| Chapter
1: Another World |
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THE WORLD BEFORE
"AMERICA" |
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Reading 1: THE LAND
Reading 2: HOW MANY CONTINENTS ARE THERE?
Reading 3: THE PEOPLE |
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"AMERICA" |
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Reading 4: WHO EXPLORED THE
FUTURE UNITED STATES?
Reading 5: WHO SETTLED IN AMERICA?
Reading 6: THE LOST COLONY: ROANOKE |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Context clues |
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FOCUS ON STRUCTURE |
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Nouns and articles |
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FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO OUR PAST |
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Reading 7: AMERICA’S FIRST
BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER
Reading 8: REDISCOVERING AMERICA’S EARLY INHABITANTS |
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ACADEMIC WRITING |
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The topic sentence: topic +
controlling idea
Developing a paragraph: developing a controlling idea
Transitions
Conclusions
Sample paragraphs
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| Chapter 2:
Focus on History |
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MIGRATION |
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Reading 1: THE VERB MIGRATE AND
SOME RELATED WORDS
Reading 2: NATIVE AMERICAN ROUTES
Reading 3: OTHER EARLY ROUTES
Reading 4: RIVER ROADS
Reading 5: MUD ISLAND: THE STORY OF A GREAT RIVER |
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CRITICAL READING
MORE PEOPLE ON THE MOVE |
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Reading 6: LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI AT
HANNIBAL
Reading 7: THE TRAILS TO THE FAR WEST
Reading 8: THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
Reading 9: ROADS FOR A NATION ON THE MOVE
Reading 10: TRAVELER-FRIENDLY HIGHWAYS
Reading 11: GATEWAY ARCH: A MONUMENT TO EXPANSION
Reading 12: THE MOVE TO AIR TRAVEL |
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FOCUS ON STRUCTURE |
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Word functions |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Word forms |
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ACADEMIC WRITING |
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The creative and critical stages in
writing
Techniques for generating ideas
Making use of ideas
Developing a plan for writing
Steps in writing
Sample paragraph
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| Chapter 3:
Building a Culture |
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FORMING "AMERICA" |
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Reading 1: THE MELTING POT
Reading 2: NATIVE AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS
Reading 3: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Reading 4: AMERICA CONTRIBUTES TO THE WORLD: MUSIC
Reading 5: DIFFERENCES LARGE AND SMALL |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Word combinations |
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PRESERVING THE PAST |
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Reading 6: LIVING HISTORY
Reading 7: WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
Reading 8: ETHNIC FESTIVALS
Reading 9: THE CZECH FESTIVAL AT WILBER, NEBRASKA
Reading 10: REMINDERS OF THE PAST
Reading 11: THE WASHINGTON, D.C. MALL : UNITING US |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Word forms |
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FOCUS ON STRUCTURE |
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Verb tenses |
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ACADEMIC WRITING |
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Working with ideas
Transitions
Punctuation with transitions
Using transitions to express particular connections
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| Chapter 4:
Events That Have Shaped Our Country |
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BUILDING A NATION |
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Reading 1: INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARK
Reading 2: THE "PEOPLE’S HOUSE" IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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EVENTS THAT HAVE PULLED A NATION TOGETHER |
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Reading 3: ROSA PARKS: COURAGE THAT
INSPIRES
Reading 4: THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON |
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FOCUS ON STRUCTURE |
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The passive
Active and passive forms of participles |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Word forms
Related words |
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WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES |
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Reading 5: THE ASSASSINATION OF
PRESIDENT KENNEDY
Reading 6: THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
Reading 7: THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC
Reading 8: THE FIRST BOMBING OF NEW YORK’S WORLD TRADE CENTER
Reading 9: TRAGEDY IN OKLAHOMA CITY
Reading 10: SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 |
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ACADEMIC WRITING |
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Revising
A guide to revising
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| Chapter 5:
Remarkable People |
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SOME AMERICANS WITH EXTRAORDINARY
ABILITIES |
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Reading 1: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Reading 2: GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
