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| Chapter 1 Introduction to Read Think Write |
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The Philosophy of Read Think Write |
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How Read Think Write Works |
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Visual Road Map of Read Think Write: A True Integration of Skills |
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How
Chapter 1 of Read Think Write Works |
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The Reading-Thinking-Writing Process |
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Read the Title and Subtitle (If Any) |
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Consider Your Prior Knowledge of the Topic |
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Determine the Author's Purpose |
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Skim the Reading for Length, Organization, and Genre |
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Skim the Reading to Gain a General Sense of the Ideas It Contains |
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Do a Close Reading of the Text |
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Choosing and Narrowing Your Topic |
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Researching a Topic and Evaluating Sources |
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Writing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs |
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Revision Is a Recursive Process |
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Oral versus Written Communication |
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Previewing the Features of Read Think Write |
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| Chapter 2 Psychology |
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Introduction to the Field of Psychology |
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Chapter Paragraph Question: Can human behavior be changed? |
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Using Synonyms and Antonyms |
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Success in Reading: Getting Focused |
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Reading Selection 1: "Identical Strangers" Explore Nature versus Nature, Joe Richman |
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Writing without Boundaries: There Are No Checkpoints! |
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Reading Selection 2: "Why Behavior Change Is Hard—and Why You Should Keep Trying," Harvard Health Magazine |
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Reading Skill Focus: Determining Meaning from Context |
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Denotation and Connotation |
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Two Strategies for Determining Meaning Using Context |
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Reading Selection 3: "Genetic Influences on Personality," Carole Wade and Carol Tavris |
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Writing Skill Focus: Paraphrasing |
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Writing Skill Focus: Summarizing |
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Three Important Characteristics of a Summary |
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Avoiding Plagiarism in Summary Writing |
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Trouble Spots in Writing: Working with Reporting Verbs in a Summary |
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70 | (1) |
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Chapter Paragraph Assignment: Can human behavior be changed? |
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Focus on Form: Editing Reporting Verb Usage 72
Chapter Debate: Can human behavior be changed? |
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| Chapter 3 Criminal Justice |
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Introduction to the Field of Criminal Justice |
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Chapter Essay Question: Do you believe that the police live up to the promise of protecting and serving the community? |
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Previewing Criminal Justice |
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Key Terms in Criminal Justice |
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Building a Strong Academic Vocabulary |
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Success in Reading: Read Actively by Asking Pertinent Questions |
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Reading Selection 1: "Some Say Cop Videos Misleading," William M. Welch |
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Writing without Boundaries: There Are No Checkpoints! |
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Reading Selection 2: "Room for Debate: Young Offenders Locked Up for Life," New York Times Editorial |
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Reading Skill Focus: Identifying Topics and Main Ideas (Stated and Implied) |
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Movie Analogy: Understanding the Concept of Main Idea |
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Identifying the Main Idea (Stated or Implied) of a Reading |
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Identifying Stated Main Ideas in Paragraphs in Readings |
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Identifying Implied Main Ideas in Paragraphs in Readings |
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Reading Selection 3: "LAPD Adds Officers and Crime Falls—But Is There a Connection?," Frank Schmalleger |
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Writing Skill Focus: Writing an Introduction with a Thesis Statement |
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Composing Introductory Paragraphs: Problems to Avoid |
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Writing a Thesis Statement |
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Trouble Spots in Writing: Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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Chapter Essay Assignment: Do you believe that the police live up to the promise of protecting and serving the community? |
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Focus on Form: Editing Subject-Verb Agreement Usage |
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Chapter Debate: Do you believe that the police live up to the promise of protecting and serving the community? |
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| Chapter 4 Environmental Science |
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Introduction to the Field of Environmental Science |
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Chapter Essay Question: What role should the US government and the American people play in preserving various forms of life on earth? |
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Previewing Environmental Science |
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117 | (1) |
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Key Terms in Environmental Science |
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118 | (4) |
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Success in Reading: Interpreting Graphics |
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Reading Selection 1: "Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinctions, Broad Study Says," Carl Zimmer |
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127 | (1) |
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Writing without Boundaries: There Are No Checkpoints! |
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Reading Selection 2: "How Biodiversity Keeps Earth Alive," David Biello |
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Reading Selection 3: "Science and the Environment," Richard T. Wright and Dorothy F. Boorse |
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137 | (1) |
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Writing Skill Focus: Writing Topic Sentences |
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Writing Manageable Topic Sentences: Neither Too General, Nor Too Specific |
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Reading Skill Focus: Supporting Details |
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Types of Supporting Details |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (9) |
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Writing Skill Focus: Developing Body Paragraphs |
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149 | (3) |
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Trouble Spots in Writing: Revising and Proofreading |
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152 | (1) |
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Chapter Essay Assignment: What role should the US government and the American people play in preserving various forms of life on earth? |
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Focus on Form: Revising and Proofreading |
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Chapter Debate: What role should the US government and the American people play in preserving various forms of life on earth? |
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| Chapter 5 Literature |
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Introduction to the Field of Literature |
