Projections: Brief Readings on American Culture

Projections is designed to make maximum use of the cultural knowledge students bring with them into the classroom. This Developmental English text allows instructors to teach writing in a culturally diverse manner. The readings explore cyberspace, music, movies, media and other facets of popular culture. As a result, Projections enlarges the meaning of literacy by focusing on the context provided by students' own lives, and it directs them in ways to make use of their knowledge and to develop their writing skills. The diverse selection of generative readings, visual texts, and assignments offer innovative directions for the learning process in a composition classroom.