Helpful Information

Sites that may be discussed in class are listed below. 

ANALYTICAL THINKING

Critical and Analytical Thinking
Using critical and analytical thinking may seem daunting at first, but by following a series of clearly defined steps, you can start to use such skills sooner than you may have imagined.

How to think critically and analytically
As a student, you may be asked to think critically or for a critical or analytical analysis. This page explains what this means and how to do it.
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Academic Mindsets for Learner Success
Academic Mindsets are four key beliefs which deeply influence our behaviors as learners, and which enable learning success. These mindsets affect our motivation, strategies, and perseverance.

WRITING RESOURCES

Writing Guides
Think of these guides as online textbooks. Each guide is designed to help you find information quickly on a given topic.

The Guide to Grammar and Writing
Is sponsored by the Capital Community College and includes information about sentence structure, essays and research paper helpful tips, and grammar. The site also contains quizzes for most of the topics covered.
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Writing How-To Handouts
Handout guides to basic writing structure, reading and critical thinking.

READING RESOURCES

Improving Comprehension
Reading comprehension requires motivation, mental frameworks for holding ideas, concentration and good study techniques. The site offers a variety of suggestions to help you improve your comprehension while reading.
What Is Critical Reading?
Critical reading is an analytic activity. The reader rereads a text to identify patterns of elements -- information, values, assumptions, and language usage-- throughout the discussion. These elements are tied together in an interpretation, an assertion of an underlying meaning of the text as a whole.

PLACEMENT ASSESSMENT REVIEW

This module reviews the necessary information which will prepare you to take the placement assessment. The assessment is designed to determine your skill level for college level reading. Taking the assessment doesn't mean that you've 'passed' reading but your score indicates you can enroll in certain Triton courses. The score you receive will help determine which courses you should take so it's important for you to take the assessment seriously. After you've completed the assessment your counselors can help you make the appropriate course selections.

Click here to proceed to the reading review.
Click here to proceed to the writing review.

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