Teaching with Hacker Handbooks (Online Only)
Fifth Edition ©2025 Diana Hacker; Marcy Carbajal Van Horn; Jonathan S. Cullick; Sara McCurry
Authors
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Diana Hacker
Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George's Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's, include A Writer's Reference, Eleventh Edition (2025); A Pocket Style Manual, Tenth Edition (2025); The Bedford Handbook, Twelfth Edition (2023); Rules for Writers, Tenth Edition (2022); and Writer’s Help 2.0, Hacker Version.
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Marcy Carbajal Van Horn
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Jonathan S. Cullick
Jonathan S. Cullick is Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at Northern Kentucky University. He served as Associate Director of the Composition Program at the University of Minnesota for four years and then joined the NKU faculty, serving as Director of the Writing Instruction Program for eight years. He teaches courses in writing studies, frequently incorporating service learning in writing courses, and he also teaches literature courses in the Bible, American literature, and the American South. He is a co-author of Writing in the Disciplines (Bedford/St.Martins) and the author of a number of articles and a book in literary studies. Cullick received his PhD from University of Kentucky with specialization in American literature and writing program administration.
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Sara McCurry
Sara McCurry has taught composition at Shasta College in Northern California since 2007. Previously, she taught for three years at the Art Institute of CA-San Diego. She has been teaching online composition courses for many years and appreciates the challenges and opportunities afforded by online education. She has a passionate and long-standing commitment to the success of first-generation and economically disadvantaged college students, a commitment that has shaped her pedagogy and career choices. She is a member of the Shasta College Sustainability Committee and the Shasta College Faculty Association and has served as a club advisor for the Sustainability Club and the N.A.T.I.V.E. Club. Recently, she has presented at the CSU Chico This Way to Sustainability Conference and the English Council of Two Year Colleges yearly conference. She has a PhD in English from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Texas State University.
Table of Contents
Topics
- T1 Planning your course and designing your syllabus
- T2 Engaging students and leading discussions
- T3 Designing effective assignments
- T4 Responding to student writers
- T5 Teaching with generative AI
- T6 Working with multilingual writers (teaching ESL and ELL students)
- T7 Addressing writing in the disciplines
- T8 Using Achieve to increase student engagement
Modules
- M1 Teaching assignment analysis
- M2 Teaching prewriting strategies
- M3 Teaching critical reading
- M4 Teaching thesis statements
- M5 Teaching essay structure
- M6 Teaching paragraphs
- M7 Teaching introductions and conclusions
- M8 Teaching argument and counterargument
- M9 Teaching students to conduct research and evaluate sources
- M10 Teaching students to integrate sources
- M11 Teaching students to avoid plagiarism
- M12 Teaching word choice and suitable language
- M13 Teaching grammar and punctuation
- M14 Teaching with peer review
- M15 Teaching multimodal projects
- M16 Teaching writing in the disciplines
Sample Course Materials
S1 Resource charts
- The Bedford Handbook, 12th Edition (Handbook resource chart)
- Achieve with The Bedford Handbook (Online resource chart)
- A Pocket Style Manual, 10th Edition (Handbook resource chart)
- Achieve with A Pocket Style Manual (Online resource chart)
- A Writer’s Reference, 11th Edition (Handbook resource chart)
- Achieve with A Writer’s Reference (Online resource chart)
- Rules for Writers, 10th Edition (Handbook resource chart)
- Achieve for Writer’s Help - Hacker (Online resource chart)
S2 Sample syllabi
- Syllabus 1: Traditional Composition I with Achieve course (includes handbook) and a Reader
- Syllabus 2: Corequisite Composition I with concurrent access Achieve course (includes handbook) and a Reader
S3 Sample assignments
- Assignment 1: Workshop on Revising Paragraphs
- Assignment 2: Textual Analysis
- Assignment 3: Defining and Addressing Plagiarism
- Assignment 4: Mechanics Workshop: Use of the Comma, Run-on Sentences, Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, Pronoun Reference
- Assignment 5: Visual Literacy and Analysis
- Assignment 6: Writing in Your Discipline
- Assignment 7: Rhetorical Analysis
S4 Sample rubrics
- Rubric 1: Textual Analysis Assignment
- Rubric 2: Visual Analysis Assignment
- Rubric 3: Multimodal Composition Assignment
- Rubric 4: Literary Analysis Assignment
- Rubric 5: Analysis and Synthesis Essay Assignment
- Rubric 6: Research Essay Assignment
Product Updates
- A new chapter on teaching with generative AI offers guidance for teaching students to use AI tools ethically and effectively.
- A new sample syllabus for corequisite composition offers planning and teaching help. Updated sample syllabi correlate with all current editions of Hacker handbooks.
- Emphasizes a range of teaching and learning contexts: in person, hybrid, and remote.
Authors
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Diana Hacker
Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George's Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's, include A Writer's Reference, Eleventh Edition (2025); A Pocket Style Manual, Tenth Edition (2025); The Bedford Handbook, Twelfth Edition (2023); Rules for Writers, Tenth Edition (2022); and Writer’s Help 2.0, Hacker Version.
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Marcy Carbajal Van Horn
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Jonathan S. Cullick
Jonathan S. Cullick is Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at Northern Kentucky University. He served as Associate Director of the Composition Program at the University of Minnesota for four years and then joined the NKU faculty, serving as Director of the Writing Instruction Program for eight years. He teaches courses in writing studies, frequently incorporating service learning in writing courses, and he also teaches literature courses in the Bible, American literature, and the American South. He is a co-author of Writing in the Disciplines (Bedford/St.Martins) and the author of a number of articles and a book in literary studies. Cullick received his PhD from University of Kentucky with specialization in American literature and writing program administration.
