We Are America: A Thematic Reader and Guide To Writing Book

1. FIRST STEPS. 2. WRITING ABOUT READING. "The Civil Rights Movement Was the Sum of Many People" Paul Rogat Loeb. "The Watcher at the Gates" Gail Godwin. "Critical Response to 'Watcher at the Gates,'" Shenice Johnson (Student). "We Real Cool" Gwendolyn Brooks. 3. WRITING PARAGRAPHS: THE PROCESS. 4. REVISING PARAGRAPHS. 5. WRITING ESSAYS. 6. FAMILY AND THE SENSE OF SELF. "Mother" Russell Baker. "Fathers Playing Catch with Sons" Donald Hall. "My Papa's Waltz" Theodore Roethke. "To Be Thankful" Sam Masuno (