UPDATED SUMMER 2024
Achieve for Readers and Writers (1-Term Access; Multi-Course)
Second Edition ©2020 Bedford/St. Martin's Formats: Achieve
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Bedford/St.Martin's
Established in 1981, Bedford/St. Martin’s is the largest college publisher of textbooks for English composition courses. They publish best-selling textbooks like A Writer’s Reference, The St. Martin’s Guide to College Writing, and Patterns for College Writing.
Table of Contents
Diagnostics and Study Plans
Writing Assignments
OVERVIEW: READING
Reading Strategies
Understanding Vocabulary
Recognizing Patterns of Organization
Identifying Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details
Reading Interpretively and Making Inferences
Reading Critically
DIRECTORY OF READINGS
Readings: Community, Family, and Identity
Readings: The Environment
Readings: Food
Readings: Language and Literacy
Readings: Psychology and Well-Being
OVERVIEW: WRITING
Topic, Audience, and Purpose
Organizing Ideas and Planning for Writing
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Drafting Paragraphs and Essays
Revising
Editing
Summarizing
Analyzing
Reading and Writing Arguments
OVERVIEW: RESEARCH
Working with Sources
Documentation Guides (MLA and APA)
OVERVIEW: PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns
Articles and Nouns for Multilingual Writers
Pronouns
Verb Tense
Verbs for Multilingual Writers
Adjectives and Adverbs
Prepositions and Conjunctions
Prepositions and Idiomatic Verbs for Multilingual Writers
OVERVIEW: SENTENCES
Sentence Structure for Multilingual Writers
Subject-Verb Agreement
Fragments
Run-ons
Coordination and Subordination
Parallelism
Modifier Placement
Mixed and Incomplete Constructions
Active and Passive Voice
OVERVIEW: STYLE AND MECHANICS
Sentence Variety
Appropriate Language
Wordiness
Spelling
Commonly Confused Words
Abbreviations
Commas
Semicolons and Colons
Apostrophes
Quotation Marks
Capitalization
Italics
Hyphens
Acknowledgements
Product Updates
Summer 2024 Updates:
New! Corequisite Resource Manual in Achieve
Discover what Achieve offers for your corequisite composition course. Whether your focus is on honing students' reading and sentence skills, building the reading-writing connection, scaffolding the writing process, or fostering habits for lifelong learning, Achieve has the interactive resources you need. The new Corequisite Resource Manual includes a full description of each available resource, its pedagogical benefits, and best practices for assigning it. Now available in the Achieve courses for Patterns for College Writing, Achieve for Readers and Writers, The Bedford Guide for College Writers, and Successful College Writing.
Authors
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Bedford/St.Martin's
Established in 1981, Bedford/St. Martin’s is the largest college publisher of textbooks for English composition courses. They publish best-selling textbooks like A Writer’s Reference, The St. Martin’s Guide to College Writing, and Patterns for College Writing.
Table of Contents
Diagnostics and Study Plans
Writing Assignments
OVERVIEW: READING
Reading Strategies
Understanding Vocabulary
Recognizing Patterns of Organization
Identifying Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details
Reading Interpretively and Making Inferences
Reading Critically
DIRECTORY OF READINGS
Readings: Community, Family, and Identity
Readings: The Environment
Readings: Food
Readings: Language and Literacy
Readings: Psychology and Well-Being
OVERVIEW: WRITING
Topic, Audience, and Purpose
Organizing Ideas and Planning for Writing
Drafting a Thesis Statement
Drafting Paragraphs and Essays
Revising
Editing
Summarizing
Analyzing
Reading and Writing Arguments
OVERVIEW: RESEARCH
Working with Sources
Documentation Guides (MLA and APA)
OVERVIEW: PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns
Articles and Nouns for Multilingual Writers
Pronouns
Verb Tense
Verbs for Multilingual Writers
Adjectives and Adverbs
Prepositions and Conjunctions
Prepositions and Idiomatic Verbs for Multilingual Writers
OVERVIEW: SENTENCES
Sentence Structure for Multilingual Writers
Subject-Verb Agreement
Fragments
Run-ons
Coordination and Subordination
Parallelism
Modifier Placement
Mixed and Incomplete Constructions
Active and Passive Voice
OVERVIEW: STYLE AND MECHANICS
Sentence Variety
Appropriate Language
Wordiness
Spelling
Commonly Confused Words
Abbreviations
Commas
Semicolons and Colons
Apostrophes
Quotation Marks
Capitalization
Italics
Hyphens
Acknowledgements
Product Updates
Summer 2024 Updates:
New! Corequisite Resource Manual in Achieve
Discover what Achieve offers for your corequisite composition course. Whether your focus is on honing students' reading and sentence skills, building the reading-writing connection, scaffolding the writing process, or fostering habits for lifelong learning, Achieve has the interactive resources you need. The new Corequisite Resource Manual includes a full description of each available resource, its pedagogical benefits, and best practices for assigning it. Now available in the Achieve courses for Patterns for College Writing, Achieve for Readers and Writers, The Bedford Guide for College Writers, and Successful College Writing.
Confident readers and writers start here
Students in writing courses come in at different levels of preparedness. Achieve for Readers and Writers offers a full-course solution that provides a personalized learning experience for every student. Diagnostics establish a baseline for proficiency in grammar, writing, and reading and a personalized study plan directs students to areas for improvement with learning modules that provide videos, tutorials, and quizzes for targeted practice on key concepts.
Achieve also addresses student writing. Achieve’s writing tools break down the writing process for students, make revision choices more visible to instructors, and guide students through drafting, peer review, plagiarism checks, reflection, and revision.
