Assignments
Yes, you'll have reading to do from this text
What does it help you with?
Specific strategies for the academic research process
Finding a topic, narrowing the scope, and developing an academic research question
Locating authoritative and academic sources
Strategies for writing specific types of research products
When should you use it?
For assignments
For help as you go through all of the different research processes
Reread them as needed
Assignments
Yes, you'll have some assignments from the book
What does it help you with?
How to read and understand written arguments
How to respond with arguments of your own
How to construct and support an argument
How to put sources IN CONVERSATION with one another (this is important all year)
When should you use it?
For assignments
When you are analyzing sources
When you are writing
Reread them as needed