims
LearningCurve: Argument: Persuasive appeals
Learning Curve: Argument: Reasoning and logical fallacies
LearningCurve: Argument: Topic, purpose, and audience
Academic writing: Reading and writing about literature
Exercise
Exercise: Thesis statements in literature papers (autoscored)
Writing practice
Asking questions about literature
Sample student writing
Literary analysis (MLA): Dan Larson, “The Transformation of Mrs. Peters: An Analysis of 'A Jury of Her Peers'”
Literary analysis (MLA): Margaret Peel, "Opposing Voices in 'Ballad of the Landlord'"
Exercise
Exercise: Thesis statements in literature papers (autoscored)
Writing practice
Asking questions about literature
Sample student writing
Literary analysis (MLA): Dan Larson, “The Transformation of Mrs. Peters: An Analysis of 'A Jury of Her Peers'”
Literary analysis (MLA): Margaret Peel, "Opposing Voices in 'Ballad of the Landlord'"
Academic writing: Speaking confidently
Writing practice
Preparing a presentation
Focusing on your delivery
Learning from another speaker (persuasive speech)
Learning from another speaker (informative speech)
Writing practice
Preparing a presentation
Focusing on your delivery
Learning from another speaker (persuasive speech)
Learning from another speaker (informative speech)
Clarity/style: Active verbs
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying active and passive voice (autoscored)
Exercise: Using active voice (autoscored)
Exercise: Active vs. passive voice (autoscored)
Exercise: Active vs. be verbs (autoscored)
Exercise: Using active verbs
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Active and passive voice
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying active and passive voice (autoscored)
Exercise: Using active voice (autoscored)
Exercise: Active vs. passive voice (autoscored)
Exercise: Active vs. be verbs (autoscored)
Exercise: Using active verbs
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Active and passive voice
Clarity/style: Parallelism
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying parallel structure (autoscored)
Exercise: Parallelism 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parallelism 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parallelism 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Correcting faulty parallelism
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Parallelism
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying parallel structure (autoscored)
Exercise: Parallelism 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parallelism 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parallelism 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Correcting faulty parallelism
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Parallelism
Clarity/style: Needed words
Exercises
Exercise: Needed words 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Needed words 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Needed words 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Needed words 4
Exercises
Exercise: Needed words 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Needed words 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Needed words 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Needed words 4
Clarity/style: Mixed constructions
Exercises
Exercise: Mixed constructions 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Mixed constructions 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Mixed constructions 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Mixed constructions 4
Exercises
Exercise: Mixed constructions 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Mixed constructions 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Mixed constructions 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Mixed constructions 4
Clarity/style: Misplaced and dangling modifiers
Exercises
Exercise: Awkward and misplaced modifiers (autoscored)
Exercise: Misplaced modifiers 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Misplaced modifiers 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Misplaced modifiers 3
Exercise: Dangling modifiers 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Dangling modifiers 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Dangling modifiers 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Dangling modifiers 4
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Modifiers
Exercises
Exercise: Awkward and misplaced modifiers (autoscored)
Exercise: Misplaced modifiers 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Misplaced modifiers 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Misplaced modifiers 3
Exercise: Dangling modifiers 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Dangling modifiers 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Dangling modifiers 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Dangling modifiers 4
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Modifiers
Clarity/style: Shifts
Exercises
Exercise: Shifts: person and number (autoscored)
Exercise: Shifts: tense (autoscored)
Exercise: Shifts: mood and voice, questions and quotations 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Shifts: mood and voice, questions and quotations 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: All shifts 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: All shifts 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Editing for shifts
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Shifts
Exercises
Exercise: Shifts: person and number (autoscored)
Exercise: Shifts: tense (autoscored)
Exercise: Shifts: mood and voice, questions and quotations 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Shifts: mood and voice, questions and quotations 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: All shifts 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: All shifts 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Editing for shifts
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Shifts
Clarity/style: Sentence emphasis
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying coordination (autoscored)
Exercise: Identifying subordination (autoscored)
Exercise: Identifying sentence emphasis 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Identifying sentence emphasis 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Combining choppy sentences (autoscored)
Exercise: Using coordination and subordination 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using coordination and subordination 2
Exercise: Using coordination and subordination 3
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Coordination and subordination
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying coordination (autoscored)
Exercise: Identifying subordination (autoscored)
Exercise: Identifying sentence emphasis 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Identifying sentence emphasis 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Combining choppy sentences (autoscored)
Exercise: Using coordination and subordination 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using coordination and subordination 2
Exercise: Using coordination and subordination 3
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Coordination and subordination
Clarity/style: Sentence variety
Exercises
Exercise: Sentence variety 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence variety 2
Exercises
Exercise: Sentence variety 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence variety 2
Word choice: Wordy sentences
Exercises
Exercise: Wordy sentences 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Wordy sentences 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Wordy sentences 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Wordy sentences 4
Exercise: Wordy sentences 5
Exercises
Exercise: Wordy sentences 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Wordy sentences 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Wordy sentences 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Wordy sentences 4
Exercise: Wordy sentences 5
Word choice: Appropriate language
Exercises
