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| Chapter 1: Another World | ||
| THE WORLD BEFORE "AMERICA" | ||
| Reading 1: THE LAND Reading 2: HOW MANY CONTINENTS ARE THERE? Reading 3: THE PEOPLE |
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| "AMERICA" | ||
| 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 | ||
| Context clues | ||
| FOCUS ON STRUCTURE | ||
| Nouns and articles | ||
| FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO OUR PAST | ||
| Reading 7: AMERICA’S FIRST
BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER Reading 8: REDISCOVERING AMERICA’S EARLY INHABITANTS |
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| ACADEMIC WRITING | ||
| The topic sentence: topic +
controlling idea Developing a paragraph: developing a controlling idea Transitions Conclusions Sample paragraphs Academic writing assignment |
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| Chapter 2: Focus on History | ||
| MIGRATION | ||
| 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 | ||
| Word functions | ||
| FOCUS ON WORDS | ||
| Word forms | ||
| ACADEMIC WRITING | ||
| 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 Academic writing assignment |
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| Chapter 3: Building a Culture | ||
| FORMING "AMERICA" | ||
| 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 | ||
| Word combinations | ||
| PRESERVING THE PAST | ||
| 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 | ||
| Word forms | ||
| FOCUS ON STRUCTURE | ||
| Verb tenses | ||
| ACADEMIC WRITING | ||
| Working with ideas Transitions Punctuation with transitions Using transitions to express particular connections Academic writing assignment |
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| Chapter 4: Events That Have Shaped Our Country | ||
| BUILDING A NATION | ||
| 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 | ||
| Reading 3: ROSA PARKS: COURAGE THAT
INSPIRES Reading 4: THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON Reading 5: NICE GUYS SOMETIMES FINISH FIRST |
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| FOCUS ON STRUCTURE | ||
| The passive Active and passive forms of participles |
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| FOCUS ON WORDS | ||
| Word forms Related words |
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| WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES | ||
| Reading 6: THE ASSASSINATION OF
PRESIDENT KENNEDY Reading 7: THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING Reading 8: THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC Reading 9: NEW YORK’S WORLD TRADE CENTER IS BOMBED Reading 10: TRAGEDY IN OKLAHOMA CITY |
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| ACADEMIC WRITING | ||
| Revising A guide to revising Academic writing assignment |
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| Chapter 5: Remarkable People | ||
| SOME AMERICANS WITH EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES | ||
| Reading 1: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Reading 2: GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER Reading 3: HELEN KELLER |
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| FOCUS ON WORDS | ||
| Word forms | ||
| FOCUS ON STRUCTURE | ||
| Modal auxiliaries | ||
| ANOTHER AMERICAN WITH A STRIKING STORY | ||
| Reading 4: THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN | ||
| FOCUS ON STRUCTURE | ||
| Pronouns and related forms Avoiding the conversational you in academic writing |
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| SOME SPECIAL WRITERS | ||
| Reading 5: NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE Reading 6: MARK TWAIN |
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| AMERICANS EXPRESSING THEMSELVES | ||
| Reading 7: SAYINGS | ||
| ACADEMIC WRITING | ||
| Summary writing The rhetorical modes |
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| Chapter 6: Remarkable Places | ||
| ENTERTAINMENT CITIES | ||
| Reading 1: LAS VEGAS Reading 2: ATLANTIC CITY Reading 3: BRANSON Reading 4: BRANSON CITY ALL STAR REVUE Reading 5: SILVER DOLLAR CITY |
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| UNIQUE PLACES | ||
| Reading 6: SHAKER VILLAGE Reading 7: KENTUCKY HORSE PARK Reading 8: LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN |
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| FOCUS ON WORDS | ||
| Word forms | ||
| FOCUS ON STRUCTURE | ||
| Gerunds Participles Infinitives |
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| FOCUS ON WORDS | ||
| Word combinations | ||
| PLACES FOR THE CURIOUS | ||
| Reading 9: SPACE ALIEN CITY: ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO | ||
| UNUSUAL MUSEUMS | ||
| Reading 10: THE MOUNT HOREB MUSTARD
MUSEUM Reading 11: THE UFO MUSEUM |
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| UNUSUAL BUSINESSES | ||
| Reading 12: "TREATS!" Reading 13: HORSIN’ AROUND |
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| FOCUS ON STRUCTURE | ||
| Subordinate clauses Using subordinate clauses and participial phrases |
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| IN HONOR OF FOOD | ||
| Reading 14: BELZONI: THE CATFISH
CAPITAL Reading 15: GILROY: THE GARLIC CAPITAL Reading 16: THE WORLD CHICKEN FESTIVAL Reading 17: THE KENTUCKY COLONEL Reading 18: HERSHEY: THE CHOCOLATE CAPITAL |
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| A DIFFERENT WAY TO SPEND A DAY | ||
| Reading 19: AVERY ISLAND Reading 20: BROOKGREEN GARDENS Reading 21: SCENIC BYWAYS |
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| ACADEMIC WRITING | ||
| Essays Academic writing assignment |
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| Chapter 7: Remarkable Things | ||
| REMARKABLE CONSTRUCTIONS | ||
| 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 | ||
| Word forms | ||
| FOCUS ON STRUCTURE | ||
| The conditional | ||
| WHEN NATURE GOES WILD | ||
| Reading 6: LET KUDZU DO IT | ||
| ACADEMIC WRITING | ||
| Introductions Essay introductions Conclusions Academic writing assignment |
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| Chapter 8: Toward a Better Future | ||
| CHANGES ON THE HORIZON | ||
| 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 | ||
| Word forms | ||
| BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE | ||
| Reading 6: THE MALL OF AMERICA Reading 7: CREATING THE WORLD’S TALLEST BUILDING |
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| RADICAL CHANGES | ||
| Reading 8: NUCLEAR ENERGY | ||
| THE PAST BECOMES A RETREAT | ||
| Reading 9: THE GREAT ESCAPE | ||
| Appendices | ||
| REVIEW OF PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION | ||
| End punctuation Commas Colons, dashes, and parentheses Quotation marks Capitalization |
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| CORRECTING COMMON SENTENCE ERRORS | ||
| Fragments Run-together sentences Modifier errors Agreement errors Shifts in verb tense Shifts in person Errors in parallelism |
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