
EPUB3 INTERSECTIONS
A Thematic Reader for Writers
- 816 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Built around compelling readings and topics that students care deeply about, Intersections offers flexible academic reading and writing instruction that supports students without overwhelming them.Intersections offers eight chapters of timely readingsâforty-eight in total-- with themes like Sports in American Society, Immigration, and Language and Identity, that keep students interested and spark ideas for their writing. Carefully structured reading and writing questions and discussion prompts before, during, and after the readings guide students as they move from comprehension toward critical thinking and inquiry. These core thematic reading chapters work in tandem with innovative modular Toolkits on Reading and Writing that cover key skills such as note-taking, summarizing, peer review, MLA documentation, grammar, and much more.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Authors
- Preface for Instructors
- Teaching with LaunchPad Solo for Readers and Writers
- Rhetorical Table of Contents
- 1 Getting Active: An Approach to Successful College Reading
- 2 Breaking It Down: An Approach to Successful College Writing
- 3 Toolkits for Reading and Writing
- 4 Language and Identity: Are We Made with Words?
- 5 Appearance: Who Should Decide What We Look Like?
- 6 Immigration: Americaâs Great Story
- 7 Abilities and Disabilities: Are They Linked?
- 8 Twenty-First-Century Gender: When It Matters and When It Doesnât
- 9 More Than Just a Game: What Sports Say about American Society
- 10 The Digital Age: Risks and Rewards
- 11 Words: Sticks and Stones?
- Appendix: Annotated Student Essays
- Index