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050 0 0 _aPE1417
_b.W5638 2004
100 1 _aWithrow, Jean,
_d1937-
245 1 0 _aInspired to Write :
_bReadings and Tasks to Develop Writing Skills /
_cJean Withrow, Gay Brookes, and Martha Clark Cummings.
260 _aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2004.
300 _axiii, 226 p. :
_bill. ;
_c26 cm.
440 _aCambridge Academic Writing
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 _a"Inspired to Write is a readings-based writing-skills book. It is ideal for young adults and high school students who are in a multicultural learning environment and who need to develop their writing skills. The readings are from a wide variety of genres - academic discourse, fiction, newspaper and magazine articles, poetry, personal essays - and are written by authors from a broad spectrum of cultural backgrounds. Writing instruction helps students produce both personal and academic essays.
505 _aFeatures:
_t45 thought-provoking readings that will inspire students to on a variety of high-interest topics
_t"Writers' Toolboxes" dispersed throughout the text that encapsulate what writing students need to know to write both personal and academic essays
_tRevision sections in which students develop selected pieces of their writing and take them through a multi-draft writing process
_tA collaborative approach to writing instruction that encourages students to share and discuss their writing" (Book Covers)
505 _aTABLE OF CONTENTS:
505 _aTo the Instructor
505 _aTo the Student
505 _aAuthors' Acknowledgements
505 _aMap of the World
505 _aUNIT 1: Becoming
505 _aFAMILY ORIGINS
_tBrothers /
_rBret Lott
_tThe Brown Hen /
_rEsmerelda Santiago
_tMemory: My Mother /
_rAmy Tan
_tThere Was Rice at Every Meal /
_rEric Koji Stowe
505 _aRevision
505 _aBETWEEN TWO CULTURES
_tSafe /
_rCherylene Lee
_tI Answer to "Elaine" /
_rM. Elaine Mar
_tTranslating Means Growing Up Fast
_r/ Misha Kratochvil
_tNo Comprendo
_r/ Barbara Mujica
505 _aRevision
505 _aHEROES
_tFive New Words at a Time /
_rYu-Lan (Mary) Ying
_tMy Family Hero /
_rKatarzyna McCarthy
_tAn Act of Courage /
_rIan Frazier
505 _aRevision
505 _aIDENTITY
_tBelieving in the True Self /
_rGloria Steinem
_tBecoming a Writer /
_rRussell Baker
_thomage to my hips /
_rLucille Clifton
_tThe Search for Identity /
_rLaurence Steinberg & Ann Levine
_tSmoking /
_rJudith Rich Harris
505 _aRevision
505 _aUNIT 2: New Vistas and Ventures
505 _aOPENING NEW DOORS
_tThe First Day /
_rEdward P. Jones
_tA Walk to the Jetty /
_rJamaica Kincaid
_tOn Turning Fifty /
_rJudy Scales-Trent
_tThe Transitions of Life /
_rCarole Wade & Carol Tavris
505 _aRevision
505 _aDATING AND MARRIAGE
_tPebbles /
_rIê thi diem thùy
_tKids Talk about Dating across Cultural Lines /
_tWeddings /
_rFauziya Kissindja & Layli Miller Bashir
505 _aRevision
505 _aWORK
_tThe First Job /
_rSandra Cisneros
_tBehind the Counter /
_rEric Schlosser
_tTo be of use /
_rMarge Piercy
_tThe Model Medic /
_rSarah Freeman
505 _aRevision
505 _aEXPLORING EMOTIONS
_tHope Emerges As Key to Success in Life /
_rDaniel Goleman
_tIt's O.K. to Cry: Tears Are Not Just a Bid for Attention /
_rJane Brody
_tGoing Through the House /
_rClaire Braz-Valentine
_tBlack Steer Canyon /
_rTerry Tempest Williams
505 _aRevision
505 _aUNIT 3: A Changing World
505 _aHEALTH
_tKids and Chemicals /
_rElizabeth Guillette
_tWar on Disease /
_rRick Weiss
_tNo Laughing Matter /
_rSophie Petit-Zerman
505 _aRevision
505 _aENVIRONMENT
_tThe Mercury's Rising /
_rSharon Begley
_tWarming Seas Prompt Tuvalu Evacuation /
_tBuzzard /
_rBailey White
_tThe Brave Little Parrot /
_rRafe Martin
505 _aRevision
505 _aGENDER ROLES
_tTaming Macho Ways /
_rElvia Alvarado
_tWomen and Work: Around the World, Women Earn Less /
_tBattling Chauvinism to Do a Man's Job /
_tFirst Lullabye /
_rPatricia Kirkpatrick
505 _aRevision
505 _aINTO THE FUTURE
_tKill Your Television /
_rBill Duesing
_tLectures vs. Laptops /
_rIan Ayres
_tLetters
_tThe 20th Century: What's Worth Saving? /
_rJay Walljasper & Jon Spayde
_tEntering the Twenty-First Century /
_rThich Nhat Hanh
505 _aRevision
505 _tPeer Feedback Form
505 _aIndex of Toolboxes
505 _aIndex of Readings
505 _aIndex of Authors
505 _aAcknowledgments
505 _aArt Credits
650 0 _aCollege readers.
650 0 _aReport writing
_vProblems, exercises, etc.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xRhetoric
_vProblems, exercises, etc.
700 1 _aBrookes, Gay
700 1 _aCummings, Martha Clark
856 4 2 _uhttps://www.cambridge.org/ca/cambridgeenglish/catalog/skills/inspired-write
_zPublisher's Website.
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