Personal themes in literature : the multicultural experience / [compiled by] Sally Jorgensen, Valerie Whiteson.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Jorgensen, Sally, 1945-
• Whiteson, Valerie Lily.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Readers--Social sciences.
• Cultural pluralism--Problems, exercises, etc.
• Cultural pluralism.
• Ethnic relations.
• English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
• Ethnic relations--Problems, exercises, etc.
• English language.

Genre:

• Problems and exercises.
• Textbooks.
• Aufgabensammlung.
• Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.

Physical Description:

x, 149 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Regents/Prentice Hall, [1993]

Summary:

Selections and activities to help you improve your understanding and mastery of English. Listen to the voice that comes through in the reading selections. Look at the ways the authors express emotion, convey ideas, and paint pictures with words. Then think about your own experience. Write about what you know and feel.

Contents:

• Unit 1. Identity. 1. "My Name" / Sandra Cisneros
• Writing Strategy Lesson: Making Comparisons with Metaphors and Similes. 2. "Boys and Girls" / Sandra Cisneros. 3. "No One Else" / Elaine Laron. 4. "Girl" / Jamaica Kincaid. 5. "Who Am I?" / Tru Vu. 6. "A House of My Own" / Sandra Cisneros
• Unit 2. Memories. 1. "Goldfields Hotel" / Valerie Whiteson
• Writing Strategy Lesson: Descriptive Language. 2. "Boricua" / Tato Laviera. 3. "A Day's Wait" / Ernest Hemingway. 4. "Chinatown Talking Story" / Kitty Tsui. 5. "The Jacket" / Gary Soto
• Unit 3. Relationships. 1. "Seaman's Ditty" / Gary Snyder. 2. "A Choice of Weapons" / Phyllis McGinley. 3. Excerpts from "Four Directions" and "Double Face" from The Joy Luck Club / Amy Tan
• Writing Strategy Lesson: Point of View. 4A. "What Sally Said" / Sandra Cisneros. 4B. "Linoleum Roses" / Sandra Cisneros
• Unit 4. Changes. 1. Verse from "Ecclesiastes"
• Writing Strategy Lesson: Transitional Techniques. 2. Excerpt from The Nowhere Man / Kamala Markandaya. 3. Excerpt from The Rain Child / Margaret Laurence. 4. "Okasan/Mother" / Sakae S. Roberson. 5. Excerpt from Act One / Moss Hart. 6. "Obstacle" / Sally Jorgensen
• Unit 5. Working. 1. "To Be of Use" / Marge Piercy. 2. "The First Job" / Sandra Cisneros
• Writing Strategy Lesson: Tone of Voice. 3. Excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings / Maya Angelou. 4. "Senor Payroll" / William Barrett.

ISBN:

• 013013418X
• 9780130134189

OCLC:

27186666