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1. Patterns for college writing 13th edition pdf mac higher android#
2. Patterns for college writing 13th edition pdf mac higher free#

Reviewed by Carole Parks, Adjunct Faculty for CG100: College Success and Survival, Education Adjunct, GED Instructor, Oregon Coast Community College on 1/5/21 I really am thrilled to have found this textbook and will use it. The cultural context of this textbook seems to be well thought out and sensitive to its readers, in my opinion.

I would have reworded a few areas, but overall it is good.

Patterns for college writing 13th edition pdf mac higher android#

When I used the epub version with my Aidiko app on my Android phone to view the book the videos we not clickable either and some of the text is piled up and unreadable in some areas. Students might have difficulty navigating this. I just used part of words in the link to conduct an internet search of the videos. The PDF form is better, but the videos are not clickable. The interface is acceptable, but the images, charts and test blocks do not show up in WORD, which is problematic if the student needs to use the reader in WORD for their coursework. If one chooses to teach the topics in a different order, it would be easy for both the instructor and student to navigate. The topis are presented in a way that makes sense to me as an instructor. I found that having the key take aways section color coded green and the checkpoint exercises color coded blue really helps make the book user friendly. This book is organized very well, It is easy to locate a particular part of the book or assign certain sections. I did not find any discrepancies in the information. The voice and tone of the text is consistent as well as the overall message of the lessons. I think they would be able to understand the references and find it helpful. I tried to imagine how English Language Learners would view this book. I found even the technical language explaining drugs easy to follow and comprehend. With the absence of a glossary, it might be helpful to have a definition of key words on the same page as the first reference to the word. This test is clearly written and easy to understand. I highly recommend this book for use first year college courses as it has a lot of offer students. The activities outlined in the chapters are timeless and easy to adapt to changing times. As I mentioned previously, the statistics and some videos are a bit outdated, but nevertheless interesting as long as you look that them in context with the previous decade. Since this book covers timeless classic topics like time management, testing taking, and note taking, to name a few, the information doesn't go out of style. I will use it for the Summer 2021 semester.

Patterns for college writing 13th edition pdf mac higher free#

Considering that this is a free resource for students, it has definitely more assets than draw backs and offers sound advice for new students who want to improve their skills and learn about topics that effect their lives.

I would like to see updated statistics and videos in a future publication of this book. The content of this textbook appears to be accurate even though some of the statistics are dated. Overall, this book is very easy to follow and find information. I particularly like the visually pleasing way the chapters are organized with key take aways and checkpoint exercises. The table of contents is helpful and complete.

Key words are in bold type print that would potentiality be good candidates for a glossary definition. Reviewed by Sheriann Stanton, Adjunct Faculty, Berkshire Community College on 6/15/21