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In Tandem: College Reading and Writing | |
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Table of Contents | |
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Introduction | |
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To the Instructor Introduction | |
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To the Student Making Connections | |
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Linking Reading and Writing Linking Reading and Writing | |
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An Illustration The Organization of the Text | |
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An Overview of the Writing Process | |
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The Dimensions of an Essay Three Useful Maxims about Writing Sample Student Essay | |
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Wrestling with the Scope of the Paper and Finding a Focus Writing the Thesis Statement Tying the Elements Together | |
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The Finished Essay Steps to Writing a Good Essay Miscellaneous Observations about the Writing Process The Aftermath | |
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Getting the Paper Back A Checklist for Writing and Revising EssaysUsing Quotations Correct Techniques of Documentation Fourteen Rules for Using Quotations How to Format Your Essay How to Prepare a Works Cited Page | |
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Reading Finding the Main Idea and Writer’s Purpose | |
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The Difference Between Fiction and Nonfiction | |
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The Difference Between Articles and Essays Identifying the Main Idea in Paragraphs Locating the Thesis Statement in Longer Readings Practice Essay | |
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Girls of Summer: Lazy Days from a Gen X Childhood Reading Selections Frank Huyler, Sugar Rose Castillo Guilbault, The Conveyor-Belt Ladies | |
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Refugee’s Journey Val Plumwood, Surviving a Crocodile Attack Writing Writing about Personal Experience Writing about a Personal Experience of Your Own Developing the Essay with Details | |
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Show, Don’t Tell Analyzing Personal Experience in a Reading Topics for Writing a Personal Experience Essay Topics Related to the Readings | |
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Reading Acquiring New Vocabulary Six Techniques for Acquiring Words Using Context Clues Using the Dictionary Effectively | |
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The Features of a Dictionary Sample Dictionary Column Choosing the Right Definition Online Dictionaries Practice Essay | |
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Did I Save Lives or Engage in Racial Profiling? | |
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Reading Selections Susan Orlean, The American Man, Age Ten David Sedaris, Our Perfect Summer Curtis Wilkie, The New Orleans | |
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That Was Three Photographs for Analysis Hurricane Katrina: Houston Hurricane Katrina: Biloxi, Mississippi Earthquake: Northern Pakistan Writing Writing a Profile: Examining Personal Attributes The Profile | |
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A Definition How to Write a Profile Topics for Writing a Profile of Your Own Topics Related to the Readings | |
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Reading Learning to Annotate The Purpose of Annotating Reading with a Pencil in Your Hand | |
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How to Annotate Comments on Sample Annotations Practice Essay: Richard Wolkomir, Making Up for Lost time | |
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The Rewards of Reading at Last Reading Selections Barbara Kingsolver, How | |
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Saved My Life Mark Edmundson, The Teacher Who Opened My Mind Bill Bryson, Cells | |
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Easter’s End, from Collapse Writing Writing Paraphrases and Summaries | |
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How to Paraphrase Sample Paraphrases | |
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How to Summarize Sample Summaries Comment on the Final Draft Further Assignments for Annotating | |
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Further Assignments for Paraphrasing Further Assignments for Writing Summaries Topics Related to the Readings | |
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Reading Making Inferences and Seeing Connections Inferences | |
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A Definition Inferences in the Real World Further Considerations about Inferences Marking Inference Answers Drawing Defensible | |
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Conclusions Four Readings on Food and the Fast Food Industry | |
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Practice Essay: Bobbie Ann Mason, The Burden of the Feast Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation: Behind the Counter Shannon Brownlee, Pricing French Fries: A Lesson in Economics Four Readin | |