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Sara McCurry
Sara McCurry has taught composition at Shasta College in Northern California since 2007. Previously, she taught for three years at the Art Institute of CA-San Diego. She has been teaching online composition courses for many years and appreciates the challenges and opportunities afforded by online education. She has a passionate and long-standing commitment to the success of first-generation and economically disadvantaged college students, a commitment that has shaped her pedagogy and career choices. She is a member of the Shasta College Sustainability Committee and the Shasta College Faculty Association and has served as a club advisor for the Sustainability Club and the N.A.T.I.V.E. Club. Recently, she has presented at the CSU Chico This Way to Sustainability Conference and the English Council of Two Year Colleges yearly conference. She has a PhD in English from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Texas State University.
Table of Contents
Topics
- T1 Planning your course and designing your syllabus
- T2 Engaging students and leading discussions
- T3 Designing effective assignments
- T4 Responding to student writers
- T5 Teaching with generative AI
- T6 Working with multilingual writers (teaching ESL and ELL students)
- T7 Addressing writing in the disciplines
- T8 Using Achieve to increase student engagement
Modules
- M1 Teaching assignment analysis
- M2 Teaching prewriting strategies
- M3 Teaching critical reading
- M4 Teaching thesis statements
- M5 Teaching essay structure
- M6 Teaching paragraphs
- M7 Teaching introductions and conclusions
- M8 Teaching argument and counterargument
- M9 Teaching students to conduct research and evaluate sources
- M10 Teaching students to integrate sources
- M11 Teaching students to avoid plagiarism
- M12 Teaching word choice and suitable language
- M13 Teaching grammar and punctuation
- M14 Teaching with peer review
- M15 Teaching multimodal projects
- M16 Teaching writing in the disciplines
Sample Course Materials
S1 Resource charts
- The Bedford Handbook, 12th Edition (Handbook resource chart)
- Achieve with The Bedford Handbook (Online resource chart)
- A Pocket Style Manual, 10th Edition (Handbook resource chart)
- Achieve with A Pocket Style Manual (Online resource chart)
- A Writer’s Reference, 11th Edition (Handbook resource chart)
- Achieve with A Writer’s Reference (Online resource chart)
- Rules for Writers, 10th Edition (Handbook resource chart)
- Achieve for Writer’s Help - Hacker (Online resource chart)
S2 Sample syllabi
- Syllabus 1: Traditional Composition I with Achieve course (includes handbook) and a Reader
- Syllabus 2: Corequisite Composition I with concurrent access Achieve course (includes handbook) and a Reader
S3 Sample assignments
- Assignment 1: Workshop on Revising Paragraphs
- Assignment 2: Textual Analysis
- Assignment 3: Defining and Addressing Plagiarism
- Assignment 4: Mechanics Workshop: Use of the Comma, Run-on Sentences, Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, Pronoun Reference
- Assignment 5: Visual Literacy and Analysis
- Assignment 6: Writing in Your Discipline
- Assignment 7: Rhetorical Analysis
S4 Sample rubrics
- Rubric 1: Textual Analysis Assignment
- Rubric 2: Visual Analysis Assignment
- Rubric 3: Multimodal Composition Assignment
- Rubric 4: Literary Analysis Assignment
- Rubric 5: Analysis and Synthesis Essay Assignment
- Rubric 6: Research Essay Assignment
Product Updates
- A new chapter on teaching with generative AI offers guidance for teaching students to use AI tools ethically and effectively.
- A new sample syllabus for corequisite composition offers planning and teaching help. Updated sample syllabi correlate with all current editions of Hacker handbooks.
- Emphasizes a range of teaching and learning contexts: in person, hybrid, and remote.
Practical Help for Teaching with a Handbook – with New Help for Teaching with AI
Teaching with Hacker Handbooks, a collection of resources to accompany all Hacker Handbooks, helps you answer the question How can I integrate a handbook into my course? Both novice and seasoned teachers who assign writing will benefit from the practical strategies and materials developed by master teachers and others in the field. And if you supervise or train new teachers, you’ll find the collection helps you provide a mentoring experience. Part 1 includes discussions of important teaching topics such as working with multilingual writers and teaching with generative AI; Part 2 offers step by step lesson plans on a range of composition skills such as integrating sources and paragraphing; and Part 3 features sample syllabi and assignments. This collection is useful for anyone who teaches with a Hacker handbook or a Hacker handbook Achieve product.
Supports instructors using any of the Hacker handbooks: A Writer’s Reference, 11th Edition; A Pocket Style Manual, 10th Edition; The Bedford Handbook, 12th Edition; Rules for Writers, 10th Edition; and Writer’s Help 2.0 - Hacker Version
Engaging and practical guidance for new and veteran instructors. Includes sample assignments, sample syllabi, and lesson plans that are easy to adapt.
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Teaching with Hacker Handbooks (Online Only)
Teaching with Hacker Handbooks, a collection of resources to accompany all Hacker Handbooks, helps you answer the question How can I integrate a handbook into my course? Both novice and seasoned teachers who assign writing will benefit from the practical strategies and materials developed by master teachers and others in the field. And if you supervise or train new teachers, you’ll find the collection helps you provide a mentoring experience. Part 1 includes discussions of important teaching topics such as working with multilingual writers and teaching with generative AI; Part 2 offers step by step lesson plans on a range of composition skills such as integrating sources and paragraphing; and Part 3 features sample syllabi and assignments. This collection is useful for anyone who teaches with a Hacker handbook or a Hacker handbook Achieve product.
Supports instructors using any of the Hacker handbooks: A Writer’s Reference, 11th Edition; A Pocket Style Manual, 10th Edition; The Bedford Handbook, 12th Edition; Rules for Writers, 10th Edition; and Writer’s Help 2.0 - Hacker Version
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