Exercise: Jargon, pretentious language, euphemisms, doublespeak 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Jargon, pretentious language, euphemisms, doublespeak 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sexist language 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sexist language 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sexist language 3 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Word choice and appropriate language
Exercises
Exercise: Jargon, pretentious language, euphemisms, doublespeak 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Jargon, pretentious language, euphemisms, doublespeak 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sexist language 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sexist language 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sexist language 3 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Word choice and appropriate language
Word choice: Exact words
Exercises
Exercise: Misused words 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Misused words 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard idioms 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard idioms 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Clichés and figures of speech 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Clichés and figures of speech 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Word choice and appropriate language
Exercises
Exercise: Misused words 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Misused words 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard idioms 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard idioms 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Clichés and figures of speech 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Clichés and figures of speech 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Word choice and appropriate language
Grammar: Sentence fragments
Exercises
Exercise: Sentence fragments 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence fragments 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence fragments 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence fragments 4
Exercise: Sentence fragments 5
Exercise: Sentence fragments 6
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Sentence fragments
Exercises
Exercise: Sentence fragments 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence fragments 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence fragments 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence fragments 4
Exercise: Sentence fragments 5
Exercise: Sentence fragments 6
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Sentence fragments
Grammar: Run-on sentences
Exercises
Exercise: Run-on sentences 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Run-on sentences 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Run-on sentences 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Run-on sentences 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Run-on sentences 5
Exercise: Run-on sentences 6
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Run-on sentences
Exercises
Exercise: Run-on sentences 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Run-on sentences 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Run-on sentences 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Run-on sentences 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Run-on sentences 5
Exercise: Run-on sentences 6
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Run-on sentences
Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
Exercises
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 5
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Subject-verb agreement
Exercises
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject-verb agreement 5
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Subject-verb agreement
Grammar: Pronoun-antecedent agreement
Exercises
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 4
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 5
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Pronoun agreement and pronoun reference
Exercises
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 4
Exercise: Pronoun-antecedent agreement 5
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Pronoun agreement and pronoun reference
Grammar: Pronoun reference
Exercises
Exercise: Pronoun reference 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun reference 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun reference 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun reference 4
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Pronoun agreement and pronoun reference
Exercises
Exercise: Pronoun reference 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun reference 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun reference 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun reference 4
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Pronoun agreement and pronoun reference
Grammar: Pronoun case
Exercises
Exercise: Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case (who and whom) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case (who and whom) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case: review 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case: review 2 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case (such as I vs. me) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case (who and whom) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case (who and whom) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case: review 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Pronoun case: review 2 (autoscored)
Grammar: Adjectives and adverbs
Exercises
Exercise: Adjectives and adverbs 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Adjectives and adverbs 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Adjectives and adverbs 3 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
Exercises
Exercise: Adjectives and adverbs 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Adjectives and adverbs 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Adjectives and adverbs 3 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
Grammar: Standard English verb forms
Exercises
Exercise: Irregular verbs 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Irregular verbs 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Irregular verbs 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard English verb forms 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard English verb forms 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard English verb forms 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb tense and mood 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb tense and mood 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb tense and mood 3 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs
Exercises
Exercise: Irregular verbs 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Irregular verbs 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Irregular verbs 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard English verb forms 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard English verb forms 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Standard English verb forms 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb tense and mood 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb tense and mood 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb tense and mood 3 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs
Multilingual: Verbs
Exercises
Exercise: Verb forms and tenses 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb forms and tenses 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb forms with modals 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb forms with modals 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbs in negative and conditional sentences (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbs in conditional sentences (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using verbs: review (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs for multilingual writers
