SOLUTION MANUAL FOR v v
Writing Today, 5th Edition by Richard Johnson-Sheehan Charles Paine
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The Corequisite Support Workbook for
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Writing Today v
Fifth Edition
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Charles Paine, University of New Mexico
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Richard Johnson-Sheehan, Purdue University
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Copyrightv©v2025vPearsonvEducation,vInc.vAllvRightsvReserved
,CONTENTS
The Corequisite Support Workbook
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Walkthroughs…………………………………………..
Workshop 1: Getting Your Edge ........................................................ 2
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Workshop 2: Reading to Strengthen Your Writing .............................. 8
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Workshop 3: Inventing Ideas Before You Write ................................. 13
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Workshop 4: Writing a College Paper ................................................ 19
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Workshop 5: Writing Stronger Sentences .......................................... 24
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Workshop 6: Revising Paragraphs .................................................... 30
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Workshop 7: Doing Research and Citing It......................................... 36
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Workshop 8: Fixing the Dirty Dozen Grammar Errors ......................... 42
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Workshop 9: Punctuating Correctly .................................................. 60
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Copyrightv©v2025vPearsonvEducation,vInc.vAllvRightsvReserved
,TheCorequisiteSupport Workbook
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Walkthroughs
Invthisvpartvofvthisvinstructor‘svguide,vwevwillvwalkvthroughveachvworkshopvofvThevCorequisi
tevSupportvWorkbook,vprovidingvwithvyouvwithvanvoverview,vstrategiesvforvteachingvthesev
materials,vandvthevanswersvforveachvactivity.vOfvcourse,vtherevisn‘tvavrightvwayvtovteachvstu
dentsvinvcorequisite-
supportedvclasses,vsovthisvguidevwillvshowvyouvsomevpossiblevstrategiesvthatvyouvcanvbuil
dvupon.vWevwillvhelpvyouvsucceedvwithvthevoverv60vactivitiesvinvThevCorequisitevSupportvW
orkbookvthatvyouvcanvusevinvyourvclassroom.
Somethingvtovkeepvinvmindvisvthatvstudentsvreceivingvcorequisitevsupportvarevnotvallvthevsa
me,vandveachvwillvbenefitvfromvvariousvkindsvofvactivities.vOnevstudentvmayvneedvavfullvintro
ductionvtovpost-
secondaryveducationvwithvbasicvapproachesvforvsucceedingvinvcollege.vThevstudentvsitting
vrightvnextvtovthisvstudentvmayvonlyvneedvavbrush-
upvonvsentencevwritingvandvperhapsvsomevnewvtechniquesvforvprewritingvandvdrafting.
Wevlikevtovbeginvwithvthevassumptionvthatvallvstudentsvcanvsucceedvinvcollegevifvtheyvarevgi
venvthevappropriatevsupportvandvtheyvarevmotivatedvtovcontinuevtheirveducation.vTheirvsuc
cessesvandvtheirvstrugglesvarevasvvariedvasvthevstudentsvthemselves.vYourvrolevasvanvinstr
uctorvisvtovfacilitatevtheirvprogressvandvpossiblyvidentifyvwhatvmotivatesveachvofv thesevuniq
uevindividuals.vThat‘svavtoughvtask.
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egevcoursevthatvusesvcorequisitevsupport.vSomevofvyourvstudents,valbeitvonlyvavfew,vjustvar
en‘tvreadyvtovattendvcollegevatvthisvtimevinvtheirvlives.vTheyvmayvbevgivingvcollegevavtryvbeca
usevtheirvparents,vmentors,vadvisors,vorvavcoachvpersuadedvthemvtovdovso.
Maybevyouvcanvignitevavpassionvforvsucceedingvinvcollege,vbutvdon‘tvtakevitvasvyourvperson
alvfailurevifvyouvcannot.vGoingvtovcollegevisvultimatelyvsomethingvofvavchoicevforveachvstude
nt.vAttendingvcollegevisvnotvcompulsoryvlikevmuchvofvtheirveducationvtovthisvpoint.vTherevar
evmanyvpathsvtovsuccessvinvlife,vandvuniversitiesvandvcollegesvonlyvoffervavfewvofvthosevpat
hs.vYouvmayvnotvbevablevtovreachveachvandveveryvstudentvinvfrontvofv you.
