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OverviewCrossing America is an interactive reading, writing, and grammar text that focuses on competencies that skilled readers and writers must master. The text follows a thematic approach designed to provide cultural knowledge and awareness both to native speakers of English and to the limited-English language population. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Deborah W. Hunt , Linda PattersonPublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Allyn & Bacon Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9780131928732ISBN 10: 0131928732 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 01 January 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsUnit One: Reading and Writing with Crossing America Welcome Message Introduction to Reading Literature and Writing About Literature Student Essay Entitled I Wanted to Share My Father,s World How to Read Any Passage Effectively Student Commencement Address at Southwest Tennessee Community College by Andy Ling Literary Analysis The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin Summarizing How to Write a Summary Paraphrasing How to Paraphrase Plagiarism SQ9R - A Writing Strategy That Works Unit Two: American Foundations (Narration) Idioms for a New Nation Narration: Points to Consider Purpose Point of View Tone Inference Order of Sentences Transitional Devices Used in Narrative Writing Verb Usage Organization Sentence Structure Errors Direct and Indirect Quotations Verb Tense Reading Before Writing Constitution Day by Lynne V. Cheney Jacques Lajonie Lapeyre Correspondence...Excerpts Follow the Drinking Gourd by Anonymous Water Bugs by Peter Blue Cloud Reflective Assignments Internet Field Trips - Reading and Writing Assignments Films to View Summary of Unit 2 - American Foundations - Narration Unit Three: Traditions and Celebrations (Description) Idioms for Holidays and Celebrations Description: Points to Consider Purpose Types of Descriptive Writing Organization Transitional Devices Used in Descriptive Writing Concrete Language Versus Vague and Abstract Wording Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Participles Reading Before Writing El Olto Lado from Caramelo by SandraCisneros Packing for America by Frank McCourt (Life) Slightly Damp, Parade Goers Still Dressed for the Occasion by Charles Cochran Day of the Refugios by Alberto Rios Reflective Assignments Internet Field Trips - Reading and Writing Assignments Films to View Summary of Unit 3 - Traditions and Celebrations - Description Unit Four: American Folklore (Comparison and Contrast) Idioms for American Folklore Comparison and Contrast: Points to Consider Purpose Tone Transitional Devices Organization Topic Sentences and thesis Statements Punctuation of Conjunctive Adverbs and Subordinate Conjunctions Reading Before Writing What is Folklife? Excerpts from A Commonwealth of Cultures by Mary Hufford Tam and Cam (A Cinderella Tale from Vietnam) by Anonymous The Invisible One (A Cinderella-style Micmac Native legend.) from Algonquin Legends of New England by Charles Godfrey Leland Cinderella by Anne Sexton Present at Creation: The Origins of the Legend of John Henry by Stephen Wade John Henry by Zora Neal Hurston John Henry Blues by Fiddlin, Joe Carson Babe the Blue Ox retold by S. E. Schlosser Six to Eight Black Men by David Sedaris Reflective Assignments Internet Field Trips - Reading and Writing Assignments Films to View Summary of Unit 4 - American Folklore - Comparison and Contrast Unit Five: Landmarks (Process Analysis) Idioms for Landmarks Process Analysis: Points to Consider Purpose Types of Process Writing Organization Transitional Devices Point of View and Tense Point of View Reading Before Writing Jaunts: Atlanta to Montgomery to Memphis: A Family Trip Through History by Carlton Winfrey A and P by John Updike A Chinese Kitchen by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo Telling the Story by Naomi Shihab Nye In the inner city by Lucille Clifton Reflective Assignments Internet Field Trips - Reading and Writing Assignments Films to View Summary of Unit 5 - Landmarks - Process Analysis Unit Six: American Music (Classification) Idioms for Classical Music Classification: Points to Consider Purpose Organization and Development Transitional Devices Parallelism Reading Before Writing Types of Folk Music by Sarah Wilfong I Hear America Singing from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman La Musica Mexicana by Ellen Jane Rainey Nineteen Fifty-Five by Alice Walker Reflective Assignments Internet Field Trips - Reading and Writing Assignments Films to View Summary of Unit 6 - American Music - Classification Unit Seven: American Lifestyle (Cause and Effect) Idioms for American Lifestyles Cause and Effect: Points to Consider Purpose Organization and Plan Order of Causes and Effects Clear Reasoning Transitional Words Tone Fragments with Subordinate Clauses Reading Before Writing How Things Work by Gary Soto Vietnam to America: An 18-hour Flight, or an Impossible Journey? by Andrew Lam Hoofbeats on Fletcher Street by Johnny Dwyer Ringtail by Rudolph Fisher Reflective Assignments Internet Field Trips - Reading and Writing Assignments Films to View Summary of Unit 7 - American Lifestyle - Cause and Effect Analysis Unit Eight: New Frontiers (Argumentation) Idioms for New Frontiers Argumentation: Points to Consider Purpose Organization and Plan Argumentative Paragraphs Argumentative Essays Transitional Expressions Language and Tone Emotion and Reason Plagiarism Strong Verbs Reading Before Writing Act II by Diane Brady There,ll Be No Place to Hide in Our Brave New Biometric World by Paul Saffo Technology and Medicine by Rafael Campo from The Other Man Was Me: A Voyage to the New World by Raphael Campo The End of the Beginning by Ray Bradbury Astronauts, Teachers Converse at Ames by Julie O,Shea From Space Station, NASA Astronaut Ed Lu '84 Speaks with CU Students by Blaine P. Friedlander Jr. Reflective Assignments Internet Field Trips - Reading and Writing Assignments Films to View Summary of Unit 8 - New Frontiers - ArgumentationReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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