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McGraw Hill ALLWRITE 2.0 Writing Tutorial
Please note the following URL: http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/allwrite2/content/toc.html
This is the McGraw-Hill Publisher's ALLWRITE 2.0 English Composition software.
Because writing strengths and weaknesses are extremely idiosyncratic, you might firn that the lessons and drills on the site very helpful as you strive to build your skills as a writer.This website requires Macromedia Shockwave plug-in to operate. This can be downloaded when the Allwrite 2.0 prompts you. Or you may download it from www.macromedia.com.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 The Writing ProcessChapter 2 Gathering Information
Chapter 3 Focusing on a Central Idea
Chapter 4 Outlining, Drafting, and Revising
Chapter 5 Writing Unified Paragraphs and Essays
Chapter 6 Coherence Within and Between Paragraphs
Chapter 7 Developing and Organizing Paragraphs
Chapter 8 Writing Introductions and Conclusions
Chapter 9 Writing at Work
Chapter 10 Making a Point
Chapter 11 Researching: Print and Electronic Tools
Chapter 12 Taking Notes and Incorporating Research
Chapter 13 Compiling a Works-Cited Page (MLA) and a References Page (APA)
Chapter 14 Sentence Building Blocks
Chapter 15 Sentence Structure
Chapter 16 Sentence Logic
Chapter 17 Agreement
Chapter 18 Verb Tenses, Moods, and Voices
Chapter 19 Pronouns
Chapter 20 Adjectives and Adverbs
Chapter 21 Word Choice
Chapter 22 Wordiness
Chapter 23 End Punctuation and Commas
Chapter 24 Other Marks of Punctuation
Chapter 25 Mechanics
Chapter 26 Spelling and Hyphenation.

When you drag the cursor over a chapter title, a menu will appear in the blue box on the left side of the screen. When you click on the chapter title, the chapter menu will be activated and you can select an item from the menu in the blue box. Most chapters have the following activities:
Online Handbook
Basically a textbook with interactive components; Terms in red are defined by clicking on them.
Video/Animation
An interactive lesson requiring QuickTime Video
Pretest
Multiple choice diagnostic test on the topic
Practice Exercises
Multiple choice exercises scored after each set
Interactive Exercises
Multiple choice exercises that will give the student the correct answer after each incorrect one
Editing Exercises
Students rewrite a passage in a text box. To print a specific page, select Page Preview for that page, then Print; the student can click on a sample of the improved passage.
Post Test
A summary exercise to determine student skills in the area
ESL
Special activities aimed at students who may be second language learners