Textbook Resources

Call to Write Textbook Links. The following links go to the companion website for our textbook, which has been recently updated for the new edition.

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_trimbur_cw_3/0,9592,1567961-,00.html

Here is the Student side of the website; I developed much of the content for this site.

Summary of Cherie's work on the Call to Write Site

Here is a document that overviews the features that I contributed to both sides of the Call to Write website.

Keys for Writers Resources

"SWAPS" Grading Guide, Comp. 2 – adapted by Cherie Dargan (New SP07)

As you look at your graded essay, please refer to your KEYS handbook for more details. Each category of common problems has references to the sections in Keys that addresses those problems, with examples and information about how to correct them.

S--Sentence Structure

W -- Word usage

A -- Agreement

P -- Punctuation

SP, CAP -- Spelling and Punctuation

The Swaps Chart (webbed)

The Swaps Chart in word (for easy download)

Keys for Writers Overview of Electronic Resources Power point -- presents the various electronic resources associated with the handbook. This is a presentation that I created to help explain the various resources connected with Keys.

Power point Walkthrough -- this presentation highlights some of the features of the handbook itself. This presentation came from the Keys website.

Keys for Writers power point notes and overview

Keys for Writers

http://college.hmco.com/english/raimes/keys_writers/4e/students/index.html

The general student site, which is loaded with options and goodies; this part is public and requires no log on.

http://college.hmco.com/english/raimes/keys_writers/4e/students/how/index.html

How to use Keys for Writers: please take time to go through this material in the first weeks of the semester. This part of the site is public.

Digital Keys for Writers

http://college.hmco.com/english/raimes/digitalkeys/4e/students/index.html

This is an online handbook. You should have gotten a little cardboard card with your Keys for Writers textbook; open it to find the access code. It contains instructions for how to sign up.

MYCOMPLAB (Call to Write) Textbook

Electronic Resources

Using the Auto Cite Feature in MyComplab

Using Auto Cite (power point presentation) Added Spring 2005

This has a lot of print screens

Using MyCompLab -- MyComplab Power Point presentation.

Here is a presentation that I developed to explain some of the features in the Mycomplab set of websites and resources.

Mycomplab--this website is part of the support for the Call to Write textbook.

http://mycomplab.com takes you to the log-in page

To register, you will use the access code inside your mycomplab card, which came with your Call to Write textbook.

The website has several components:

Writing

Research

Grammar

The Tutor Center

http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/248/254760/ap/index.htm Avoiding Plagiarism tutorial--At some point early on you should go through this material; for now, just make note of where it is located on the website.

If you need help with technical problems (registering for MyCompLab, server issues) please contact Technical Support Line at 1-800-677-6337.

Prepared by Cherie Post Dargan

Updated March 5, 2007

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Email me at: cdargan@hawkeyecollege.edu