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Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. 220 Pages. This book introduces entering students to the kinds of questions asked in academic settings and the ways people try to answer them. Students will begin to understand how universities are organized, why we are divided into departments and colleges, and how the interests of different disciplines sometimes intersect. They will see how UNM faculty members, graduate students, and staff memebers participate in the discurse of their disciplines, studying subjects that make a difference in New Mexico and in the broader world. And because these writers are right here at UNM, students ewill be able to hear them speak, send them questions by mail or e-mail, perhaps even meet them for conversation. As students read, they will also be learning to think and to wirte in the ways common to the academy. The carefully written discussion questions wil help them learn to read analytically, questioning as well as comprehending the texts. Writing assignments sequenced to elicit informal responses, information gathering, more formal essays, and essay revisions will assist students to develop a productive writing process that will serve them as they move on into their own disciplinary work. Working with this book will hellp students to develop the skills to pose questions for themmselves, to beginn to generate answers, to see connections and contradictions, and to communicate their knowledge to others.