Beforevyouvbeginveachvworkshop,vlookvovervthevwalkthroughvinvthisvpartvofvthevinstructor‘sv
guide.vThesevwalkthroughsvshouldvhelpvyouvcomevupvwithvvariousvwaysvtovreachvoutvtovthe
sevstudentsvinvconstructivevandvevenvfunvways.
ThevCorequisitevSupportvWorkbookvandvWritingvTodayvarevdesignedvtovworkvhandvinvhan
d.vEachvworkshopvinvThevCorequisitevincludesvavHelpfulvHintvcross-
referencevthatvwillvhelpvyouvpairvitvupvwithvchaptersvinvWritingvToday.vYouvcanvalsovusevthe
vQuickvStartvGuidesvinvbothvWritingvTodayvandvThevCorequisitevSupportvWorkbookvtovhel
pvyouvdeterminevwhatvwillvfitvthevneedsvofveachvofvyourvstudents.
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vInvthisvworkshop,vyourvstudentsvwillvlearnvsomevstrategiesvforvsucceedingvinvcollege.vSom
ethingvtovkeepvinvmindvisvthatvforvvariousvreasons,vmanyvofvthesevstudentsvhavevavlimitedvfr
ameworkvforvunderstandingvwhatvcollegevisvfor.vCollegevmayvbe,vatvbest,vanvabstraction.vH
ighvschoolvmayvbevthevclosestvthingvtovavuniversityvorvcollegevthatvanyonevinvtheirvfamilyvha
svexperienced.vSo,vtheyvarevreactingvtovwhatvisvhappeningvaroundvthemvbyvfallingvbackvonv
whatvworkedvinvhighvschool.vSometimesvthosevhighvschoolvbehaviorsvdon‘tvworkvatvcollege
.
Moreover,vfirst-
generationvcollegevstudents,vwhovusuallyvmakevupvmanyvofvthevstudentsvreceivingvcorequisitev
support,voftenvdon‘tvhavevfamilyvmembersvorvfriendsvtovturnvtovforvadvice.vInvavway,vthat‘svthevp
urposevofvthisvworkshop—tovoffervsomevgeneralvadvicevfor
―doingvcollege.‖vTovyou,vthesevstrategiesvmayvseemvlikevcommonvsense.vBut,vagain,vwhatv
appearsvtovbevcommonvsensevisvoftenvbasedvonvavperson‘svbackgroundvandvpriorvexperien
ces.
EachvofvthevsectionsvinvWorkshopv1visvdesignedvtovbevcompletedvwithinv10-
30vminutes.vYouvcanvusevthemvinvthevclassroom,vorvyouvcanvassignvthemvasvout-of-
classroomvactivitiesvthatvstudentsvshouldvcompletevonvtheirvown.vWevwillvrecommendvincl
udingvavreflectivevcomponentvtoveachvofvthesevactivities,vwhethervyouvspendvsomevtimevdi
scussingveachvactivityvinvclassvorvyouvaskvstudentsvtovwritevavsmallvreflectionvonvwhatvtheyv
learnedvfromvthevactivity.vThesevreflectionsvwillvhelpvthemvbettervunderstandvwhatvtheyvlea
rnedvandvletvthatvmaterialvsinkvin.
Modulev1.0vWhyvDovPeoplevSucceedvinvCollegev(andvSomevDon‘t)?
Thisvisvthevbasicvquestionvthatvmanyvofvyourvstudentsvarevalreadyvaskingvthemselves,vper
hapsvinvavdifferentvform.vTheyvmayvbevaskingv―AmvIvgoingvtovbevablevtovmakevitvhere?‖vorv―
DovIvevenvbelongvhere?‖vYouvcanvhelpvthemvanswervthesevkindsvofvquestionsvwithvav―yes.‖
vTheyvcanvmakevitvandvtheyvdovbelong,vbutvtheyvneedvtovshowvup,varrivevonvtime,vparticipat
evinvthevcourse,vandvhandvinvtheirvworkvonvtime.vInvModulev1.0,vyou‘revprimarilyvlayingvthev
groundworkvforvlearningvhowvtovbevthere,vbevactive,vandvgetvtheirvworkvdone.
