Preface
Writing is often a challenge. If you’ve ever found it challenging to express yourself in writing for schoolwork or other tasks, this is the book for you.
Read, Think, Write provides instruction in writing, reading, critical thinking, research, and study skills. The book is suitable for students at a wide range of writing levels and abilities. By presenting information in logical, manageable steps, the book helps students prepare for their next writing assignment or university course.
Read, Think, Write starts by providing tools and techniques students can use to effectively study, read, and write in a post-secondary setting. Through an easy-to-follow step-by-step approach, it leads students to success in writing the essays required in English courses and the research essays required in most university disciplines. The book emphasizes the process of writing and encourages students to develop an individual process that will allow them to tackle writing tasks with confidence. The skills developed through this process are also transferrable to the writing tasks required in many career settings.
Each chapter helps students develop proficiency in one of the principles of effective writing. Concepts are illustrated through relevant examples and thought-provoking scenarios. Skills are reinforced through related exercises, questions, and opportunities for students to demonstrate learning. The text involves students in the learning process through reading, discussing, problem-solving, and practicing.
Read, Think, Write can be used effectively by an individual student, and it also presents opportunities for collaboration among students to reinforce and deepen learning.
Read, Think, Write is an adaptation of a number of Open Access textbooks, primarily based on Writing for Success by Scott McLean and Writing for Success: 1st Canadian Edition by Tara Horkoff.
Features
There is a clear structure to the chapter and segment levels. This allows for easy adaptation to existing and changing course needs or assessment outcomes.
Clear internal summaries and effective displays of information contribute to ease of access to information and increase the student’s ability to locate desired content.
Each concept is introduced and then reinforced with an exercise.
Exercises are designed to facilitate both individual work and interaction with peers. Peer-to-peer engagement fosters the development of interpersonal skills and promotes critical thinking skills. Editing exercises develop students’ writing skills.
In the comprehensive grammar and punctuation handbook, rule explanations are simplified with clear, relevant, and theme-based examples to facilitate learning and increase knowledge retention.