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Crossing Cultures Myrna Knepler (Northeastern Illinois University, Emeritus)

Crossing Cultures By Myrna Knepler (Northeastern Illinois University, Emeritus)

Crossing Cultures by Myrna Knepler (Northeastern Illinois University, Emeritus)


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A reader that uses engaging selections to introduce students to the wide variety of cultures in the US. Organized by themes such as Education, Growing Up, and Families, it includes exercises that help students to analyze the content and style of each reading, as well as writing prompts that serve as assignments or in-class writing activities.

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Crossing Cultures: Readings for Composition by Myrna Knepler (Northeastern Illinois University, Emeritus)

This multicultural reader uses engaging selections to introduce students to the wide variety of cultures in the United States. Organized by themes such as Education, Growing Up, and Families, the collection provides thought-provoking material for class discussion as well as compelling ideas for writing. Straightforward pedagogy includes exercises that help students to analyze both the content and style of each reading, as well as writing prompts that serve as essay assignments or in-class writing activities. Reading selections in Crossing Cultures vary in length and difficulty to provide suitable material for both less experienced and more sophisticated student readers and writers. Each unit opens with a short, often personal piece and then proceeds with progressively more difficult selections. Concluding each unit, a poem provides an alternate way to explore the unit theme.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Reading and Thinking Critically I. Growing Up Gary Soto, The Jacket Harry Mark Petrakis, Barba Nikos Maxine Hong Kingston, Girlhood Among Ghosts Emiene Shija Wright, Saying Something in African Maria Laurino, Scents Vendela Vida, Bikinis and Tiaras: Quinceaneras Countee Cullen, Incident II. Education Daniel Meier, One Man's Kids Sherman Alexie, Indian Education Maya Angelou, Graduation Cheri Register, The Field Trip Mike Rose, I Just Wanna Be Average Marcus Mabry, Living in Two Worlds Lisa Delpit, No Kinda Sense Aurora Levins Morales, Class Poem III. Families Dan Savage, Role Reversal Stephanie Coontz, Where Are the Good Old Days? Ginia Bellafante, Courtship Ideas of South Asians Get a U.S. Touch Alfred Kazin, The Kitchen Amy Harmon, Love You, K2a2a, Whoever You Are Theodore Roethke, My Papa's Waltz IV. Working and Spending Kristin Kovacic, Proud to Work for the University Barbara Brandt, Less Is More: A Call for Shorter Work Hours Lars Eighner, On Dumpster Diving Elizabeth Grossman, High-Tech Wasteland Clive Thompson, Meet the Life Hackers Martin Espada, Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper V. Defining Ourselves Gish Jen, An Ethnic Trump Robin D.G. Kelly, The People in Me Roxane Farmanfarmaian, The Double Helix Nicolette Toussaint, Hearing the Sweetest Songs Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria Malcolm X, Hair David Leonhardt, The College Dropout Boom Pennie Holmes-Brinson, Time Stood Still Again VI. American Encounters Michel Guillaume St. Jean de Crevecoeur, What Is an American? Brent Staples, Night Walker Piri Thomas, Alien Turf Walter White, I Learn What I Am Bharati Mukherjee, Two Ways of Belonging in America Anton Shammas, Amerka, Amerka: A Palestinian Abroad in the Land of the Free Malcolm Gladwell, Black Like Them Dwight Okita, In Response to Executive Order 9066: All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers VII. Home and Away Pico Iyer, Home Is Every Place Rachel Louise Snyder, My Lai, Thirty Years After Uzodinma Iweala, A Close Encounter David Sedaris, Picka Pocketoni Gloria Anzaldua, To live in the Borderlands means you... VIII. Communicating Gloria Naylor, The Meaning of a Word Amy Tan, Mother Tongue Rasma Haidri, Urdu, My Love Song Geraldine Brooks, Unplugged Alexis Bloom, Switch on Bhutan Rob Walker, The Hidden (In Plain Sight) Persuaders Lisel Mueller, Why We Tell Stories Credits Author/Title Index

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CIN061891806XG
9780618918065
061891806X
Crossing Cultures: Readings for Composition by Myrna Knepler (Northeastern Illinois University, Emeritus)
Used - Good
Paperback
Cengage Learning, Inc
20070223
416
N/A
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