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The Basics of Writing: Process and Strategies | |
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Narration | |
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Paragraphs | |
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"The Movie House," | |
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"The Hunt," | |
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"Why Harlem Is Not Manhattan," | |
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"Geography," | |
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"The Memorial Service," | |
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Essays | |
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"Learning to Write," | |
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"Daughter's Doll Teaches Mom Lesson on Race," | |
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"The Farm," | |
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"A Little Nebraska," | |
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Description | |
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Paragraphs | |
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"A Perfect Dog," | |
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"The Hiroshima Museum," | |
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"The Ravine," | |
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"The Attic," | |
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"My Father," | |
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Essays | |
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"Hush Timmy--This Is Like a Church," | |
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"The Monster," | |
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"Regular Customer," | |
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"Limbo," | |
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Examples | |
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Paragraphs | |
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"Distance Learning," | |
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"The Digital Revolution," | |
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"Boomtown, U.S.A.," | |
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"Folk Art in the Barrios," | |
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"Democracy," | |
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Essays | |
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"The Social Meaning of T-Shirts," | |
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"Each Game Was a Crusade," | |
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"Between Two Wars, 1913-1945," | |
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"My Mother Never Worked," | |
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Classification and Division | |
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Paragraphs | |
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"Chili," | |
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"March of Science," | |
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"Fans," | |
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"Brain Power," | |
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Essays | |
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"Ever Et Raw Meat?" | |
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"Eggs, Twinkies, and Ethnic Stereotypes," | |
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"Secrets of Man's Unspoken Language," | |
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"Start Spreading the News: Seven Things You Should Know Before Moving to New York," | |
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Comparison and Contrast | |
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Paragraphs | |
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"Happy Returns," | |
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"Good Girl, Bad Girl," | |
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"Dogs and Cats," | |
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"Yin and Yang," | |
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Essays | |
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"Neat People vs. Sloppy People," | |
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"Conversational Ballgames," | |
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"Indy 500," | |
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"Shopping in Pajamas," | |
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Process | |
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Paragraphs | |
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"The Supply Chain," | |
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"How to Bathe a Cat," the Dog | |
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"Brewing Beer," | |
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"The Right Way to Eat an Ice-Cream Cone," | |
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"The Cook," | |
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Essays | |
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"A Guide to Proper Hand-Washing Technique," | |
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"The Beekeeper," | |
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"Koto," | |
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"Think Thin--Get Thin," | |
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Cause and Effect | |
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Paragraphs | |
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"Giving In," | |
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"Why Eat Junk Food?" | |
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"An Eyewitness Account," | |
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"A Momentous Arrest," | |
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"On Being Unemployed," | |
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Essays | |
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"Wanted Children," | |
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"Reading for Pure Pleasure," | |
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"The Thirsty Animal," | |
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"More Than Words," | |
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Definition | |
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Paragraphs | |
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"Running with the Cardio-Bots," | |
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"The Ultimate Kitchen Gadget," | |
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"Nostalgia," | |
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"What Does it Mean to be Creative?" | |
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"Frugality," | |
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Essays | |
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"What Is Poverty?" | |
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"What Is Intelligence, Anyway?" | |
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"Total Eclipse of the Son," | |
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"Earning Their Pinstripes," | |
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Argumentation and Persuasion | |
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Paragraphs | |
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"Tax Junk Food? Yes," | |
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"Frightening--and Fantastic," | |
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"Drinking--What Age?" | |
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"The Measure of Our Success," | |
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Essays | |
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"Hang it Up," | |
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"Excuses, Excuses," | |
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"So that Nobody Has to Go to School if They Don't Want to," | |
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"Facts About Global Warming You Should Know," | |
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"What if Global-warming Fears are Overblown?" | |
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Combining the Strategies | |
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"A Trip to Honduras," | |
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"The Dare," | |
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"Poetry," | |
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"I Won't Twitter My Life Away," | |
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"Time to Look and Listen," | |
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Glossary | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |