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Theme: Reasons for Writing |
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CNN Video Activity: Writing off Stress |
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People write about their personal experiences and feelings in journals or diaries for many reasons. This video clip shows therapists and patients who believe writing can reduce stress and help heal some diseases |
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Reading: From Reaching Across the Gap: How I Write |
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This reading is part of an essay by Michael C. Flanigan, who is a Professor of Composition at the University of Oklahoma. While writing letters as a young child, he discovered the importance of details and of writing for a particular audience |
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Cohesion: Connecting Words |
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Deciding on a Controlling Idea |
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Journal Writing: A Memorable Event |
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CNN Video Activity: Adult Illiteracy |
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Many adults in the United States cannot read and write well, including some high school graduates. This video clip tells the story of Enrique Ramirez and other adults who have overcome their problems with reading |
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This essay was writen by Hoang Vo when he was a student in an ESL class. He writes about an unforgettable memory in which he broke a valuable vase, then blamed it on his friend |
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Supporting the Main Point with an Incident |
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Focusing on a Particular Incident |
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Giving Background Information |
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Explaining the Main Point |
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Organizing by Chronological Order |
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Writing Assignment 1: Narrative |
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Using Language Effectively |
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Cohesion: Connecting Words for Narration |
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Writing Assignment 2: Point of View |
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Reading: The Great Surprise |
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This essay was written by Mary Kay Mackin, who teaches ESL at the University of New Orleans. She tells the story of how she surprised everyone by winning a poetry racital |
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Reading: From Wings of the Morning |
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Orestes Lorenzo was born in Cuba in 1956. Disillusioned with Communism, he decided to escape to the United States. In December 1992, he flew a MIG-23 from Santa Clara, Cuba, to a naval air station near Key West, Florida. He describes the events that happened just after he landed his plane at the naval air base |
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Topics for Discussion and Writing |
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Journal Writing: An Important Place |
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CNN Video Activity: Martha's Vineyard |
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One popular vacation place in the United States is Cape Cod, an area in south-eastern Massachusetts. This video clip describes two islands off Cape Cod that are well-known for their history as well as their beauty |
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This essay was written by Renata Strakova when she was a student in an ESL class. In it, she describes her beautiful and peaceful vacations at her family's cottage |
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Writing about a Place in the Past |
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Focusing on a Dominant Impression |
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Supporting with Descriptive Details |
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Organizing by Spatial Arrangement |
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Writing Assignment 1: Descriptive |
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Using Language Effectively |
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Cohesion: Connecting Words for Description |
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Writing about a Place in the Present |
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Writing Assignment 2: Descriptive |
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Reading: From Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China |
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In this reading, Jung Chang describes the middle school she attended in Sichuan province, China, in 1964, when she was twelve years old |
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Topics for Discussion and Writing |
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Analyzing Reasons (Causes) |
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Theme: People and Their Behavior |
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Journal Writing: A Person I Admire |
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CNN Video Activity: Educator Awards |
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Many teachers care about their students' lives, not just their school work. The video concerns a music teacher who won an award for his special talents |
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Reading: From A Celebration of Teachers |
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Kristin Hunter writes about her aunt, a teacher who influenced her and whom she admired |
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Distinguishing between Generalization and Support |
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Writing Assignment 1: Analyzing Reasons |
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Using Language Effectively |
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Cohesion: Connecting Words to Indicate Examples |
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Cohesion: Connecting Words to Indicate Reasons or Causes |
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Cohesion: Pronoun Consistency |
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Writing Assignment 2: Analyzing Reasons |
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Reading: Teenagers and Stress |
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In this article, high-school teens discuss various sources of stress in their lives and its effects on them |
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Topics for Discussion and Writing |
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Theme: Living with Computers |
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Journal Writing: How to Do a Simple Operation on a Computer |
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CNN Video Activity: Cyber College Counsel |
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This video describes a helpful computer system called ISIS (Integrated Student Information Service), which is used by students at the University of Florida |
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Reading: OPAC at the Earl K. Long Library |
