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English 2011 WRITING mhhe.com/connectwriting LESS MANAGING. MORE TEACHING. GREATER LEARNING. You can all Connect Writingisaprogramdesignedtoimprovestudents’writingskillsthroughinteractive assignment and assessment tools. 1 2 3 4 5 Drill-Down Diagnostics. Students use drill-down diagnostics in ConnectWriting to assess their grammar and writing skills. These diagnostics allow the instructor to understand specific areas where students need help in their writing. Students simply click on Take the Test in the orange Diagnostic Testbox to be directed to the drill-down diagnostic relevant to their subject. Individualized Learning Plan. The learning plan addresses each student’s individual needs based on the diagnostic assessment. By accessing the Learning Plan tab, the student can work on four remediation exer-cises based on a specific skill. Students can practice as often as necessary to achieve topic mastery. Once a topic has been mastered, it will no longer appear in the learning plan. 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Hundreds of writing exercises are available with instant feed-back for assignment or for self-study. For open-ended questions, feedback is presented in model answerform. Exercisescanbesubmittedforscoringornot,dependingontheinstructor’swishes; giving students the immediate encouragement they want and need. 4 Interactive Tools for MLA and APA. Connect Composition’s MLA interactive tools teach students how to correctlycitesourcesinanengagingandintuitiveway.WithMLA&APAInteractiveTools,studentswillbe confidenttheyareusingthemostrecentandproperMLAandAPAdocumentationstylesintheircourse and throughout college. 5 Outcomes-Based Assessment and Reporting Tools. Connect Composition Plus2.0givesintructorsthe power to assess students, sections, courses, and entire writing programs based on the WPA Outcomes Statement for FirstYear Composition or on the learning outcomes they create for their course. Visit mhhe.com/connectmaimon to see video demonstrations of these dynamic solutions to your Online Learning, Assignment, andAssessment needs; or visit www.mcgrawhillconnect.com to see all that Connect has to offer! READING mhhe.com/connectreading LESS MANAGING. MORE TEACHING. GREATER LEARNING. You can all Connect Readingmotivatesstudentstoanalyzetextactivelyandcritically.Thefeaturesincluded in Connect Reading will improve overall reading and vocabulary comprehension. 1 Individualized Learning Plan. The individualized learning plan provides each student with a step-by-step outline of the reading skills topics that he or she needs to master. After completing the diagnostic test, the student receives a learning plan that recommends the skills that the student needstoremediate. Throughtheindividualizedlearningplan,studentsgettheadditionalpractice and tutorials they need to improve their areas of weakness. 2 Video Scenario. ConnectReading’svideoscenarioisanengaging,interactivetooldesignedtomake reading concepts more relevant to students in and out of the classroom. Visual representations of read- ing skill concepts enable students to grasp how a topic such as “Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions” is something they already do in everyday life. The videos can be used as an in-class example or activity or as an assignment outside of class. Once viewed, students clickMark As Completed. The instructor will then be able to see that the studentviewed the video scenario. 3 Animated Lessons.ConnectReading’sanimatedlessonfeatureincreasesstudentinterestbyusingan audio-visual format to address multiple learning styles. The lesson feature contains a wealth of infor-mationoneachtopicandwillhelpthestudentcompleteallremainingchapteractivities.Onceviewed, students clickMark As Completed.Theamountoftimeastudentdevotestotheanimatedlessonwillbe recordedinthegradebook.Theanimatedlessonallowstheinstructortomaintainstudentfocusand keep track of their learning. Visit mhhe.com/connectreading to see video demonstrations of these dynamic solutions to your Online Learning, Assignment, andAssessment needs; or visit www.mcgrawhillconnect.com to see all that Connect has to offer! Your Partner in Test Generation Imagine being able to create and access your test anywhere, at any time without installing the testing software. Now, with the newest release of EZ Test Online, instructors can select questions from multiple McGraw-Hill test banks, author their own and then either print the test for paper distribution or give it online. 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