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| Preface | |
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| Reading and Writing with Crossing America | |
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| Welcome Message | |
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| Introduction to Reading Literature and Writing about Literature | |
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| Student Essay Entitled "I Wanted to Share My Father's World" | |
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| How to Read Any Passage Effectively | |
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| Stumbling Blocks to Successful Reading | |
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| "Student Commencement Address at Southwest Tennessee Community College" | |
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| SQ9R-A Reading Strategy That Works | |
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| Vocabulary Building | |
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| Surface Reading Versus Deep Reading | |
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| How to Read Different Genres of Literature | |
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| Literary Analysis | |
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| "The Story of an Hour" | |
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| Devices for Writing a Literary Analysis | |
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| Points to Remember in Writing a Literary Analysis Assignment | |
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| Writer's Workshop Activities for Understanding Poetry and Writing a Literary Analysis of a Poem | |
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| Writer's Workshop Activities for Understanding the Elements of a Short Story | |
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| Summarizing | |
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| How to Write a Summary | |
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| Writing Activities for Summaries | |
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| Paraphrasing | |
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| How to Paraphrase | |
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| Writing Activities for Paraphrasing | |
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| Plagiarism | |
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| SQ9R-A Writing Strategy That Works | |
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| Survey | |
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| Question | |
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| Relate | |
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| Record | |
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| Read and Revise | |
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| Review | |
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| Reflect | |
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| Reread | |
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| Read Your Paper Aloud! | |
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| A Guide to Terminology Used in Crossing America | |
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| American Foundations-Narration | |
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| Idioms for a New Nation | |
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| Narration: Points to Consider | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Point of View | |
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| Tone | |
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| Inference | |
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| Order of Sentences | |
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| Transitional Devices Used in Narrative Writing | |
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| Verb Usage | |
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| Organization | |
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| Paragraph Format for Narration | |
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| Essay Format for Narration | |
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| Map for Narration | |
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| Time Line of Story | |
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| Narrative Worksheet | |
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| Questions for Review | |
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| Sentence Structure Errors | |
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| Direct and Indirect Quotations | |
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| Verb Tense | |
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| Reading Before Writing | |
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| "Constitution Day" | |
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| Jacques Lajonie Lapeyre Correspondence ... Excerpts | |
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| "Follow the Drinking Gourd" | |
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| "Waterbugs" | |
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| Reflective Assignments | |
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| Internet Field Trips-Reading and Writing Assignments | |
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| Films to View | |
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| Summary of Unit 2-American Foundations-Narration | |
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| Traditions and Celebrations-Description | |
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| Idioms for Holidays and Celebrations | |
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| Description: Points to Consider | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Types of Descriptive Writing | |
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| Organization | |
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| Transitional Devices Used in Descriptive Writing | |
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| Paragraph and Essay Formats for Writing Descriptions | |
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| Descriptive Writing Worksheet | |
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| Questions for Review | |
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| Concrete Language Versus Vague and Abstract Wording | |
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| Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Participles | |
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| Reading Before Writing | |
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| "El Olto Lado (The Other Side)" from Caramelo | |
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| "Packing for America" | |
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| "Slightly Damp, Paradegoers Still Dressed for the Occasion" | |
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| "Day of the Refugios" | |
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| Reflective Assignments | |
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| Internet Field Trips-Reading and Writing Assignments | |
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| Films to View | |
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| Summary of Unit 3-Traditions and Celebrations-Description | |
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| American Folklore-Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Idioms for American Folklore | |
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| Comparison and Contrast: Points to Consider | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Tone | |
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| Transitional Devices | |
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| Organization | |
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| Paragraph Formats for Writing Comparison/Contrast | |
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| Essay Formats for Writing Comparison/Contrast | |
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| Comparison and Contrast Writing Worksheet | |
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| Questions for Review | |
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| Topic Sentences and Thesis Statements | |
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| Punctuation of Conjunctive Adverbs and Subordinate Conjunctions | |
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| Reading Before Writing | |
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| "What Is Folklife?" excerpts from "A Commonwealth of Cultures" | |
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| "Tam and Cam (A Cinderella Tale from Vietnam)" | |
