Here you can access online assignments, Web-based resources, and answers to some of your most frequently asked questions. You can practice your skills in usage, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics with Exercise Central — a comprehensive collection of online exercises written by Donna Louden and Kathy Stein of The University of Texas at El Paso — to accompany Choices. If you are a multilingual student, you will also find exercises on Exercise Central for problems you may have when writing in English. Exercise Central also includes additional exercises for most topics, providing you with more opportunities to practice.

Resources are organized by chapter of the textbook and by content type. To access resources, please select a Chapter or Category below.

Chapter 1: Composing Ourselves, Writing for Others Chapter 2: The Writing Process Chapter 3: Crafting Paragraphs Chapter 4: Showing the Ways We Change Chapter 5: Reporting Pastimes and Interests Chapter 6: Analyzing Cultures Chapter 7: Explaining Concepts Chapter 8: Evaluating Your World Chapter 9: Debating the Limits of Free Expression Chapter 10: Identifying Issues, Proposing Solutions Chapter 11: Keeping a Journal Chapter 12: Conducting Primary, Library, and Internet Research Chapter 13: Taking Timed Writing Tests Chapter 14: Assembling a Writing Portfolio

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