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August, 2008 E-newsletter
New Books
Fresh Takes: Explorations in Reading and Writing
by Wayne Stein, Deborah Israel, Pam Washington,
Fresh
Takes is a multi-genre thematic reader designed to generate classroom
discussion by presenting students with interesting and relatable
readings such as lyrics from popular music, excerpts from graphic
novels, and screenplays from contemporary film and television, as well
as fiction, poetry, and non-fiction prose essays. (From publisher)
Criminal Justice
The authors in this
anthology examine controversial issues such as whether the U.S. criminal
justice system needs reform, the effectiveness of prison as a deterrent
to crime, whether sentencing laws should be reformed and what legal
rights should be a part of the criminal justice system. (From publisher)
Catalyst 2 - Writing from Reading
by Marianne Brems
Compelling readings on topics such as personalities, the meaning of art, the history of architecture, and the role of sports engage students and act as a catalyst for writing. Each chapter help students express their ideas more clearly and vocabulary exercises introduce high-frequency words students need in their daily lives plus words from the Academic Word List. A variety of discussion questions encourage students to summarize readings and draw conclusions - essential skills for academic success. (From publisher)
Book Of the Month
A Civil Action
by Jonathan Harr, Marty Asher (Editor)
Eyeing readers who flock to fictionalized courtroom drama, Harr bets that dramatized nonfiction can compete for their attention. The case he selected, the standard cancer-caused-by-chemicals charge, is less about the validity of the suit than about the snarling courtroom combat between lawyers. While he spoke with both sides, he spoke most with the plaintiffs' maniacally energetic lawyer, Jan Schlichtmann, who took on the case of families who blamed their leukemia tragedies on city water polluted by two deep pockets, W. R. Grace and the Beatrice Corp., whose experienced trial attorneys usually appear in the narrative whenever Schlichtmann meets them while handling the business of the trial. Schlichtmann is definitely, and defiantly, a high-wire act, as he rejects offer after offer even as his creditors crowd closer to his accountant. Drawn as vividly as a character in a mystery novel, Harr's hero walks the precipice of bankruptcy, pushed toward the edge and pulled back by a carnival of forces, not the least his own ambition and brashness. Entertaining insight to litigation that any law-minded reader will follow from first filing to last appeal. (From BookList)
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Bookworms
The book for August is
Come Hell or High Water
Suggested Reading
After Julius's grandnephew Augustus defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and became emperor of Rome, the Roman Senate decided that he too should have a month named after him.
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