Common Places: Integrated Reading and Writing

Lisa Hoeffner earned a Ph.D. in English with a specialization in rhetoric from the University of Houston. Since 1998, Dr. Hoeffner has served as both professor of English and professor of reading at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. In addition to her teaching roles, Dr. Hoeffner focuses on curricular redesign in developmental education. She serves as grant director for a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board grant awarded for work on improvement and innovation in developmental education. With the advent of integrated reading and writing in Texas, Dr. Hoeffner has provided leadership for colleges across the state that are creating integrated reading and writing (INRW) programs and has provided leadership to public school districts implementing INRW programs as college preparatory classes. Kent Hoeffner earned a B.A. from Texas A&M University in College Station; an M.Div. from Golden State Seminary in Mill Valley, California; and a Ph.D. from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has served at McLennan Community College since 2001, first as the division director for liberal arts and currently as a professor of philosophy. In 2007, Dr. Hoeffner developed McLennan's first online philosophy course, and since then has continued to develop and teach various online courses. Most recently, Dr. Hoeffner renewed his long-standing involvement in academic advising by joining a group of faculty in a grant-funded intensive advising program focused on improving the success of developmental students. He regularly mentors students who need help in the areas of successful academic behaviors, self-advocacy, and the development of college-level reading and writing skills.

Brief Table of ContentsQuick Start Guide to Integrated Reading and Writing AssignmentsPART ONE: Planning for SuccessChapter 1Critical Thinking Skills and Success StrategiesPART TWO: Reading and Writing as Integrated ProcessesChapter 2Annotating Texts and Developing VocabularyChapter 3Previewing Texts and Working with TopicsChapter 4Main IdeasChapter 5Support for Main IdeasChapter 6Text Purposes and Text PatternsChapter 7Organizing, Drafting, and SummarizingChapter 8Titles, Introductions, and ConclusionsChapter 9Inferences and ToneChapter 10Revising and EditingPART THREE: Integrated Reading and Writing ProjectsChapter 11Project 1: Working with Informative TextsSubject: Social Media—For Better or Worse Chapter 12Project 2: Working with Analysis and Evaluation Texts Subject: Our Vulnerable PlanetChapter 13Project 3: Working with Argument TextsSubject: The Impact of Wal-Mart
Avalable Only in CreateProject 4: Reading and Writing SummariesSubject: Motivations and MindsetsProject 5: Reading and Writing to Solve ProblemsSubject: Problem-Solving SkillsProject 6: Reading and Writing Persuasive ResponsesSubject: Prisoners and EducationPART FOUR: Additional SkillsChapter 14Using Sources
Avalable Only in CreateStrategies for Reading and Writing ExamsPART FIVE: Well-Crafted SentencesUnit 1 Sentence Combining: Building Blocks of Good SentencesUnit 2 Spelling and Word ChoiceUnit 3 Punctuation and Mechanics
Avalable Only in CreateEditing PracticePART SIX: Thematic Anthology of ReadingsTheme: Triumphing Over AdversityTheme: Self-SegregationTheme: Is Comedy Central?Theme: Planning for the Future
Avalable Only in CreateTheme: Television and StereotypesTheme: The Rules of Attraction