Enables faculty to create and implement effective assessment methodologies - research based and field tested - in traditional and online classrooms. In doing so, the book reveals how the daunting challenges of grading in the arts can be turned into opportunities for deeper student learning, increased student engagement, and an enlivened pedagogy.
Focus on Writing is an academic writing program that provides students with essential tools to master not only the key steps in the writing process, but also the grammatical structures, lexical knowledge, and rhetorical modes essential for academic writing.This five-level series progresses with students as they grow in confidence and ability from sentence level (Book 1) through paragraphs (Books 13) and essays (Books 35). Each unit leads writers step-by- step through the process of prewriting, writing a first draft, revising, and editing before producing a final draft. Not only do students write an entire paragraph or essay in each unit, they are also given plenty of practice at the sentence and word levels. Features:Each unit teaches students how to use one or more common organizational structures: narrative, description, opinion, persuasion, compare-contrast, problem-solution, and cause-effect. High- interest readings and a choice of writing assignments provide a springboard for students writing. Grammar presentation and practice correlated to Focus on Grammar make the connection between grammar and writing clear. Building Word Knowledge mini-lessons and exercises teach students how to use word forms, collocations, idioms, compounds, descriptive details, phrasal verbs and other types of vocabulary in their writing. Revision and Editing checklists for each writing assignment help students rewrite and polish their first drafts. Online Teachers Manuals contain model lesson plans, unit overviews, timed writing assignments, authentic student models, and answer keys.
Unit 1 Neuroscience and Empathy Unit 2 Lies and Truth Unit 3 The Road to Success Unit 4 What Is Lost in Translation? Unit 5 Size Matters in Business Unit 6 Staying Connected Unit 7 The Cellist of Sarajevo Unit 8 The End of Poverty Grammar Book References Unit Word List The Phonetic Alphabet.