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Spears: Developing Critical Reading Skills
Developing Critical Reading Skills, 6/e
Deanne Spears, City College of San Francisco
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  1. Jeffrey Masson and Susan McCarthy's book, When Elephants Weep, created quite a stir when it was first published. (See excerpts on pages 101 and 106 - 107.) Open the four websites listed below, read the reviews of their book, and see which site published the most balanced critique.

    2. www2.utep.edu/~best/books1.htm
    hallanimals.com/animals/28.shtml
    www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/05/reviews/971005.05derrt.html
    books.guardian.co.uk/departments/scienceandnature/story/0,6000,397325,00.html

  2. Daniel Duane describes the "disturbing traits" of great white sharks on pages 112 - 113. The first two sites listed below present photographs of great whites. The third site presents in-depth information about these awesome creatures.

    3. www.divxprt.com/see&sea/animals/gws.html. (Click on each photo to enlarge it.)
    www.animal-photos.co.uk/sharks.htm
    www.zoo.co.uk/~z9015043/gws_conserv.html

  3. In Selection 3 on pages 114 - 116, Suketu Mehta describes the early morning commute in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. Open this map website first: www.embassyworld.com/maps/Maps_Of_India.html. Then scroll down and open three or four sites listed. For example:

    4. www.lonelyplanet.com
    www.expedia.com
    www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/









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