Synopses & Reviews
Destinations prepares students for academic achievement. Step-by-step writing explanations and tasks centered on content area readings help students develop and refine academic writing at the sentence and paragraph level.
About the Author
Nancy Herzfeld-Pipkin has been in the ESL field since 1976 and is the author of seven ESL texts. For her first 23 years in the field, she taught full time in large IEP programs. She started teaching in community colleges in 1984 and has been a full-time community college instructor since 1999. In addition to teaching and writing/developing curriculum, Ms. Herzfeld-Pipkin has been involved in teacher training and the administration of various ESL programs.
Table of Contents
UNIT ONE. THE U.S. LEARNING EXPERIENCE Part 1. Unit Preview Part 2. Reading and Vocabulary Part 3. Writing Sentences - Basic Sentence Patterns Part 4. Writing - Introduction to Paragraphs UNIT TWO. Body Decoration and Culture Part 1. Unit Preview Part 2. Reading and Vocabulary Part 3. Writing Sentences - More Sentence Patterns Part 4. Writing - Paragraphs Using Description UNIT THREE. Mexican Americans Part 1. Unit Preview Part 2. Reading and Vocabulary Part 3. Writing Sentences - Sentence Combining with Coordinating Conjunctions Part 4. Writing Paragraphs - Facts/Biographies UNIT FOUR. Jobs and the Workplace Part 1. Unit Preview Part 2. Reading and Vocabulary Part 3. Writing Sentences - Making Connections with Transitions Part 4. Writing Paragraphs - Instructions/Procedures/Chronology UNIT FIVE. Technology and Education Part 1. Unit Preview Part 2. Reading and Vocabulary Part 3. Writing Sentences - Sentence Combining with Subordinating Conjunctions Part 4. Writing Paragraphs - Opinions/Reasons UNIT SIX. Myths/Fables/Legends/Folk Stories Part 1. Unit Preview Part 2. Reading and Vocabulary Part 3. Writing Sentences - Sentence Combining with Subordinating Conjunctions of Time Part 4. Writing Paragraphs - narration/Storytelling/Chronology APPENDIX From Paragraphs to Essays Journal Writing Timed Writing Feedback: Peer Review Sentence Writing Charts Vocabulary Index Skills Index