| Developing Critical Reading Skills, 6/e Deanne Spears,
City College of San Francisco
Exercises
Online Exercises- Can't afford a trip to Florida? Want to see what the Florida Everglades
look like from the comfort of your home? Take a virtual tour of the Florida
Everglades, mentioned in the excerpt from Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief
(page 156): www.nwf.org/everglades/tour.html.
- The Harry Potter books have widely been credited with getting America's
children interested in reading. When the British author, J. K. Rowling, publishes
a new book in the series, children clamor to buy the book, and many dress
up in characters' costumes when they descend on their favorite bookstore to
buy the latest in the series. So it would seem that many educators and parents
think that the Harry Potter phenomenon has had a beneficial effect on American
children, not to mention the rest of the reading world. Surprisingly, however,
Rowling has many critics. Fundamentalist Christians, for example, accuse the
book of promoting evil. This site, prepared by the ChildCare Action Project
(CAP): Christian Analysis of American Culture, examines the series from this
contrarian point of view.
www.capalert.com/capreports/harrypottersorc.htm
The second site, sponsored by a Roman Catholic institution, looks at the Potter
phenomenon from a different religious perspective, finding the books harmless. www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Nov2001/Editorial.asp
- The Practice Essay ending this chapter is about the long-standing custom
of deer hunting in Vermont. Plan a pretend trip to Vermont by using only Internet
sites. Start by getting some background about the state at these two sites.
This first site offers travel information for Vermont and other New England
states.
www.visitnewengland.com/search.html?keyword_search=vermont+
The second site is Vermont's official tourism page: www.1-800-vermont.com/.
Next, decide what parts of the state you would like to visit. Then if you
want to drive on your pretend trip, get driving instructions from your home
by visiting one of these two sites: www.mapquest.com maps.yahoo.com
If you prefer to take a train or to fly, make arrangements both for transportation
and lodging at your destinations using two or three of these popular vacation-planning
sites. Try to find the best deals available. www.expedia.com www.onetravel.com www.travelhero.com www.hoteldiscounts.com www.travelocity.com
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