Table of Contents

Part I: READING AND WRITING.
1. Ways to Read.
Anita Merina - Literacy: A Family Affair.
2. Ways to Write.
Melanie Svoboda - The Eight Beatitudes of Writing.
3. Types of Reading and Writing.
Sharon Curcio - Finding Modern Ways to Teach Today''s Youth.
4. More Types of Reading and Writing.
Malcolm X and Alex Haley - Saved.
Part II: READING SELECTIONS AND WRITING TOPICS.
Breaking the Law.
Luis J. Rodriguez - La Vida Loca (The Crazy Life): Two Generations of Gang Members.
Robert K. Ressler and Tom Shachtman - from Childhoods of Violence.
Thomas Powers - Look Back in Anger.
Barbara Dority - The Columbine Tragedy: Countering the Hysteria.
The Media - Television and Music.
Charles Gordon - Taking the Fun out of Watching Television.
Paul Brownfield - Where''s the Pitch?
Veronica Chambers - Salt-N-Pepa Have a New CD and Newfound Faith.
Denise Noe - Parallel Worlds: The Surprising Similarities (and Differences) of Country-and-Western and Rap.
Exercise and Health / Issues in Learning.
Warner W. K. Hoeger and Sharon Hoeger - from Introduction to Lifetime Physical Fitness and Wellness.
Jan Sheehan - Can You Be Fit and Fat?
Lynn Rosellini - How Far Should You Go to Stay Fit?
Patricia Anderson-Parrado - Burning Calories May Be Easier Than You Think.
Issues in Learning.
Elaine Woo - Teaching That Goes Beyond IQ.
Marilyn Sue Chapman and Martha Hoppe - Japan Firsthand.
Mike Rose - from Possible Lives.
Jonathan Kozol - from Ordinary Resurrections.
Part III: A WRITER''S HANDBOOK.
Grammar and Usage: Explanations and Practices.
Writing Conventions: Explanations and Practices.
Glossary of Grammar and Usage Terms.

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Part I: READING AND WRITING. 1. Ways to Read. Anita Merina ? Literacy: A Family Affair. 2. Ways to Write. Melanie Svoboda ? The Eight Beatitudes of Writing. 3. Types of Reading and Writing. Sharon Curcio ? Finding Modern Ways to Teach Today's Youth. 4. More Types of Reading and Writing. Malcolm X and Alex Haley - Saved. Part II: READING SELECTIONS AND WRITING TOPICS. Breaking the Law. Luis J. Rodriguez ? La Vida Loca (The Crazy Life): Two Generations of Gang Members. Robert K. Ressler and Tom Shachtman ? from Childhoods of Violence. Thomas Powers ? Look Back in Anger. Barbara Dority ? The Columbine Tragedy: Countering the Hysteria. The Media ? Television and Music. Charles Gordon ? Taking the Fun out of Watching Television. Paul Brownfield ? Where's the Pitch? Veronica Chambers ? Salt-N-Pepa Have a New CD and Newfound Faith. Denise Noe ? Parallel Worlds: The Surprising Similarities (and Differences) of Country-and-Western and Rap. Exercise and Health / Issues in Learning. Warner W. K. Hoeger and Sharon Hoeger ? from Introduction to Lifetime Physical Fitness and Wellness. Jan Sheehan ? Can You Be Fit and Fat? Lynn Rosellini ? How Far Should You Go to Stay Fit? Patricia Anderson-Parrado ? Burning Calories May Be Easier Than You Think. Issues in Learning. Elaine Woo ? Teaching That Goes Beyond IQ. Marilyn Sue Chapman and Martha Hoppe ? Japan Firsthand. Mike Rose ? from Possible Lives. Jonathan Kozol ? from Ordinary Resurrections. Part III: A WRITER'S HANDBOOK. Grammar and Usage: Explanations and Practices. Writing Conventions: Explanations and Practices. Glossary of Grammar and Usage Terms.