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This essay was written by Hsin-Chuan Chen when he was a student in an ESL class. It is about an online library catalog system when he was a student in an ESL class |
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Supporting with a Process |
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Organizing by Chronological Order |
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Using Language Effectively |
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108 | (4) |
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Cohesion: Connecting Words for Process Analysis |
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Writing: Analyzing a Process |
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This article about the different types of taste buds in your mouth was written by Eric Haseltine and published in the magazine Discover in February 2000 |
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Topics for Discussion and Writing |
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Comparing and Contrasting |
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Journal Writing: Two Aspects of My Education |
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CNN Video Activity: Home School College |
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The Video Tells about the Experience of some home-schooled students who are attending Piedmont College in Georgia |
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Reading: Notes from an American School |
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Artyom Aslanyan, a ninth grader at Moscow School No. 20, describes his month-long educational exchange at an American school. It was published in Soviet Life in August, 1989 |
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Choosing Comparable Items |
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Finding Points of Comparison |
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Writing Assignment 1: Comparing and Contrasting |
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Using Language Effectively |
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Cohesion: Connecting Words for Comparison and Contrast |
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Contrasting ``Then'' and ``Now'' |
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Writing Assignment 2: Comparing and Contrasting |
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Reading: Literacy Around the World |
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These accounts were written by three adults who recently became literate. They appeared in various publications and were circulated by UNESCO. The adults describe how their lives changed since they learned how to read |
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Topics for Discussion and Writing |
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Journal Writing: My Favorite Kind of Movie |
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CNN Video Activity: Magazine Wars |
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One type of magazine that is very popular in the U.S. is the kind that has stories about famous people, especially movie and television celebrities. This video clip describes three magazines that belong to this group |
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Reading: The Magazine Industry |
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This reading is taken from Media Impact, a textbook on the media. Shirley Biagi discusses how modern magazines target specific audiences |
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Finding a Principle of Classification |
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Introducing the Categories |
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Supporting the Categories |
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Using Language Effectively |
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Cohesion: Connecting Words for Classification |
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Cohesion: Repetition of Key Ideas |
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Writing Assignment: Classifying |
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Reading: Types of Newspapers in Ivory Coast |
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In this essay, Ledja Sylvie Amon compares government-sponsored newspapers with independent newspapers |
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Topics for Discussion and Writing |
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Journal Writing: The Effects of an Invention |
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CNN Video Activity: On-Line Privacy |
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One popular feature of computers is the ability to send and receive electronic mail. This video clip explains, however, that our e-mail messages are not always private---even after we delete them |
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Reading: Privacy and the Computer |
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This reading is taken from a chapter in a book entitled Your Privacy: Protecting It in a Nosy World. The author demonstrates that information stored on a computer is not as private as you may think it is |
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Expanding a Paragraph into an Essay |
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Writing Assignment 1: Essay Evaluating Effects |
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Using Language Effectively |
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Cohesion: Connecting Words to Connect Paragraphs |
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189 | (2) |
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Writing Assignment 2: Essay Evaluating Effects |
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This article first appeared in Popular Science in 2001. It describes a computerized child-tracking device called the Leonie |
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Reading: High-Tech Relic Hunting |
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This article first appeared in Popular Science in 2001. Written by Michael Carroll, it tells about how archaeologists are using sound waves to detect artifacts buried underground |
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Topics for Discussion and Writing |
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B. Strategies for Getting Ideas |
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C. Grammar Review--Coordinates with the chapters as indicated: |
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Summary of Connecting Words and Their Punctuation |
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Simple Present Tense for Explaining |
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Adverbial Clauses of Time |
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Past Tenses for Past Description |
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Simple Present Tense for Present Description |
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Sentence Structures for Location |
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Consistency of Verb Tenses |
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Adverbial Clauses of Result |
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Reduced Adverbial Clauses |
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