LESSON ONE 1
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Giving an Opinion 1
PREVIEW 1
TEXT A: Thinking: A Neglected Art 2
PRACTICE 6
READING COMPREHENSION 11
TEXT B: I Became Her Target 11
LESSON TWO 14
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Explaining 14
PREVIEW 14
TEXT A: The Splice of Life 15
PRACTICE 20
READING COMPREHENSION 24
TEXT B: Set Your Body's Time Clock to Work for You 24
LESSON THREE 28
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Defining to Prove an Opinion 28
PREVIEW 28
TEXT A: To the Victor Belongs the Language 30
PRACTICE 34
READING COMPREHENSION 39
TEXT B: What's Wrong with Black English 39
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Describing a Place 43
PREVIEW 43
LESSON FOUR 43
TEXT A: The Shack 45
PRACTICE 50
READING COMPREHENSION 54
TEXT B: Washington Irving's Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York 55
LESSON FIVE 58
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Stating Causes 58
PREVIEW 58
TEXT A: Rite of Spring 59
PRACTICE 64
READING COMPREHENSION 68
TEXT B: How It Feels to Be out of Work 69
PREVIEW 72
LESSON SIX 72
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Expressing Intent and Tone 72
TEXT A: Escaping the Daily Grind for Life as a House Father 74
PRACTICE 80
READING COMPREHENSION 84
TEXT B: Batter Up 84
LESSON SEVEN 87
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Making Confessions and Criticisms 87
PREVIEW 87
TEXT A: Confessions of a Law-and-Order Liberal 89
PRACTICE 94
READING COMPREHENSION 98
TEXT B: 38 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call Police 99
LESSON EIGHT 102
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Describing an Experience 102
PREVIEW 102
TEXT A: The Girl in the Fifth Row 103
PRACTICE 108
READING COMPREHENSION 112
TEXT B: A Brother Speaks Out 113
LESSON NINE 116
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Narrating to Make a Point; Reinforcing the Point by Contrasting 116
PREVIEW 116
TEXT A: Momma, the Dentist, and Me 119
PRACTICE 127
READING COMPREHENSION 130
TEXT B: I'd Rather Be Black Than Female 130
LESSON TEN 133
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Persuading and Arguing 133
PREVIEW 133
TEXT A1: The U.S. Was Right 135
TEXT A2: The U.S. Was Wrong 137
PRACTICE 142
READING COMPREHENSION 145
TEXT B: Lotteries Cheat, Corrupt the People 146
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Deductive Reasoning 148
PREVIEW 148
LESSON ELEVEN 148
TEXT A: There's No Place Like Home, Unless It's the Office 149
PRACTICE 153
READING COMPREHENSION 157
TEXT B: Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Monitors Roam 157
LESSON TWELVE 159
COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Giving a Different Opinion 159
PREVIEW 159
TEXT A: Education—Less of It 161
PRACTICE 170
READING COMPREHENSION 173
TEXT B: What True Education Should Do 174
Lesson One 176
REFERENCE KEY 176
Lesson Two 180
Lesson Three 185
Lesson Four 191
Lesson Five 198
Lesson Six 204
Lesson Seven 209
Lesson Eight 216
Lesson Nine 219
Lesson Ten 226
Lesson Eleven 230
Lesson Twelve 236