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Breaking Boundaries offers an important and significantalternative to most other developmental reading/writing booksby providing instruction, readings, and activities that more closely resemble"college-level"work. Rather than offering one- to two-paragraph readings andworksheet drills, it features longer readings, more varied readings (multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, multi-genre), specific strategies for becomingstronger readers, direct instruction in the writing process, and an array of post-reading writing assignments that are not solely based on personal experiences. Writing samples (journals and drafts of essays) guide readers throughthe steps in the writing process--showing clearly how reading, critical thinking, andwriting are intertwined. The readings are drawn from non-fiction and fiction, fromclassic, modern, and contemporary, and include a variety of multicultural and multigenderperspectives representing women, men, African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, andEuro-Americans. They explore seven themes focusing on issues and controversiesof contemporary importance: Equal Education for All: Is Education Fair to Everyone? ThePower of Language. Defining Literacy: Whose Agenda Hits the Mark? Reading People'sStories: Why Should We Care? Women's Bodies: Women's Lives. Fiction Writers:Do These Stories Reflect or Define Society and Culture? Ways of Telling:Does Gender Shape Reality? A comprehensive chapter provides hands-on activitiesdemystifies the process of using computers to draft essays. For anyoneneeding basic instruction or remedial work in anticipation of reading and writingsuccessfully at the baccalaureate level.
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