Reading 3: HELEN KELLER |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Word forms |
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FOCUS ON STRUCTURE |
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Modal auxiliaries |
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ANOTHER AMERICAN WITH A STRIKING STORY |
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Reading 4: THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN |
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FOCUS ON STRUCTURE |
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Pronouns and related forms
Avoiding the conversational you in academic
writing |
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SOME SPECIAL WRITERS |
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Reading 5: NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Reading 6: MARK TWAIN |
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AMERICANS EXPRESSING THEMSELVES |
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Reading 7: SAYINGS |
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ACADEMIC WRITING |
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Summary writing
The rhetorical modes |
| Chapter 6:
Remarkable Places |
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ENTERTAINMENT CITIES |
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Reading 1: LAS VEGAS
Reading 2: ATLANTIC CITY
Reading 3: BRANSON
Reading 4: SILVER DOLLAR CITY |
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UNIQUE PLACES |
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Reading 5: SHAKER VILLAGE
Reading 6: KENTUCKY HORSE PARK
Reading 7: LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Word forms |
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FOCUS ON STRUCTURE |
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Gerunds
Participles
Infinitives |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Word combinations |
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A PLACE FOR THE CURIOUS |
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Reading 8: SPACE ALIEN CITY: ROSWELL,
NEW MEXICO |
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UNUSUAL MUSEUMS |
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Reading 9: THE MOUNT HOREB MUSTARD
MUSEUM
Reading 10: THE UFO MUSEUM |
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UNUSUAL BUSINESS |
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Reading 11: HORSIN’ AROUND |
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FOCUS ON STRUCTURE |
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Subordinate clauses
Using subordinate clauses and participial phrases |
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IN HONOR OF FOOD |
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Reading 12: BELZONI: THE CATFISH
CAPITAL
Reading 13: GILROY: THE GARLIC CAPITAL
Reading 14: THE WORLD CHICKEN FESTIVAL
Reading 15: THE KENTUCKY COLONEL
Reading 16: HERSHEY: THE CHOCOLATE CAPITAL |
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A DIFFERENT WAY TO SPEND A DAY |
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Reading 17: AVERY ISLAND
Reading 18: BROOKGREEN GARDENS
Reading 19: SCENIC BYWAYS |
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ACADEMIC WRITING |
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Essays
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| Chapter 7:
Remarkable Things |
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REMARKABLE CONSTRUCTIONS |
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Reading 1: THE HANGING STAIRCASE
Reading 2: THE WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE
Reading 3: THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
Reading 4: THE FANTASTIC HOUSE ON THE ROCK
Reading 5: AMERICA’S CASTLE |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Word forms |
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FOCUS ON STRUCTURE |
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The conditional |
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WHEN NATURE GOES WILD |
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Reading 6: LET KUDZU DO IT |
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ACADEMIC WRITING |
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Introductions
Essay introductions
Conclusions
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| Chapter 8:
Toward a Better Future |
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CHANGES ON THE HORIZON |
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Reading 1: HANDS ON, PLEASE
Reading 2: THE CURIOUS KIDS MUSEUM
Reading 3: TAKING CARE OF OUR WORLD
Reading 4: OUR VERY OWN SOLAR SYSTEM
Reading 5: HUNTSVILLE SPACE CENTER |
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FOCUS ON WORDS |
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Word forms |
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BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE |
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Reading 6: THE MALL OF AMERICA
Reading 7: CREATING THE WORLD’S TALLEST BUILDING |
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RADICAL CHANGES |
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Reading 8: NUCLEAR ENERGY |
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THE PAST BECOMES A RETREAT |
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Reading 9: THE GREAT ESCAPE |
| Appendices |
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REVIEW OF PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION |
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End punctuation
Commas
Colons, dashes, and parentheses
Quotation marks
Capitalization |
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CORRECTING COMMON SENTENCE ERRORS |
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Fragments
Run-together sentences
Modifier errors
Agreement errors
Shifts in verb tense
Shifts in person
Errors in parallelism |
| Answer Key |