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| "The Invisible One" (A Cinderella-style Micmac Native Legend) from Algonquin Legends of New England | |
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| "Mi'kmaq Indian Cinderella vs. Perrault's Cinderella" | |
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| "Cinderella" | |
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| "Present at Creation: The Origins of the Legend of John Henry" | |
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| "John Henry" | |
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| "John Henry Blues" | |
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| "Babe the Blue Ox" | |
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| "Six to Eight Black Men" | |
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| Reflective Assignments | |
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| Internet Field Trips-Reading and Writing Assignments | |
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| Films to View | |
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| Summary of Unit 4-American Folklore-Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Landmarks-Process Analysis | |
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| Idioms for Landmarks | |
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| Process Analysis: Points to Consider | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Types of Process Writing | |
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| Organization | |
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| Transitional Devices | |
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| Point of View and Tense | |
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| Paragraph and Essay Formats for Writing Processes | |
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| Process Analysis Writing Worksheet | |
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| Point of View | |
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| Questions for Review | |
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| Reading Before Writing | |
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| "Jaunts: Atlanta to Montgomery to Memphis: A Family Trip Through History" | |
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| "A & P" | |
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| "A Chinese Kitchen" | |
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| "Telling the Story" | |
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| "in the inner city" | |
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| Reflective Assignments | |
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| Internet Field Trips-Reading and Writing Assignments | |
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| Films to View | |
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| Summary of Unit 5-Landmarks-Process Analysis | |
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| American Music-Classification | |
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| Idioms for American Music | |
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| Classification: Points to Consider | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Organization and Development | |
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| Transitional Devices | |
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| Paragraph and Essay Formats for Classification Writing | |
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| Classification Worksheet | |
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| Parallelism | |
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| Reading Before Writing | |
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| "Types of Folk Music" | |
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| "I Hear America Singing" from Leaves of Grass | |
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| "La Musica Mexicana" | |
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| "Nineteen Fifty-Five" | |
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| Reflective Assignments | |
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| Internet Field Trips-Reading and Writing Assignments | |
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| Films to View | |
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| Summary of Unit 6-American Music-Classification | |
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| American Lifestyle-Cause and Effect | |
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| Idioms for American Lifestyles | |
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| Cause and Effect: Points to Consider | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Organization and Plan | |
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| Order of Causes and Effects | |
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| Clear Reasoning | |
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| Transitional Words | |
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| Tone | |
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| Paragraph Formats for Causal Analysis | |
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| Cause and Effect Writing Worksheet | |
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| Questions for Review | |
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| Fragments with Subordinate Clauses | |
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| Reading Before Writing | |
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| "How Things Work" | |
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| "Vietnam to America: An 18-Hour Flight, or an Impossible Journey?" | |
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| "Hoofbeats on Fletcher Street" | |
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| "Ringtail" | |
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| Reflective Assignments | |
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| Internet Field Trips-Reading and Writing Assignments | |
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| Films to View | |
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| Summary of Unit 7-American Lifestyle-Cause and Effect Analysis | |
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| New Frontiers-Argumentation | |
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| Idioms for New Frontiers | |
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| Argumentation: Points to Consider | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Organization and Plan | |
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| Argumentative Paragraphs | |
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| Argumentative Essays | |
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| Transitional Expressions | |
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| Language and Tone | |
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| Emotion and Reason | |
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| Paragraph Format for Writing Argumentative Analysis | |
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| Essay Format for Writing Argumentative Analysis | |
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| Argumentative Analysis Writing Worksheet | |
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| Plagiarism | |
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| Strong Verbs | |
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| Questions for Review | |
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| Reading Before Writing | |
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| "Act II" | |
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| "There'll Be No Place to Hide in Our Brave New Biometric World" | |
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| "Technology and Medicine" from The Other Man Was Me: A Voyage to the New World | |
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| "The End of the Beginning" | |
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| "Astronauts, Teachers Converse at Ames" | |
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| "From Space Station, NASA Astronaut Ed Lu '84 Speaks with CU Students" | |
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| Reflective Assignments | |
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| Internet Field Trips-Reading and Writing Assignments | |
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| Films to View | |
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| Summary of Unit 8-New Frontiers-Argumentation | |
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| Credits | |
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| Photo Credits | |