![]() ![]() NOTE: The customized edition contains the essays by Anzaldúa and Zamudio-Suarez.Īll copies of Everyone’s an Author with Readings has access to the Little Seagull Handbook and InQuizitive! We would just have to make sure that your department submits the book as courseware! ![]() They're great, but it was disappointing to lose pieces like Anzaldúa and Zamudio-Suarez included in Let's Talk. If Everyone's an Author had the "What's Language Got to Do with It?" readings, it would be my number one choice, no contest. The tradeoff: while Everyone's an Author has the expanded rhetoric and writing guide, it has fewer readings.The resources in The Little Seagull Handbook for things like paragraph development are helpful.For me, these are extremely helpful in crafting assignments and rubrics. Personally, I also love that it includes more genre-focused chapters, each of which includes "characteristic features" and a roadmap for writing.slow reading activity in my own classroom to kick off the semester, so this was familiar for me.) I selected this over LT, in part, because of the expanded discussion of reading, especially "fast-and slow-reading" and reference to "reading like a writer." (I use a speed reading vs.This approach to style foregrounds linguistic diversity and inclusi I love the "Mixing Languages & Dialects" chapter (also included in Let's Talk).The Little Seagull Handbook is sufficient.While InQuizitive does sync to the Canvas grade book, they're too in depth, the grading is too complicated, and they aren't customizable. For me, the InQuizitive stuff is pretty useless. Platform is easy to integrate links to content with Canvas, and the eBook is user friendly.Per the subcommittee's request, Norton is adding essays by Anzaldúa and Zamudio-Suarez into this customized edition The ISBN for Everyone’s an Author With Readings (Custom): 978-6-3 I think the Quick Review section is particularly helpful since teachers could assign specific sections based on gaps in a student's knowledge after assessing their first essay. Solid text with clear explanations of the writing process and writing across different disciplines. the online (ebook) doesn’t have great interface, especially compared to the others as a kind of primary research like EasyWriter).ĮASE OF USE/TECHNOLOGY: Platform seems user friendly easy integration to Canvas' doesn't integrate with Perusall, unfortunately, but not a deal breaker.Ĥ. Although it might seem that the cost of books is now unimportant, Jorge mentioned that in Summer of 2024, the university will perform a cost analysis, and they could possibly raise the $249 fee if the cost of purchasing textbooks was greater than the amount students paid in.Ĭengage has all-access, so if you adopt one Cengage text, you can use all of them for no additional cost.ĬONTENT: Sheer comprehensiveness is impressive and compelling love discussion of reading practices for videos and images appreciate "DIY" assignments aligning writing genre or mode with assignments for major essays (section II) lots of options for readings, guide, and handbook best section on doing primary research I've seen (love that it includes analyzing texts, artifacts, etc. Students can also rent hard copies of Cengage textbooks for $9.99. ![]() Thus far only Cengage has a contract with the university whereby any one adoption of a Cengage textbook will give students access to all Cengage textbooks (see attached flyer about Cengage Unlimited). We can, of course, continue to use OERs and to create our own Pressbooks. Jorge Cardena, the Inclusive Access Manager, claims this includes novels. If no digital version is available, Follett will provide physical copies. Even if you request an older edition of a book, Follett will assign the most recent edition. From the faculty end, when we adopt a book, the first option will be the digital version delivered via Red Shelf or Bypass. Students can opt out, but the cost is tucked into their tuition and fee bill, so they probably will not. Beginning in Fall 2023, undergraduates will pay a $249 Equitable Access Fee that pays for access to all their textbooks. If it’s only “RECOMMENDED” then the bookstore will not include it in their $249 semester fee and students will need to purchase it separately. With the new BookSmart program, in order for students to have access to it, you must submit the materials as “REQUIRED” when submitting to the bookstore. Diverse Teaching, Diverse Learning Series. ![]()
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