Full Description
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.
Contents
ForewordGood 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