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Chapter Essay Question: Taking into consideration all the chapter readings, which character, setting, or plot movement is most significant to you? |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Success in Reading: Rereading |
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Reading Selection 1: Two Poems |
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Poem 1: "The New Colossus," Emma Lazarus |
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Poem 2: "Failures of Alchemy," Carol Edelstein |
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Writing Without Boundaries: There Are No Checkpoints! |
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Reading Selection 2: "Samuel," Grace Paley |
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177 | (11) |
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180 | (2) |
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Reading Skill Focus: Making Inferences |
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Making Inferences from Written Text |
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Strategies for Making Inferences |
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Reading Selection 3: A scene from The Piano Lesson, August Wilson |
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Reading Selection 4: "What Is Literature, and Why Do We Study It?" Edgar V. Roberts |
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198 | (1) |
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Writing Skill Focus: Writing a Concluding Paragraph |
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199 | (2) |
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Trouble Spots in Writing: Controlling Verb Tense |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (1) |
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Special Writing Feature 1: Writing a Short Creative Work of Fiction |
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Brainstorming Ideas for Your Creative Work |
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Special Writing Feature 2: Writing About Literature |
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Chapter Essay Assignment: Taking into consideration all the chapter readings, which character, setting, or plot movement is most significant to you? |
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Focus On Form: Editing for Verb-Tense Control |
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Chapter Debate: What is the future of lending libraries? |
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| Chapter 6 Education |
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Introduction to the Field of Education |
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Chapter Essay Question: Is a college education worth it? |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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Success in Reading: Read Actively Through Highlighting and Annotating Relevant Text |
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216 | (1) |
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Reading Selection 1: "Learning and Teaching a Two-Way Calle in Boston," Michelle Lefort |
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Writing Without Boundaries: There are No Checkpoints! |
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Reading Selection 2: "A More Nuanced Bill Gates," Doug Lederman and Ry Rivard |
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Reading Skill Focus: Recognizing Author's Purpose and Tone |
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Recognizing an Author's Purpose |
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Reading Selection 3: "How Is Teaching Changing?" George S. Morrison |
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242 | (1) |
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Writing Skill Focus: Awareness of Audience: Purpose and Tone |
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Writing Skill Focus: Correcting Fragments and Run-On Sentences |
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Trouble Spots in Writing: A Bumpy Road Without Transition Words |
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247 | (4) |
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Chapter Essay Assignment: Is a college education worth it? |
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Focus On Form: Using Transition Words |
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Chapter Debate: Is a college education worth it? |
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| Chapter 7 Health and Nutrition |
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Introduction to the Field of Health and Nutrition |
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256 | (2) |
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Chapter Essay Question: What are the secrets to living a long and healthy life? |
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256 | (1) |
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Previewing Health and Nutrition |
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257 | (1) |
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Key Terms in Health and Nutrition |
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258 | (5) |
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Success in Reading: Skimming and Scanning |
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260 | (1) |
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Reading Selection 1: "Study: Ban on Fast-Food TV Ads May Cut Obesity," USA Today |
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267 | (1) |
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Writing Without Boundaries: There Are No Checkpoints! |
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Reading Selection 2: "Japan's Women Toast Their Own Health as Life Expectancy Rises Again," Justin McCurry |
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268 | (11) |
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273 | (1) |
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Reading Skill Focus: Researching and Evaluating Internet Sources |
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273 | (1) |
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Guidelines for Internet Research |
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274 | (1) |
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274 | (4) |
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278 | (1) |
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Reading Selection 3: "Genetically Modified Organisms: A Blessing or a Curse?" Janice Thompson and Melinda Manore |
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279 | (16) |
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284 | (1) |
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Think to Write: Summary/Response |
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284 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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Writing Skill Focus: The Art of Argumentation |
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285 | (1) |
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Build in Supporting Evidence to Strengthen Your Arguments |
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Student Essay: "Is Giving Up Meat a Wise Dietary Choice?" Rupert Walker |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (1) |
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Trouble Spots in Writing: Faulty Argumentation |
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289 | (1) |
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Paths to Faulty Argumentation: A Top Five List |
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289 | (3) |
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292 | (2) |
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Chapter Essay Assignment: What are the secrets to living a long and healthy life? |
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293 | (1) |
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Focus on Form: Editing for Faulty Argumentation |
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Chapter Debate: Is the quality of your health over a lifetime more influenced by your genetic makeup or by the lifestyle choices you make? |
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| Chapter 8 Nursing |
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295 | (49) |
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Introduction to the Field of Nursing |
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296 | (2) |
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Chapter Essay Question: What are the most important qualities of an excellent nurse? |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (5) |
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Success in Reading: Recognizing and Reading a Diversity of Genres |
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300 | (1) |
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Reading Selection 1: "Men Are Much in the Sights of Recruiters in Nursing," Eve Tahmincioglu |
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303 | (6) |
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308 | (1) |
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Writing Without Boundaries: There Are No Checkpoints! |
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309 | (1) |
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Reading Selection 2: "Qualities of a Good Nurse," Reshma Jirage |
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309 | (23) |
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314 | (1) |
