Preface for Instructors
Chapter 1: Introducing the CATW Exam
The Format of the Exam
Scoring the Exam
Chapter 2: The Writing Directions
Chapter 3: Writing a Response to a Sample CATW Passage
Reading Passage: "The Lottery Is for Losers"
Crafting the Summary
Developing Your Significant Idea
Explaining Its Significance
Supporting the Central Focus with Reasons and Evidence
Supporting Your Claims with Evidence and Examples
Using Examples from Your Coursework or Reading
Writing the Conclusion and Introduction
Crafting the Finished Product
Chapter 4: Taking the Exam: Writing Your Own Response
Crafting the Summary
Developing the Significant Idea
Supporting the Central Focus with Reasons and Evidence
Supporting Your Claims with Evidence and Examples
Writing the Conclusion and Introduction
Crafting the Finished Product
Chapter 5: Editing and Proofreading
Chapter 6: Sample Responses with Scores
Chapter 7: Additional Practice CATW Exams
Chapter 8: Correcting Common Errors
Sentence Fragments
Run-on Sentences
Subject-Verb Agreement
Possessives
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Some Commonly Confused Words
Some Commonly Misspelled Words
Answers to Some of the Exercises in Chapter 5