YourvstudentsvwillvrespondvinvavvarietyvofvwaysvtovActivityv1.0.1.vSomevstudentsvmayvalrea
dyvhavevtheirvwholevfuturesvlaidvoutvinvfrontvofvthem.vOthersvwillvexpressvanxietyvandvhesit
ationvaboutvwhethervtheyvbelongvinvcollegevorvevenvwantvtovbevhere.vYourvgoalvisvtovgetvth
emvtovreflectvonvwhatvtheyvwantvinvthevfuturevandvhowvcollegevfitsvintovthevfuturevthatvtheyv
want.
Ourvsuggestionvisvthatvyouvaskvthevstudentsvtovcompletevthisvmodulevinvthevclassroom.vTov
begin,vaskvthemvtovdiscussvtheirvresponsesvinvsmallvgroups,vandvthenvwithvthevfullvclass.vT
heyvwillvlearnvthatvtheyveachvhavevmanyvofvthevsamevgoalsvinvlifevandvsimilarvanxietiesvandv
doubtsvaboutvhowvcollegevwillvhelpvthemvreachvthosevgoals.vTherevarevnovrightvorvwrongva
nswersvhere,vbutvdon‘tvbevsurprisedvwhenvstudentsvexpressvdoubtvaboutvwhethervcollegevi
svforvthem.vThevideavisvtovlistenvandvoffervencouragement.vYou‘revnotvgoingvtovbevablevtovc
onvincevthemvthatvcollegevisvwhatvtheyvneedvinvtheirvlives.vThey
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Copyrightv©v2025vPearsonvEducation,vInc.vAllvRightsvReserved.
Writing Today, 5th Edition by Richard Johnson-Sheehan Charles Paine
v v v v v v v v
The Corequisite Support Workbook for
v v v v v
Writing Today v
Fifth Edition
v
Charles Paine, University of New Mexico
v v v v v
Richard Johnson-Sheehan, Purdue University
v v v
Copyrightv©v2025vPearsonvEducation,vInc.vAllvRightsvReserved
,CONTENTS
The Corequisite Support Workbook
v v v
Walkthroughs…………………………………………..
Workshop 1: Getting Your Edge ........................................................ 2
v v v v
Workshop 2: Reading to Strengthen Your Writing .............................. 8
v v v v v v
Workshop 3: Inventing Ideas Before You Write ................................. 13
v v v v v v
Workshop 4: Writing a College Paper ................................................ 19
v v v v v
Workshop 5: Writing Stronger Sentences .......................................... 24
v v v v
Workshop 6: Revising Paragraphs .................................................... 30
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Workshop 7: Doing Research and Citing It......................................... 36
v v v v v v
Workshop 8: Fixing the Dirty Dozen Grammar Errors ......................... 42
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Workshop 9: Punctuating Correctly .................................................. 60
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Copyrightv©v2025vPearsonvEducation,vInc.vAllvRightsvReserved
,TheCorequisiteSupport Workbook
v v v
Walkthroughs
Invthisvpartvofvthisvinstructor‘svguide,vwevwillvwalkvthroughveachvworkshopvofvThevCorequisi
tevSupportvWorkbook,vprovidingvwithvyouvwithvanvoverview,vstrategiesvforvteachingvthesev
materials,vandvthevanswersvforveachvactivity.vOfvcourse,vtherevisn‘tvavrightvwayvtovteachvstu
dentsvinvcorequisite-
supportedvclasses,vsovthisvguidevwillvshowvyouvsomevpossiblevstrategiesvthatvyouvcanvbuil
dvupon.vWevwillvhelpvyouvsucceedvwithvthevoverv60vactivitiesvinvThevCorequisitevSupportvW
orkbookvthatvyouvcanvusevinvyourvclassroom.
