RETHINKING AMERICA 3 - IMPORTADO

RETHINKING AMERICA is a three level reading series that gets students to work with thought provoking and illuminating issues drawn from authentic cultural readings and CNN Videos based on everyday American life. -Fascinating selections from Andy Rooney, Erma Bombeck, Terry McMillan, and more illuminate U.S. life and challenge students to get below the surface of a variety of cultural topics. -Pairs of authentic readings offer different perspectives on a single topic and invite critical thinking, debate, analysis, and synthesis. -Numerous activities build vocabulary and comprehensive reading skills. -Extensive activities encourage students to process new cultural information. -Each chapter ends with a synthesis section designed to tie together the different readings in the chapter: Discussion and Debate, Writing Topics, On Your Own (personal follow-up/research). -An almanac at the back of the book provides students with maps, historical time lines, population figures, and a wealth of cultural facts and figures. -CNN video clips topically related to each unit theme stimulate writing activities and provide exciting springboards for further exploration of themes. -Expanded extension activities encourage use of the Internet for further research and exploration.