Dynamic content designed for the way today''s students read, think, and learn brings concepts to life Integrated within the narrative, interactives and videos empower students to engage with concepts and take an active role in learning. Revel (tm) uniquely presents media as an intrinsic part of course content, bringing the hallmark features of Pearson''s bestselling titles to life. The Revel media interactives have been designed for quick completion, and videos are brief, so students stay focused and on task. Located throughout Revel, quizzing affords students opportunities to check their understanding at regular intervals before moving on. The Revel mobile app lets students read, practice, and study -- anywhere, anytime, on any device. Content is available both online and offline, and the app syncs work across all registered devices automatically, giving students great flexibility to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. The app also lets students set assignment notifications to stay on top of all due dates. The Revel writing functionality , available in select courses, enables educators to integrate writing -- among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking -- into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden.
Self-paced Journaling Prompts throughout the narrative encourage students to express their thoughts without breaking stride in their reading. Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion. Essays integrated directly within Revel allow instructors to assign the precise writing tasks they need for the course. Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips. Practical, visually engaging, and fresh Lively, nontechnical language is used throughout, and technical jargon is avoided, in order to explain concepts and techniques as clearly as possible. Explanations, examples, captions, and exercises are all written with the goal of keeping language straightforward and accessible. An attractive design and visual arguments are emphasized throughout, which is liberally illustrated with graphics, photos, and other visuals.
Annotated student writing samples and numerous other examples: In line with the philosophy of showing rather than telling, chapters covering types of arguments include annotated student and professional essays. The latter illustrates six basic types of arguments: definition, causal, evaluation, narrative, rebuttal, and proposal arguments. Fresh, timely readings -including academic readings-on current issues are included. These demonstrate how complex conversations develop around important issues of interest to students today. Readings span a wide range of material from canonical essays to contemporary journal articles and give different points of view on issues such as the food industry, plagiarism, obesity, and the "American Dream." New and updated content engages students and ensures an up-to-date learning experience NEW! More than 40 new professional readings are included in Part 6, including new selections by Bill McKibben, Hanna Rosin, Elizabeth Royte, Nicholas Carr, Clay Shirky, Maria Konnikova, George Will, and many others. NEW! A new Chapter 23, "City Life," includes readings that discuss green spaces in cities, smart cities, walkable cities, the urban farming movement, and how cities can designed to better accommodate the diverse people who live in them REVISED! A deeply revised Chapter 26, "Regulating Bodies, Regulating Substances," includes selections that explore topics as diverse as the use of laptops in classrooms, legalizing marijuana, smoking, and drinking on college campuses. REVISED! A deeply revised Chapter 27, "Brave New Gadgets," includes readings that raise questions about the ways that technology is shaping our culture, invading our privacy, and making us both smarter and dumber.
NEW! Two new "Issue in Focus" case studies discuss: Sustainability on college campuses in Chapter 22, "Sustainability" How students learn in Chapter 24, "Education," including a debate about the best practices for teaching college students NEW! A new emphasis on inquiry as an important aspect of argument is incorporated throughout Parts 1 to 3. NEW! A new student sample analysis in Chapter 7 demonstrates how to analyze visual and multimedia arguments NEW! New professional readings included in: Chapter 10, "Evaluation Arguments," Chapter 11, "Narrative Arguments," Chapter 12, "Rebuttal Arguments," Chapter 13, "Proposal Arguments" UPDATED! Updated MLA coverage in Chapter 20 reflects the new guidelines in the MLA Handbook, 8th Edition, including how to cite social media and various online-only sources. NEW! New Projects at the end of the chapters in Part 3 offer opportunities for students to practice each argument strategy and develop persuasive essays and multimedia texts of their own. NEW! New coverage of audio media is included in Chapter 14, "Designing Multimedia Arguments." Superior assignability and tracking tools help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts The Revel assignment calendar allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class. When they understand exactly what is expected of them, students are better motivated to keep up. The Revel performance dashboard empowers educators to monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement.
Actionable information, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task, helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways. For example, the trending column reveals whether students'' grades are improving or declining, helping educators to identify students who might need help to stay on track. Integration of Revel and Blackboard Learn(tm) provides institutions, instructors, and students easy access to their Revel courses. With single sign-on, students can be ready to access the interactive blend of authors'' narrative, media, and assessment on their first day. Flexible, on-demand grade synchronization capabilities allow educators to control exactly which Revel grades should be transferred to the Blackboard Gradebook.