Somethingvtovkeepvinvmindvisvthatvstudentsvreceivingvcorequisitevsupportvarevnotvallvthevsa
me,vandveachvwillvbenefitvfromvvariousvkindsvofvactivities.vOnevstudentvmayvneedvavfullvintro
ductionvtovpost-
secondaryveducationvwithvbasicvapproachesvforvsucceedingvinvcollege.vThevstudentvsitting
vrightvnextvtovthisvstudentvmayvonlyvneedvavbrush-
upvonvsentencevwritingvandvperhapsvsomevnewvtechniquesvforvprewritingvandvdrafting.
Wevlikevtovbeginvwithvthevassumptionvthatvallvstudentsvcanvsucceedvinvcollegevifvtheyvarevgi
venvthevappropriatevsupportvandvtheyvarevmotivatedvtovcontinuevtheirveducation.vTheirvsuc
cessesvandvtheirvstrugglesvarevasvvariedvasvthevstudentsvthemselves.vYourvrolevasvanvinstr
uctorvisvtovfacilitatevtheirvprogressvandvpossiblyvidentifyvwhatvmotivatesveachvofv thesevuniq
uevindividuals.vThat‘svavtoughvtask.
Admittedly,vyouvwon‘tvbevablevtovreachvallvstudents,vevenvifvtheyvhavevchosenvtovbevinvavcoll
egevcoursevthatvusesvcorequisitevsupport.vSomevofvyourvstudents,valbeitvonlyvavfew,vjustvar
en‘tvreadyvtovattendvcollegevatvthisvtimevinvtheirvlives.vTheyvmayvbevgivingvcollegevavtryvbeca
usevtheirvparents,vmentors,vadvisors,vorvavcoachvpersuadedvthemvtovdovso.
Maybevyouvcanvignitevavpassionvforvsucceedingvinvcollege,vbutvdon‘tvtakevitvasvyourvperson
alvfailurevifvyouvcannot.vGoingvtovcollegevisvultimatelyvsomethingvofvavchoicevforveachvstude
nt.vAttendingvcollegevisvnotvcompulsoryvlikevmuchvofvtheirveducationvtovthisvpoint.vTherevar
evmanyvpathsvtovsuccessvinvlife,vandvuniversitiesvandvcollegesvonlyvoffervavfewvofvthosevpat
hs.vYouvmayvnotvbevablevtovreachveachvandveveryvstudentvinvfrontvofv you.
Beforevyouvbeginveachvworkshop,vlookvovervthevwalkthroughvinvthisvpartvofvthevinstructor‘sv
guide.vThesevwalkthroughsvshouldvhelpvyouvcomevupvwithvvariousvwaysvtovreachvoutvtovthe
sevstudentsvinvconstructivevandvevenvfunvways.
ThevCorequisitevSupportvWorkbookvandvWritingvTodayvarevdesignedvtovworkvhandvinvhan
d.vEachvworkshopvinvThevCorequisitevincludesvavHelpfulvHintvcross-
referencevthatvwillvhelpvyouvpairvitvupvwithvchaptersvinvWritingvToday.vYouvcanvalsovusevthe
vQuickvStartvGuidesvinvbothvWritingvTodayvandvThevCorequisitevSupportvWorkbookvtovhel
pvyouvdeterminevwhatvwillvfitvthevneedsvofveachvofvyourvstudents.
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Copyrightv©v2025vPearsonvEducation,vInc.vAllvRightsvReserved.
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vInvthisvworkshop,vyourvstudentsvwillvlearnvsomevstrategiesvforvsucceedingvinvcollege.vSom
ethingvtovkeepvinvmindvisvthatvforvvariousvreasons,vmanyvofvthesevstudentsvhavevavlimitedvfr
ameworkvforvunderstandingvwhatvcollegevisvfor.vCollegevmayvbe,vatvbest,vanvabstraction.vH
ighvschoolvmayvbevthevclosestvthingvtovavuniversityvorvcollegevthatvanyonevinvtheirvfamilyvha
svexperienced.vSo,vtheyvarevreactingvtovwhatvisvhappeningvaroundvthemvbyvfallingvbackvonv
whatvworkedvinvhighvschool.vSometimesvthosevhighvschoolvbehaviorsvdon‘tvworkvatvcollege
.