Exercises
Exercise: Verb forms and tenses 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb forms and tenses 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb forms with modals 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verb forms with modals 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbs in negative and conditional sentences (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbs in conditional sentences (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using verbs: review (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs for multilingual writers
Multilingual: Articles
Exercises
Exercise: Using articles 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using articles 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using articles 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Articles and types of nouns (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Articles and nouns for multilingual writers
Exercises
Exercise: Using articles 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using articles 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using articles 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Articles and types of nouns (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Articles and nouns for multilingual writers
Multilingual: Sentence structure
Exercises
Exercise: Omissions and repetitions 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Omissions and repetitions 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence structure 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence structure 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Present vs. past participles 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Present vs. past participles 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using cumulative adjectives 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using cumulative adjectives 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Sentence structure for multilingual writers
Exercises
Exercise: Omissions and repetitions 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Omissions and repetitions 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence structure 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence structure 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Present vs. past participles 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Present vs. past participles 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using cumulative adjectives 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Using cumulative adjectives 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Sentence structure for multilingual writers
Multilingual: Prepositions and idiomatic expressions
Exercises
Exercise: Prepositions showing time and place 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Prepositions showing time and place 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Prepositions for multilingual writers
Exercises
Exercise: Prepositions showing time and place 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Prepositions showing time and place 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Prepositions for multilingual writers
Punctuation: The comma
Exercises
Exercise: Commas with independent clauses and introductory elements 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Commas with independent clauses and introductory elements 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Commas with series and coordinate adjectives 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Commas with series and coordinate adjectives 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Commas with nonrestrictive elements (autoscored)
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: All uses of the comma (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Commas
Exercises
Exercise: Commas with independent clauses and introductory elements 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Commas with independent clauses and introductory elements 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Commas with series and coordinate adjectives 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Commas with series and coordinate adjectives 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Commas with nonrestrictive elements (autoscored)
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: All uses of the comma (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Commas
Punctuation: Unnecessary commas
Exercises
Exercise: Unnecessary commas (autoscored)
Exercise: Misuses of the comma 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Misuses of the comma 2 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Unnecessary commas (autoscored)
Exercise: Misuses of the comma 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Misuses of the comma 2 (autoscored)
Punctuation: The semicolon and the colon
Exercises
Exercise: The semicolon and the comma 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: The semicolon and the comma 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: The semicolon and the comma 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: The semicolon and the comma 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Semicolons and colons
Exercises
Exercise: The semicolon and the comma 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: The semicolon and the comma 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: The semicolon and the comma 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: The semicolon and the comma 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Semicolons and colons
Punctuation: The apostrophe
Exercises
Exercise: The apostrophe 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: The apostrophe 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: The apostrophe 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: The apostrophe 4
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Apostrophes
Exercises
Exercise: The apostrophe 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: The apostrophe 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: The apostrophe 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: The apostrophe 4
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Apostrophes
Punctuation: Quotation marks
Exercises
Exercise: Quotation marks 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Quotation marks 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Quotation marks 3 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Quotation marks and italics
Exercises
Exercise: Quotation marks 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Quotation marks 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Quotation marks 3 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Quotation marks and italics
Punctuation: Other punctuation marks
Exercises
Exercise: End punctuation (autoscored)
Exercise: Other punctuation marks 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Other punctuation marks 2 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: End punctuation (autoscored)
Exercise: Other punctuation marks 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Other punctuation marks 2 (autoscored)
Mechanics: Abbreviations and numbers
Exercises
Exercise: Abbreviations 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Abbreviations 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Numbers 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Numbers 2 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Abbreviations 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Abbreviations 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Numbers 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Numbers 2 (autoscored)
Mechanics: Italics
Exercises
Exercise: Italics 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Italics 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Quotation marks and italics
Exercises
