| Narration: Telling a Story | |
| How Reading Changed My Life | 3 |
| Alford J. Mapp | 9 |
| Pidgin Politics | 14 |
| The Circuit | 20 |
| Biography of an Armenian Schoolgirl | 28 |
| Smoke Signals in Context | 83 |
| I Want to Be Miss America | 91 |
| Turning Point | 144 |
| The Paterson Public Library | 161 |
| Living in Tongues | 184 |
| The Foreman's Wallet | 213 |
| Serving in Florida | 215 |
| Description: Using the Senses | |
| Alford J. Mapp | 9 |
| Trail Blazer | 38 |
| The Last Shot | 42 |
| The Best Pickup-Basketball Player in America | 49 |
| The Shame of Boxing | 67 |
| I Want to Be Miss America | 91 |
| Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High | 109 |
| Turning Point | 144 |
| The Paterson Public Library | 161 |
| Living in Tongues | 184 |
| White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World | 209 |
| The Foreman's Wallet | 213 |
| Serving in Florida | 215 |
| The Insiders | 225 |
| Illustration: Explaining with Examples | |
| How Reading Changed My Life | 3 |
| The Circuit | 20 |
| The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid | 31 |
| The Last Shot | 42 |
| The Best Pickup-Basketball Player in America | 49 |
| Title IX: Political Football | 60 |
| The Shame of Boxing | 67 |
| Smoke Signals in Context | 83 |
| I Want to Be Miss America | 91 |
| Press Watch | 98 |
| Huey Freeman: American Hero | 102 |
| Queering the Vast Wasteland | 117 |
| White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | 123 |
| The New Intellectuals | 130 |
| Turning Point | 144 |
| The Peters Projection World Map | 154 |
| Students' Right to Their Own Language | 167 |
| Mother Tongue | 176 |
| Living in Tongues | 184 |
| Should English Be the Law? | 192 |
| Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified" | 199 |
| Serving in Florida | 215 |
| The Insiders | 225 |
| Process Analysis: Explaining Step-by-Step How Something Operates | |
| Biography of an Armenian Schoolgirl | 28 |
| The Last Shot | 42 |
| The Best Pickup-Basketball Player in America | 49 |
| Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability | 55 |
| White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | 123 |
| Turning Point | 144 |
| Should English Be the Law? | 192 |
| White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World | 209 |
| The Foreman's Wallet | 213 |
| Serving in Florida | 215 |
| Comparison and Contrast: Finding Similarities and Differences | |
| The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid | 31 |
| Trail Blazer | 38 |
| Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability | 55 |
| Title IX: Political Football | 60 |
| The Shame of Boxing | 67 |
| I Want to Be Miss America | 91 |
| Huey Freeman: American Hero | 102 |
| Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High | 109 |
| White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | 123 |
| The New Intellectuals | 130 |
| The Peters Projection World Map | 154 |
| The Paterson Public Library | 161 |
| Students' Right to Their Own Language | 167 |
| Mother Tongue | 176 |
| Should English Be the Law? | 192 |
| Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified" | 199 |
| White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World | 209 |
| Classification: Arranging by Category | |
| The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid | 31 |
| The Last Shot | 42 |
| Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability | 55 |
| The Shame of Boxing | 67 |
| Smoke Signals in Context | 83 |
| Press Watch | 98 |
| Huey Freeman: American Hero | 102 |
| Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High | 109 |
| Queering the Vast Wasteland | 117 |
| White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | 123 |
| The New Intellectuals | 130 |
| The Peters Projection World Map | 154 |
| Students' Right to Their Own Language | 167 |
| Mother Tongue | 176 |
| Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified" | 199 |
| White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World | 209 |
| Definition: Expressing the Nature of Something | |
| The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid | 31 |
| Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability | 55 |
| Title IX: Political Football | 60 |
| Smoke Signals in Context | 83 |
| I Want to Be Miss America | 91 |
| Queering the Vast Wasteland | 117 |
| White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | 123 |
| The New Intellectuals | 130 |
| A "Hyphenated Perspective" | 141 |
| Students' Right to Their Own Language | 167 |
| Mother Tongue | 176 |
| Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified" | 199 |
| White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World | 209 |
| Serving in Florida | 215 |
| Cause and Effect: Determining Relationships | |
| The Circuit | 20 |
| Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability | 55 |
| Title IX: Political Football | 60 |
| The Shame of Boxing | 67 |
| I Want to Be Miss America | 91 |
| Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High | 109 |
| Queering the Vast Wasteland | 117 |
| White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | 123 |
| The New Intellectuals | 130 |
| A "Hyphenated Perspective" | 141 |
| Students' Right to Their Own Language | 167 |
| Mother Tongue | 176 |
| Living in Tongues | 184 |
| Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified" | 199 |
| White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World | 209 |
| The Foreman's Wallet | 213 |
| Serving in Florida | 215 |
| Profile: Closely Observing People | |
| Biography of an Armenian Schoolgirl | 28 |
| The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid | 31 |
| Trail Blazer | 38 |
| The Last Shot | 42 |
| Huey Freeman: American Hero | 102 |
| The New Intellectuals | 130 |
| Turning Point | 144 |
| Mother Tongue | 176 |
| White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World | 209 |
| Serving in Florida | 215 |
| The Insiders | 225 |
| Argument: Making Logical Appeals | |
| How Reading Changed My Life | 3 |
| The Best Pickup-Basketball Player in America | 49 |
| Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability | 55 |
| Title IX: Political Football | 60 |
| The Shame of Boxing | 67 |
| Smoke Signals in Context | 83 |
| Press Watch | 98 |
| Huey Freeman: American Hero | 102 |
| Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High | 109 |
| Queering the Vast Wasteland | 117 |
| White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | 123 |
| The New Intellectuals | 130 |
| Students' Right to Their Own Language | 167 |
| Should English Be the Law? | 192 |
| Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified" | 199 |
| Expose: Revealing Controversy | |
| Alford J. Mapp | 9 |
| The Circuit | 20 |
| The Shame of Boxing | 67 |
| Smoke Signals in Context | 83 |
| Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High | 109 |
| White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack | 123 |
| The Peters Projection World Map | 154 |
| Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified" | 199 |
| Serving in Florida | 215 |
| The Insiders | 225 |
| Humor and Satire: Making Ironic Appeals | |
| Huey Freeman: American Hero | 102 |
| Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High | 109 |
| Mother Tongue | 176 |
| Serving in Florida | 215 |
| The Insiders | 225 |