In Our Own Words guides upper-intermediate to advanced students through the writing process and features engaging essays by other students and professional writers. In the Student's Book, students will find the experiences, perspectives, and cultural observations of their peers expressed in many student-written reading selections. The book provides classroom-tested activities designed to encourage student interaction and collaboration. This innovative text uses the best writing of former students as well as professional essays to help students learn the process of personal and academic writing. It offers thematically organized multicultural readings, including articles, personal essays, short stories, and poems. It also teaches writing strategies and techniques for interviewing, editing, and revision.