The Student Center offers additional materials to help
you get the most out of your textbook, including:
- Learning Objectives (goals for the chapter)
- Chapter Outlines (a handy guide to the chapter's major sections)
- Self-Quizzes (self-correcting exercises in grammar, mechanics,
and the other lessons of the chapter)
- Glossary (definitions of key terms)
- On-Line Resources (writing prompts that use Internet resources
as springboards to thinking)
- Visuals (PowerPoint overviews of each chapter, and, in some
cases, video explaining key concepts)
- Correction Symbols (a list of the most commonly used symbols)
- Glossary (a complete glossary that compiles key terms from
all chapters)
- Summarizing and Paraphrasing (a self-quiz on these key processes)
- Study Skills Primer (tips on Doing Well in College and specific
Studying Strategies, and a list of References)
- Internet Primer (detailed overview of Internet resources)
- Using the Internet (tips on using the Internet wisely and well)
- Plagiarism and the Internet (a discussion of plagiarism)
- McGraw-Hill Guide to Electronic Research (a detailed guide
to using the Internet to conduct research)
- Career Considerations (some advice on putting your education
to work)
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