Achieve for Readers and Writers also includes:
- A comprehensive handbook that covers grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and style
- A thematic reader with 25 selections that include Lexile levels, word counts, and quizzes
- Learning modules with videos, tutorials, and adaptive quizzes for 45 topics ranging from grammar and mechanics to writing and reading
- 21 pre-built writing assignments, including narrative, argument, summary, and synthesis essays
- And so much more!
Talk to your representative about pairing Pair Achieve for Readers and Writers with one of our readers or writing guides, and realize the benefits of writing tools plus quality content. Your students will thank you–and they’ll save money, too!
Success Stories
Here are a few examples of how Achieve has helped instructors like you improve student preparedness, enhance their sense of belonging, and achieve course goals they set for themselves.
Prof. Kiandra Johnson, Spelman College
See how the resources in Achieve help you engage students before, during, and after class.
Prof. Jennifer Duncan
Use diagnostics in Achieve for a snapshot into cognitive and non-cognitive factors that may impact your students’ preparedness.
Prof. Ryan Elsenpeter
Here’s why educators who use Achieve would recommend it to their peers.
Looking for instructor resources like Test Banks, Lecture Slides, and Clicker Questions? Request access to Achieve to explore the full suite of instructor resources.
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If you’re a verified instructor, you can request a free sample of our courseware, e-book, or print textbook to consider for use in your courses. Only registered and verified instructors can receive free print and digital samples, and they should not be sold to bookstores or book resellers. If you don't yet have an existing account with Macmillan Learning, it can take up to two business days to verify your status as an instructor. You can request a free sample from the right side of this product page by clicking on the "Request Instructor Sample" button or by contacting your rep. Learn more.
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Sometimes also referred to as a spiral-bound or binder-ready textbook, loose-leaf textbooks are available to purchase. This three-hole punched, unbound version of the book costs less than a hardcover or paperback book.
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Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Most Achieve Essentials courses do not include our e-books and adaptive quizzing.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Achieve Read & Practice only includes our e-book and adaptive quizzing, and does not include instructor resources and assignable assessments. Read & Practice does integrate with LMS.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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We can help! Contact your representative to discuss your specific needs for your course. If our off-the-shelf course materials don’t quite hit the mark, we also offer custom solutions made to fit your needs.
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ISBN:9781319509842
Access all your course tools in one place!
FAQs
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Are you a campus bookstore looking for ordering information?
MPS Order Search Tool (MOST) is a web-based purchase order tracking program that allows customers to view and track their purchases. No registration or special codes needed! Just enter your BILL-TO ACCT # and your ZIP CODE to track orders.
Canadian Stores: Please use only the first five digits/letters in your zip code on MOST.
Visit MOST, our online ordering system for booksellers: https://tracking.mpsvirginia.com/Login.aspx
Learn more about our Bookstore programs here: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/contact-us/booksellers
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Our courses currently integrate with Canvas, Blackboard (Learn and Ultra), Brightspace, D2L, and Moodle. Click on the support documentation below to find out more details about the integration with each LMS.
Integrate Macmillan courses with Blackboard
Integrate Macmillan courses with Canvas
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If you’re a verified instructor, you can request a free sample of our courseware, e-book, or print textbook to consider for use in your courses. Only registered and verified instructors can receive free print and digital samples, and they should not be sold to bookstores or book resellers. If you don't yet have an existing account with Macmillan Learning, it can take up to two business days to verify your status as an instructor. You can request a free sample from the right side of this product page by clicking on the "Request Instructor Sample" button or by contacting your rep. Learn more.
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-
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Sometimes also referred to as a spiral-bound or binder-ready textbook, loose-leaf textbooks are available to purchase. This three-hole punched, unbound version of the book costs less than a hardcover or paperback book.
-
-
-
Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Most Achieve Essentials courses do not include our e-books and adaptive quizzing.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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Achieve (full course) includes our complete e-book, as well as online quizzing tools, multimedia assets, and iClicker active classroom manager.
Achieve Read & Practice only includes our e-book and adaptive quizzing, and does not include instructor resources and assignable assessments. Read & Practice does integrate with LMS.
Visit our comparison table for details: https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/digital/achieve/compare
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We can help! Contact your representative to discuss your specific needs for your course. If our off-the-shelf course materials don’t quite hit the mark, we also offer custom solutions made to fit your needs.
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Achieve for Readers and Writers (1-Term Access; Multi-Course)
Students in writing courses come in at different levels of preparedness. Achieve for Readers and Writers offers a full-course solution that provides a personalized learning experience for every student. Diagnostics establish a baseline for proficiency in grammar, writing, and reading and a personalized study plan directs students to areas for improvement with learning modules that provide videos, tutorials, and quizzes for targeted practice on key concepts.
Achieve also addresses student writing. Achieve’s writing tools break down the writing process for students, make revision choices more visible to instructors, and guide students through drafting, peer review, plagiarism checks, reflection, and revision.
Achieve for Readers and Writers also includes:
- A comprehensive handbook that covers grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and style
- A thematic reader with 25 selections that include Lexile levels, word counts, and quizzes
- Learning modules with videos, tutorials, and adaptive quizzes for 45 topics ranging from grammar and mechanics to writing and reading
- 21 pre-built writing assignments, including narrative, argument, summary, and synthesis essays
- And so much more!
Talk to your representative about pairing Pair Achieve for Readers and Writers with one of our readers or writing guides, and realize the benefits of writing tools plus quality content. Your students will thank you–and they’ll save money, too!
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