ESL 6 Critical Reading and Research for Writing
Updated 1/16/12
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Title: Read, Reason, Write Author: Seyler, Dorothy ISBN: 9780073383781 Publisher: McGraw Hill |
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Title: Dreams and Inward Journeys: A Rhetoric and Reader for Writers Author: Ford, Marjorie, and Jon Ford ISBN-10: 0321123948 ISBN-13: 978-0321123947 Publisher: Pearson Longman |
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Title: Keys for Writers Author: Raimes, Ann and Maria Jerskey ISBN: 9780495799825 Publisher: Cengage |
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Title: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Author: Ehrenreich, Barbara |
The author, Barbara Ehrenreich, actually lived the life of a worker that earns minimum wage for several months, in order to understand the lives of many people who earn a minimum wage. The book is an eye-opener for students to understand the lives of the people who live in the lower social strata and break their stereotypes that the US is a super rich country. |
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Title: Fast Food Nation Author: Schlosser, Eric |
New York Times best seller and is an invaluable reading for students to understand the fast food they consume every day. |
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Title: Indian Killer Author: Alexie, Sherman |
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Title: The Tortilla Curtain Author: Boyle, T. Coraghessan |
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Title: The Kite Runner Author: Hosseini, Khaled |
An engaging and well crafted novel. The students love the plot and the character and cannot put it down. The book is especially suited for ESL 6 as it presents itself for research topics in many directions. |
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Title: Black Boy Author: Wright, Richard |
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Title: Rain of Gold Author: Villaseñor, Victor E |
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Title: The Wild Steps of Heaven Author: Villaseñor, Victor E |
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Title: The Piano Lesson (play) Author: Wilson, August |
The play proves to be very much liked by students though the dialogs are written in Black English. Through "the piano," the centerpiece of the play, August Wilson's work brings out the history of slavery in an engaging and artistic form. The characters come alive on the stage, especially after the students have a chance to watch the movie of the same title. |
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Title: The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf: A Novel Author: Kahf, Mohja |
Novel |
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Title: Native Speaker Author: Lee, Chang-rae |
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Title: A Gesture Life: A Novel Author: Lee, Chang-rae |
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Title: The Surrendered Author: Lee, Chang-rae |
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Title: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Author: Roach, Mary |
Non-fiction |
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Title: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration Author: Wilkerson, Isabel |
Non-fiction |