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Unit 1 Writing Effective Paragraphs |
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Follow the MAP to Better Reading and Writing |
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1 Exploring the Writing Process |
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A The Reading and Writing Connection |
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C Subject, Audience, and Purpose |
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D Guidelines for Submitting Written Work |
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2 Prewriting to Generate Ideas |
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3 Developing Effective Paragraphs |
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A Defining the Paragraph and the Topic Sentence |
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B Narrowing the Topic and Writing the Topic Sentence |
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C Generating Ideas for the Body of the Paragraph |
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D Selecting and Dropping Ideas |
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E Arranging Ideas in a Plan or an Outline |
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F Writing and Revising the Paragraph |
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G Writing the Final Draft and Proofreading |
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4 Improving Your Paragraphs |
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A More Work on Organizing Ideas: Coherence |
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B More Work on Revising: Exact and Concise Language |
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C Turning Assignments into Paragraphs |
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5 Illustration, Description, and Narration |
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6 Process, Comparison-Contrast, and Classification |
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7 Definition, Cause-Effect, and Persuasion |
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8 Moving from Paragraph to Essay |
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A Defining the Essay and the Thesis Statement |
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B The Process of Writing an Essay |
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9 Proofreading to Correct Your Personal Error Patterns |
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A Identifying and Tracking Your Personal Error Patterns |
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B Proofreading Strategies |
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Unit 2 Writing Complete Sentences |
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Follow the MAP to Better Reading and Writing |
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A Defining and Spotting Subjects |
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B Spotting Singular and Plural Subjects |
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C Spotting Prepositional Phrases |
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D Defining and Spotting Action Verbs |
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E Defining and Spotting Linking Verbs |
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F Spotting Verbs of More Than One Word |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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11 Avoiding Sentence Fragments |
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A Writing Sentences with Subjects and Verbs |
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B Writing Sentences with Complete Verbs |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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Unit 3 Using Verbs Effectively |
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Follow the MAP to Better Reading and Writing |
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153 | (1) |
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12 Present Tense (Agreement) |
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B Troublesome Verbs in the Present Tense: To Be, To Have, To Do (+ Not) |
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C Changing Subjects to Pronouns |
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159 | (1) |
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E Special Problems in Agreement |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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A Regular Verbs in the Past Tense |
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B Irregular Verbs in the Past Tense |
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C Troublesome Verb in the Past Tense: To Be |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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14 The Past Participle in Action |
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A Past Participles of Regular Verbs |
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B Past Participles of Irregular Verbs |
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C Using the Present Perfect Tense |
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D Using the Past Perfect Tense |
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E Using the Passive Voice |
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F Using Past Participles as Adjectives |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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15 Progressive Tenses (To Be + -Ing Verb Form) |
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A Defining and Writing the Present Progressive Tense |
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B Defining and Writing the Past Progressive Tense |
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C Using the Progressive Tenses |
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D Avoiding Incomplete Progressives |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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16 Fixed-Form Helping Verbs and Verb Problems |
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A Defining and Spotting the Fixed-Form Helping Verbs |
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B Using the Fixed-Form Helping Verbs |
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F Revising Double Negatives |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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Unit 4 Joining Ideas Together |
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229 | (1) |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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A Defining and Using Subordinating Conjunctions |
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B Punctuating Subordinating |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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19 Avoiding Run-Ons and Comma Splices |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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20 Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs |
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A Defining and Using Semicolons |
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B Defining and Using Conjunctive Adverbs |
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258 | (2) |
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C Punctuating Conjunctive Adverbs |
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260 | (4) |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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264 | (1) |
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A Defining and Using Relative Pronouns |
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B Punctuating Ideas Introduced By Who, Which, Or That |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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B Avoiding Confusing Modifiers |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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Unit 5 Choosing the Right Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb, or Preposition |
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A Defining Singular and Plural |
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B Signal Words: Singular and Plural |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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A Defining Pronouns and Antecedents |
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B Referring to Indefinite Pronouns |
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C Referring to Special Singular Constructions |
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D Referring to Collective Nouns |
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E Avoiding Vague and Repetitious Pronouns |
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F Using Pronouns as Subjects, Objects, and Possessives |
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G Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case |
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H Using Pronouns with -Self And -Selves |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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25 Adjectives and Adverbs |
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A Defining and Writing Adjectives and Adverbs |
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B A Troublesome Pair: Good/Well |
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E Troublesome Comparatives and Superlatives |
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F Demonstrative Adjectives: This/That And These/Those |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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A Defining and Working with Prepositional Phrases |
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B Troublesome Prepositions: In, On, And Like |
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C Prepositions in Common Expressions |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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Unit 6 Revising for Consistency and Parallelism |
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Follow the MAP to Better Reading and Writing |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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352 | (1) |
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A Writing Parallel Constructions |
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B Using Parallelism for Special Effects |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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Unit 7 Mastering Mechanics |
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Follow the MAP to Better Reading and Writing |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (7) |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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372 | (1) |
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A Commas after Items in a Series |
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B Commas after Introductory Phrases |
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C Commas for Direct Address |
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D Commas to Set Off Appositives |
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E Commas for Parenthetical Expressions |
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H Commas for Coordination and Subordination |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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A Using the Apostrophe for Contractions |
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388 | (1) |
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B Defining the Possessive |
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C Using the Apostrophe to Show Possession (in Words That Do Not Already End in -s) |
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D Using the Apostrophe to Show Possession (in Words That Already End in -s) |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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33 Direct and Indirect Quotations |
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A Defining Direct and Indirect Quotations |
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B Punctuating Simple Direct Quotations |
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C Punctuating Split Quotations |
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D Ending Direct Quotations |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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34 Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work |
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407 | (1) |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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Unit 8 Improving Your Spelling |
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415 | (1) |
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416 | (12) |
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A Suggestions for Improving Your Spelling |
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416 | (1) |
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B Computer Spell Checkers |
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C Spotting Vowels and Consonants |
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D Doubling the Final Consonant (in Words of One Syllable) |
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E Doubling the Final Consonant (in Words of More Than One Syllable) |
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F Dropping or Keeping the Final E |
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G Changing or Keeping the Final Y |
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424 | (1) |
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I Commonly Misspelled Words |
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424 | (2) |
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426 | (1) |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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426 | (1) |
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36 Look-Alikes/Sound-Alikes |
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428 | (9) |
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433 | (1) |
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Writing And Proofreading Assignment |
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434 | (1) |
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Unit 9 Reading Selections |
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Reading Tools for Writers |
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443 | (5) |
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445 | (3) |
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448 | (3) |
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Tamales and Other Holiday Foods |
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451 | (3) |
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A Day in the Life of an Emergency Room Nurse |
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454 | (2) |
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456 | (4) |
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Are We Losing Our Connection to Nature? |
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460 | (3) |
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Put the Brakes on Driving While Texting |
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463 | (2) |
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The Art of Sharing Secrets |
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465 | (3) |
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No Time to Be Nice at Work |
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468 | (3) |
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471 | (3) |
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474 | (4) |
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478 | (3) |
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481 | (4) |
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World of Skillcraft: The Unexpected Benefits of Gaming |
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485 | (3) |
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The Hidden Life of Bottled Water |
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488 | (2) |
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Charming Robotic Seal Raises Ethical Concerns |
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490 | (4) |
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Introverts Run the World-Quietly |
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494 | (3) |
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Appendix 1 Parts Of Speech Review |
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Appendix 2 Guidelines For Students Of English As A Second Language |
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Index |
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Thematic Index To The Readings |
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Rhetorical Index To The Readings |
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