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Reading Skill Focus: Patterns of Organization |
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315 | (1) |
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Chronological Order/Process |
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Listing (Also Known as Addition) |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (2) |
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323 | (3) |
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Reading Selection 3: "Overview of Nursing Process," Judith Wilkinson |
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332 | (12) |
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337 | (1) |
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Writing Skill Focus: Choosing Patterns of Organization to Match Your Writing Assignment |
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338 | (1) |
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Trouble Spots in Writing: Formal Versus Informal Writing |
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339 | (2) |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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Chapter Essay Assignment: What are the most important qualities of an excellent nurse? |
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342 | (1) |
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Focus on Form: Informal Versus Formal Writing |
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343 | (1) |
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Chapter Debate: What are the most important qualities of an excellent nurse? |
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| Chapter 9 Business |
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344 | (47) |
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Introduction to the Field of Business |
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345 | (2) |
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Chapter Essay Question: Can business and ethics coexist? |
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346 | (1) |
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Reading Selection 1: "Business Leaders Beware: Ethical Drift Makes Standards Slip," Sebastian Bailey |
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349 | (6) |
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354 | (1) |
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Writing Without Boundaries: There Are No Checkpoints! |
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Reading Selection 2: "Why Facebook Should Follow Ethical Standards—Like Everybody Else," Robert Klitzman |
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355 | (12) |
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360 | (1) |
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Reading Skill Focus: Facts Versus Opinions |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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Differentiating Between Facts and Opinions |
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363 | (1) |
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Signs of an Author's Point of View |
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364 | (1) |
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Consider Genre When Distinguishing Facts from Opinions |
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Reading Selection 3: Understanding Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, Is Fair Trade Really Fair? Ebert & Griffin |
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367 | (24) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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Writing Skill Focus: MLA Documentation Style for the Humanities |
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372 | (1) |
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Trouble Spots in Writing: Punctuation Issues |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (2) |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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Using Quotation Marks [ " "] |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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Chapter Essay Assignment: Can business and ethics coexist? |
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389 | (1) |
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Focus on Form: Using Punctuation Correctly |
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390 | (1) |
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Chapter Debate: Can business and ethics coexist? |
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390 | (1) |
| Chapter 10 Sociology |
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391 | (44) |
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Introduction to the Field of Sociology |
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392 | (2) |
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Chapter Essay Question: Aside from physiological differences, are men and women truly different in any significant ways? |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (8) |
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Success in Reading: Finding and Evaluating Evidence in Text 396 Guidelines for Evaluating Supporting Evidence |
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399 | (3) |
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Reading Selection 1: Adapted from You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, Deborah Tannen |
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402 | (4) |
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406 | (1) |
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Writing Without Boundaries: There Are No Checkpoints! |
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406 | (1) |
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Reading Selection 2: "The Boys Have Fallen Behind," Nicholas Kristof |
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406 | (13) |
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411 | (1) |
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Reading Skill Focus: Effective Strategies for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions |
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411 | (1) |
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Become Familiar with the Most Common Question Types |
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411 | (2) |
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Find Evidence to Support Your Answer Choice |
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Justify the Incorrect Answer Options |
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414 | (5) |
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Reading Selection 3: Marriage, Divorce, and Gender, John J. Macionis |
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419 | (16) |
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423 | (1) |
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Writing Skill Focus: Keeping It Together: Revisiting Unity and Coherence |
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Trouble Spots in Writing: Writer's Block |
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428 | (3) |
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431 | (1) |
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Chapter Essay Assignment: Aside from physiological differences, are men and women truly different in any significant ways? |
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432 | (1) |
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Focus on Form: Putting It All Together |
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432 | (1) |
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Chapter Debate: Aside from physiological differences, are men and women truly different in any significant ways? |
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| Appendices |
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Appendix 1 Sentence Variety |
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435 | (4) |
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Appendix 2 The Reading Process |
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439 | (2) |
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Appendix 3 The Writing Process |
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441 | (2) |
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Appendix 4 Linguistic Conventions of North American Written Discourse |
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443 | (2) |
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Appendix 5 Transitions and Patterns of Organization |
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445 | (2) |
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Appendix 6 Local and Global Errors in ESL Writing |
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447 | (4) |
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Appendix 7 Correction Codes |
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451 | (4) |
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Appendix 8 Debate: Arguing For and Against a Controversial Topic |
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455 | (10) |
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Appendix 9 Giving a Speech |
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465 | (8) |
| Credits |
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473 | (4) |
| Index |
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