Whenever we enter a new community—start a new job, move to a new town, join a new club—there are certain things we need to learn. The same is true upon entering the academic world. We need to be able to READ and WRITE in certain ways. We’re routinely called on to SUMMARIZE something we’ve heard or read and to RESPOND in some way. And to succeed, we need to develop certain HABITS OF MIND—everyday things such as asking questions and being persistent. The following chapters provide guidelines to help you develop these fundamental academic literacies—and know what’s expected of you in academic communities.