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A thematically organized reader/rhetoric that seeks to empower students to interact proactively and constructively with all types of essays, Words on Paper reflects the mosaic of American culture by including essayists from varied and diverse backgrounds writing about high-interest and highly engaging topics.
Words on Paper Essays on American Culture for College Writers Plus MyLab Writing -- Access Card Package
by DiNardo Hayes, Levia; Waltman, Bradley A.Edition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2014-07-23
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary
Table of Contents
Foreword: Getting Started
To The Student
Chapter 1: The Process of Good Writing
Chapter 2: Reading to Write
Chapter 3: Self Examination
Ewa Zadrynska: “A Bracelet, an Odd Earring, Cracked Teacup”
Langston Hughes: “Salvation”
Caroline Hwang: “The Good Daughter”
Deborah Work: “What’s In a Name?”
Jennifer Crispin: “No Place Like Home”
Writing Suggestions
In-Sight
Peer Critique
Mechanics and Style: The Parts of Speech
Chapter 4: Family
Amy Tan: “Two Kinds”
Jamaica Kincaid: “Girl”
Craig Swanson: “The Turning Point”
Michael Dorris: “Father’s Day”
Bonnie Smith-Yackel: “My Mother Never Worked”
Writing Suggestions
In-Sight
Peer Critique
Mechanics and Style: Verbs and Their Uses
Chapter 5: People and Places
Marc Santora: Burgers for the Health Professional
Shirley Geok-Lin Lim: “Pomegranates and English Education”
Richard Wright: Black Boy
Serena Nanda: “Arranging a Marriage in India”
Denise Gonsale: “I’m Afraid to Look, Afraid to Turn Away”
Writing Suggestions
In-Sight
Peer Critique
Mechanics and Style: Commonly Confused Words
Chapter 6: Heroes
Leslie Kaufman: Just a Normal Girl
Italo Cavino: The Canary Prince
Natalie Angier: “Of Altruism, Heroism, and Evolution’s Gifts”
Josh Tyrangiel: Andy was Right
Irma Menkel: “I Saw Anne Frank Die”
Writing Suggestions
In-Sight
Peer Critique
Mechanics and Style: Subject/Verb Agreement
Chapter 7: Popular Culture
Andrew Sullivan: “The M Word: Why it Matters to Me”
Lola Ugunnaike: “Yours Truly: The E-Variations”
Deborah Netburn: “Young, Carefree, and Hooked on Sun Lamps”
Marie Winn: “Television The Plug In Drug”
Katha Pollitt: “Why Boys Don’t Play with Dolls”
Stephanie Ericsson: “The Ways We Lie”
Writing Suggestions
In-Sight
Peer Critique
Mechanics and Style: Spelling and Word Choice
Chapter 8: The Great Outdoors
William Blake: “The Tyger”
Rafe Martin: “The Brave Little Parrot”
Jerry Adler: “Vanity, Thy Name Is…”
Robert Frost: “The Road Not Taken”
Jeanie French: “To Everything There is a Season”
Ian Frazier: “Trust Me, Around Here Hotdogs Actually Repel Bears”
Writing Suggestions
In-Sight
Peer Critique
Mechanics and Style: The Mysterious Comma
Chapter 9: Issues and Controversies
Barbara Mujica: “No Comprendo”
Thomas Jefferson: “The Declaration of Independence”
Patricia Dalton: “Have Today’s Schools Failed Male Students?
Margaret Atwood: “The Female Body”
Linda M. Hasselstrom: “Why One Peaceful Woman Carries a Pistol”
In-Sight
Writing Suggestions
Peer Critique
Mechanics and Style: Introduction to Working with Citation
Kerri Mertz: “Wayward Cells”
Chapter 10: Documentation in the Humanities: MLA Style
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