The text is arranged in four parts: Part 1, College Writing; Part 2, Readings and Reading Strategies for College-level Work; Part 3, Research Strategies and Documenting Research; Part 4, Grammar, Sentence Structure, and Mechanics. Each unit in Part 2 includes readings and practice exercises that exemplify the types of writing assignments that are discussed in Part 1. The themed reading units each include work designed to cover one semester. These units may be used as a whole, or you could select readings from any of the units to combine as you prefer. The reading selections are linked to external websites, primarily to the site Common Lit.org., where you will find additional reading resources. Part 3 is designed to complement both Parts 1 https://www.wikipedia.org/be used as needed. Not all students will need to complete every grammar exercise.