Exercise: Italics 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Italics 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Quotation marks and italics
Mechanics: Spelling and hyphenation
Exercises
Exercise: Spelling (autoscored)
Exercise: The hyphen 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: The hyphen 2 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Spelling (autoscored)
Exercise: The hyphen 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: The hyphen 2 (autoscored)
Mechanics: Capitalization
Exercises
Exercise: Capitalization 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Capitalization 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Capitalization
Exercises
Exercise: Capitalization 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Capitalization 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Capitalization
Basics: Nouns and pronouns
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying nouns (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: nouns 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: nouns 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Identifying pronouns (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: pronouns 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: pronouns 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Nouns and pronouns
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying nouns (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: nouns 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: nouns 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Identifying pronouns (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: pronouns 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: pronouns 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Nouns and pronouns
Basics: Verbs
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying verbs (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: verbs 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: verbs 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying verbs (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: verbs 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: verbs 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
Basics: Adjectives and adverbs
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying adjectives and adverbs (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: adjectives 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: adjectives 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: adverbs 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: adverbs 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying adjectives and adverbs (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: adjectives 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: adjectives 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: adverbs 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: adverbs 2 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
Basics: Prepositions and conjunctions
Exercises
Exercise: Parts of speech: prepositions (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: identifying prepositions
Exercise: Parts of speech: coordinating and subordinating conjunctions (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: identifying conjunctions (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Prepositions and conjunctions
Exercises
Exercise: Parts of speech: prepositions (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: identifying prepositions
Exercise: Parts of speech: coordinating and subordinating conjunctions (autoscored)
Exercise: Parts of speech: identifying conjunctions (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Prepositions and conjunctions
Basics: All parts of speech
Exercises
Exercise: All parts of speech 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: All parts of speech 2 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: All parts of speech 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: All parts of speech 2 (autoscored)
Basics: Sentence patterns
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying complete subjects (autoscored)
Exercise: Subjects 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subjects 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject complements and direct objects 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject complements and direct objects 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Indirect objects and object complements 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Indirect objects and object complements 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: All objects and complements (autoscored)
Exercise: Linking, transitive, and intransitive verbs (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying complete subjects (autoscored)
Exercise: Subjects 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subjects 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject complements and direct objects 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subject complements and direct objects 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Indirect objects and object complements 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Indirect objects and object complements 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: All objects and complements (autoscored)
Exercise: Linking, transitive, and intransitive verbs (autoscored)
Basics: Subordinate words groups: Phrases
Exercises
Exercise: Prepositional phrases 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Prepositional phrases 2
Exercise: Prepositional phrases 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Objects of prepositions (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbal phrases 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbal phrases 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbal phrases 3 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Prepositional phrases 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Prepositional phrases 2
Exercise: Prepositional phrases 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Objects of prepositions (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbal phrases 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbal phrases 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Verbal phrases 3 (autoscored)
Basics: Subordinate words groups: Clauses
Exercises
Exercise: Subordinate clauses 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subordinate clauses 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subordinate clauses 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subjects of subordinate clauses
Exercise: Phrases and clauses (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Subordinate clauses 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subordinate clauses 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subordinate clauses 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Subjects of subordinate clauses
Exercise: Phrases and clauses (autoscored)
Basics: Sentence types
Exercises
Exercise: Sentence types 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence types 2 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Sentence types 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Sentence types 2 (autoscored)
Research
Exercise
Exercise: Research questions (autoscored)
Writing practice
Mapping out a search strategy
Managing the research project
Posing research questions worth exploring
Planning with sources
Evaluating sources you find on the Web
Writing a research proposal
Exercise
Exercise: Research questions (autoscored)
Writing practice
Mapping out a search strategy
Managing the research project
Posing research questions worth exploring
Planning with sources
Evaluating sources you find on the Web
Writing a research proposal
MLA: Supporting a t hesis
Exercises
Exercise: Thesis statements (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Writing practice
Writing a working thesis for a research paper
Exercises
Exercise: Thesis statements (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Writing practice