Moreover,vfirst-
generationvcollegevstudents,vwhovusuallyvmakevupvmanyvofvthevstudentsvreceivingvcorequisitev
support,voftenvdon‘tvhavevfamilyvmembersvorvfriendsvtovturnvtovforvadvice.vInvavway,vthat‘svthevp
urposevofvthisvworkshop—tovoffervsomevgeneralvadvicevfor
―doingvcollege.‖vTovyou,vthesevstrategiesvmayvseemvlikevcommonvsense.vBut,vagain,vwhatv
appearsvtovbevcommonvsensevisvoftenvbasedvonvavperson‘svbackgroundvandvpriorvexperien
ces.
EachvofvthevsectionsvinvWorkshopv1visvdesignedvtovbevcompletedvwithinv10-
30vminutes.vYouvcanvusevthemvinvthevclassroom,vorvyouvcanvassignvthemvasvout-of-
classroomvactivitiesvthatvstudentsvshouldvcompletevonvtheirvown.vWevwillvrecommendvincl
udingvavreflectivevcomponentvtoveachvofvthesevactivities,vwhethervyouvspendvsomevtimevdi
scussingveachvactivityvinvclassvorvyouvaskvstudentsvtovwritevavsmallvreflectionvonvwhatvtheyv
learnedvfromvthevactivity.vThesevreflectionsvwillvhelpvthemvbettervunderstandvwhatvtheyvlea
rnedvandvletvthatvmaterialvsinkvin.
Modulev1.0vWhyvDovPeoplevSucceedvinvCollegev(andvSomevDon‘t)?
Thisvisvthevbasicvquestionvthatvmanyvofvyourvstudentsvarevalreadyvaskingvthemselves,vper
hapsvinvavdifferentvform.vTheyvmayvbevaskingv―AmvIvgoingvtovbevablevtovmakevitvhere?‖vorv―
DovIvevenvbelongvhere?‖vYouvcanvhelpvthemvanswervthesevkindsvofvquestionsvwithvav―yes.‖
vTheyvcanvmakevitvandvtheyvdovbelong,vbutvtheyvneedvtovshowvup,varrivevonvtime,vparticipat
evinvthevcourse,vandvhandvinvtheirvworkvonvtime.vInvModulev1.0,vyou‘revprimarilyvlayingvthev
groundworkvforvlearningvhowvtovbevthere,vbevactive,vandvgetvtheirvworkvdone.
YourvstudentsvwillvrespondvinvavvarietyvofvwaysvtovActivityv1.0.1.vSomevstudentsvmayvalrea
dyvhavevtheirvwholevfuturesvlaidvoutvinvfrontvofvthem.vOthersvwillvexpressvanxietyvandvhesit
ationvaboutvwhethervtheyvbelongvinvcollegevorvevenvwantvtovbevhere.vYourvgoalvisvtovgetvth
emvtovreflectvonvwhatvtheyvwantvinvthevfuturevandvhowvcollegevfitsvintovthevfuturevthatvtheyv
want.
Ourvsuggestionvisvthatvyouvaskvthevstudentsvtovcompletevthisvmodulevinvthevclassroom.vTov
begin,vaskvthemvtovdiscussvtheirvresponsesvinvsmallvgroups,vandvthenvwithvthevfullvclass.vT
heyvwillvlearnvthatvtheyveachvhavevmanyvofvthevsamevgoalsvinvlifevandvsimilarvanxietiesvandv
doubtsvaboutvhowvcollegevwillvhelpvthemvreachvthosevgoals.vTherevarevnovrightvorvwrongva
nswersvhere,vbutvdon‘tvbevsurprisedvwhenvstudentsvexpressvdoubtvaboutvwhethervcollegevi
svforvthem.vThevideavisvtovlistenvandvoffervencouragement.vYou‘revnotvgoingvtovbevablevtovc
onvincevthemvthatvcollegevisvwhatvtheyvneedvinvtheirvlives.vThey
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