FCW Approved Texts
Most FCW faculty do not adopt a course text. However, both of these are appropriate for addressing the transition to college writing:
The Transition to College Writing, 2nd Ed., Keith Hjortshoj, Macmillan, 2009. (ISBN: 978-0-312-44082-4)
*They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, 4th Ed. Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, Norton, 2017. (ISBN: 9780393631678)
Supplemental texts on writing:
A Trouble-Shooting Guide for Writers: Strategies and Process, 7th Ed. Barbara Fine Clouse, McGraw-Hill, 2013. (ISB: 9780073405919)
A Pocket Style Manual with Sentence Guides, 7th Ed. Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers, 2016. (ISBN: 9781319197247)
Note: This edition comes with sentence templates representing academic moves, very similar to those in They Say/I Say, AND when you order the edition with these template, the price goes down for some mysterious reason. Should you order this, you likely should forgo They Say/I Say.
The Transition to College Writing, 2nd Ed., Keith Hjortshoj, Macmillan, 2009. (ISBN: 978-0-312-44082-4)
*They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, 4th Ed. Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, Norton, 2017. (ISBN: 9780393631678)
Supplemental texts on writing:
A Trouble-Shooting Guide for Writers: Strategies and Process, 7th Ed. Barbara Fine Clouse, McGraw-Hill, 2013. (ISB: 9780073405919)
A Pocket Style Manual with Sentence Guides, 7th Ed. Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers, 2016. (ISBN: 9781319197247)
Note: This edition comes with sentence templates representing academic moves, very similar to those in They Say/I Say, AND when you order the edition with these template, the price goes down for some mysterious reason. Should you order this, you likely should forgo They Say/I Say.