Writing a working thesis for a research paper
MLA: Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
Exercises
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Paraphrasing (MLA)
Exercise: Recognizing common knowledge (MLA) (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (MLA) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Paraphrasing (MLA)
Exercise: Recognizing common knowledge (MLA) (autoscored)
MLA: Integrating sources
Exercises
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 5 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Working with sources (MLA)
Exercises
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (MLA) 5 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Working with sources (MLA)
MLA: Documenting sources: In-text citations
Exercises
Exercise: In-text citations (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (MLA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: In-text citations (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (MLA) 3 (autoscored)
MLA: Documenting sources: Works cited list
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying elements of sources (MLA) (autoscored)
Exercise: Works cited list (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Works cited list (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Works cited list (MLA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: MLA documentation (autoscored)
Sample student writing
Research paper (MLA): Harba, “What’s for Dinner? Personal Choices vs. Public Health”
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying elements of sources (MLA) (autoscored)
Exercise: Works cited list (MLA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Works cited list (MLA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Works cited list (MLA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: MLA documentation (autoscored)
Sample student writing
Research paper (MLA): Harba, “What’s for Dinner? Personal Choices vs. Public Health”
APA: Supporting a thesis
Exercises
Exercise: Thesis statements (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements (APA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Thesis statements (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements (APA) 2 (autoscored)
APA: Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
Exercises
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 6 (autoscored)
Exercise: Paraphrasing (APA)
Exercise: Recognizing common knowledge (APA) (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (APA) 6 (autoscored)
Exercise: Paraphrasing (APA)
Exercise: Recognizing common knowledge (APA) (autoscored)
APA: Integrating sources
Exercises
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 6 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 7 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Working with sources (APA)
Exercises
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 6 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (APA) 7 (autoscored)
LearningCurve
LearningCurve: Working with sources (APA)
APA: Documenting sources: In-text citations
Exercises
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 6 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: In-text citations (APA) 6 (autoscored)
APA: Documenting sources: Reference list
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying elements of sources (APA) (autoscored)
Exercise: Reference list (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Reference list (APA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Reference list (APA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Reference list (APA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: APA documentation (autoscored)
Sample student writing
Review of the literature (APA; psychology): Mirano, “Can Medication Cure Obesity in Children?”
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying elements of sources (APA) (autoscored)
Exercise: Reference list (APA) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Reference list (APA) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Reference list (APA) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Reference list (APA) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: APA documentation (autoscored)
Sample student writing
Review of the literature (APA; psychology): Mirano, “Can Medication Cure Obesity in Children?”
Chicago: Supporting a thesis
Exercises
Exercise: Thesis statements (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Thesis statements (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Thesis statements (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Chicago: Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
Exercises
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 6 (autoscored)
Exercise: Recognizing common knowledge (Chicago) (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Avoiding plagiarism (Chicago) 6 (autoscored)
Exercise: Recognizing common knowledge (Chicago) (autoscored)
Chicago: Integrating sources
Exercises
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 6 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 4 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 5 (autoscored)
Exercise: Integrating sources (Chicago) 6 (autoscored)
Chicago: Documenting sources: Notes
Exercises
Exercise: Notes (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Notes (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Notes (Chicago) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Notes (Chicago) 4 (autoscored)
Exercises
Exercise: Notes (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Notes (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Notes (Chicago) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Notes (Chicago) 4 (autoscored)
Chicago: Documenting sources: Bibliography
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying elements of sources (Chicago) (autoscored)
Exercise: Bibliography (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Bibliography (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Bibliography (Chicago) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Chicago documentation (autoscored)
Sample student writing
Research paper (Chicago; history): Bishop, “The Massacre at Fort Pillow: Nathan Bedford Forrest”
Exercises
Exercise: Identifying elements of sources (Chicago) (autoscored)
Exercise: Bibliography (Chicago) 1 (autoscored)
Exercise: Bibliography (Chicago) 2 (autoscored)
Exercise: Bibliography (Chicago) 3 (autoscored)
Exercise: Chicago documentation (autoscored)
Sample student writing
Research paper (Chicago; history): Bishop, “The Massacre at Fort Pillow: Nathan Bedford Forrest”
Writing in the disciplines
Writing practice
Examining the writing in a particular field
Examining a writing assignment from one of your courses
Writing practice
Examining the writing in a particular field
Examining a writing assignment from one of your courses
Authors
Diana Hacker
Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, include A Writer’s Reference, Ninth Edition (2018); A Pocket Style Manual, Eighth Edition (2018); The Bedford Handbook, Tenth Edition (2017); Rules for Writers, Eighth Edition (2016); and Writer’s Help 2.0, Hacker Version.
Nancy Sommers
Nancy Sommers, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches in Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. She led Harvard’s Expository Writing Program for twenty years, directing the first-year writing program and establishing Harvard’s WAC program. A two-time Braddock Award winner, Sommers is well known for her research and publications on student writing. Her articles “Revision Strategies of Student and Experienced Writers” and “Responding to Student Writing” are two of the most widely read and anthologized articles in the field of composition. Recently she has been exploring different audiences through blogging and through publishing in popular media. Sommers is the lead author on Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, and is coauthor of Fields of Reading, Tenth Edition (2013).
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