PART ONE: Preparing to Read College Textbooks
Chapter 1:Reading in College Why You Should Use a Learning Journal Using a Learning Journal How a Learning Journal Helps You Develop Concentration and Why That's Important What Is Concentration? Learning with Purpose Learning Styles Discovering Your Concentration Blocks Concentration Techniques Test Taking and Concentration Practice with Reading Passages Selection 1-1 Letting Justice Flow by Kafer, A. from That
Takes Ovaries by Solomon, R. (Essay) Selection 1-2 The Thrill of Theft from Newsweek by J.
Adler (Magazine Article) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 1-3 The Perfect Picture from Reader's Digest by James
Anderson Thom (Essay) Webliography
Chapter 2: Developing Your Vocabulary
Strategies for Remembering New Vocabulary Use Context Clues Analyze Word Parts Specialized Vocabulary Test Taking and Vocabulary Practice with Reading Passages Selection 2-1 The Chemistry of Love from Time by Gupta, S. Buscemi,
S. (Essay) Selection 2-2 It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Plagiarism Buster from
Newsweek by Sullivan, G. (Essay) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 2-3 Verbal Abuse: Words on the Endangered List from Woe
Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English by O'Conner,
P. (Grammar/Usage) Webliography PART TWO: Key Strategies for Reading Comprehension
Chapter 5: Locating Stated Main Ideas
What Are Topics, Main Ideas, and Details? Topics The Stated Main Idea Strategies for Recognizing Main Ideas Question Yourself Look in the Usual Spots Notice Clue Words Categorize an Author's Points Test Taking and Main Ideas Practice with Reading Passages Selection 5-1 Spider and the Wasp from Scientific American by
Alexander Petrunkevitch (Biology) Selection 5-2 I Just Met a Girl Named Maria from The Latin Deli:
Prose and Poetry by Judith Ortiz Cofer (Essay) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 5-3 McDonald's from Cultural Anthropology by C. Kottak
(Anthropology) Webliography
Chapter 6: Finding Supporting Details
Major Supporting Details Minor Supporting Details Looking for the Bigger Picture in Longer Readings Practice with Reading Passages Selection 6-1 excerpt from Why America Doesn't Work from C. Colson
+ J. Eckerd (Social Commentary) Selection 6-2 Gawk Shows from Lear's magazine by Nicol Fox
(Media) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 6-3 excerpt from The Rainmaker by J. Grisham (Fiction)
Webliography Chapter 7: Using Inference to Identify Implied Main Ideas
Inference Strategies Noting Comparisons and Implied Similarities Understanding an Author's Purpose Understanding an Author's Use of Tone Detecting Author's Bias Recognizing Information Gaps Knowing How Much to Infer Seeing Author's Perspective Using the Text to Support Your Conclusion Implied Main Ideas Selection 7-1 Hold the Mayonnaise by Julia Alvarez (Essay) Practice with Reading Passages Selection 7-2 In Contempt by Christopher Darden (Autobiography)
Selection 7-3 A Victim from The Informed Heart by Bruno Bettelheim
(Autobiography) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 7-4 Who Do You Think You Are, Viskovitz? from You're an
Animal Viskovitz by A. Boffa (Fiction) Webliography Chapter 8: Understanding Textbook Methods of Organization
Textbook Methods of Organization How to Use Patterns of Organization Organizational Word Clues The Patterns of Organization Authors Use Listing Analysis Cause and Effect Comparison and Contrast Definition Sequence Identifying Patterns of Organization Overall Organizational Methods in Readings Selection 8-1 excerpt from The Life and Times of the Kid Last Picked
by D. Benjamin (Fiction) Practice with Reading Passages Selection 8-2 Green Frog Skin from Lame Deer Seeker of Visions
by John Fire/Lame Deer and Richard Erodes (American Indian Commentary)
Selection 8-3 excerpt from Triple X from ESPN: The Magazine by
D. Fleming (Essay) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 8-4 Indifferent to Inequality from Newsweek by R. Samuelson
(Essay) Webliography Chapter 9: Using Preview, Study-Read, and Review Strategies
(PSR) Questioning Yourself – Preview, Study-Read, Review (PSR) Preview Stage of Reading Study-Read Stage of Reading Review Stage of Reading Selection 9-1 Formal Magic from The Wicca Handbook by E. Holland
(Witchcraft) Practice with Reading Passages Selection 9-2 Gay by A. Quinlin (Social Commentary) Selection 9-3 Insufficiency of Honesty by S. Carter (Essay) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 9-4 The Crisis of Authority from American History: A Survey
by A. Brinkley (History) Webliography
Chapter 10: Effective Textbook Marking
What Is Textbook Marking? Deciding What to Mark Steps in the Process of Textbook Marking Preview Study-read Mark or Highlight Text Write Margin Cues Knowing How Much to Mark Developing a Personal System of Textbook Marking Practice with Reading Passages Selection 10-1 Basic Issues in Environmental Sciences from Environmental
Science Working with the Earth (Environment) Selection 10-2 Controlling Nervousness from Public Speaking for College
and Career (Public Speaking) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 10-3 Ageism and Stereotypes' from Aging and the Life
Course by J. Quadagno (Gerontology) Webliography Applying What You Have Learned--Part Two Selection Getting to Know Someone Else' from Marriage and Family:
Quest for Intimacy by Lauer, R. + Lauer J. (Sociology)
PART THREE: Going beyond the Basics
Chapter 11: Reading, Understanding and Creating Visuals
Understanding and Interpreting Visuals Why Do Authors Use Visuals Anyway? Types of Visuals Charts and Tables Diagrams Illustrations Graphs Time Lines Creating Your Own Visuals Charts and Tables Outlines Mind Maps Time Lines Free-Form Drawings Selecting the Appropriate Visual Visual Connection to Test Taking Strategies Practice with Reading Passages Selection 11-1 Many Former Chief Executives Get Lush Perks and Fat Fees
for Limited Consulting Work from The Wall Street Journal by Joann
Lublin (Newspaper Article) Selection 11-2 Thermocouple from Reading Technical Books by Eisenberg
(Chemistry) Selection 11-3 So Far, Steel Tariffs Do Little of What President Envisioned
from The Wall Street Journal by Neil King Jr. and Robert Guy (Newspaper
Article) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 11-4 Biomedical Therapy: Biological Approaches to Treatment
from Understanding Psychology by Feldman (Medicine) Webliography
Chapter 12: Identifying and Evaluating Arguments
What Is an Argument? Parts of an Argument Identifying Argument Argument Word Clues Types of Arguments Deductive Arguments Inductive Arguments Evaluating Arguments Determining Dependability in Arguments Distinguishing Fact from Opinion Detecting Fallacies Practice with Reading Passages Selection 12-1 Barbie Doll from Circles on the Water by Marge
Piercy (Poetry) Selection 12-2 Imagine That Canoeist from The Detroit News by
H. Payne (Cartoon) Selection 12-3 Down and Dirtier from Newsweek by N'Gai Croal
(Essay) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 12-4 Racial Paranoia from Hating Whitey and Other Progressive
Causes by David Horowitz (Essay)
Chapter 13: Reading beyond the Words
The Knowledge Level of Thinking The Comprehension Level of Thinking The Application Level of Thinking The Analysis Level of Thinking The Synthesis Level of Thinking The Evaluation Level of Thinking Practice with Reading Passages Selection 13-1 Letter from a Birmingham Jail from Twentieth-Century
Perspective on History and Government by Martin Luther King Jr. (Essay)
Selection 13-2 Call Me Crazy, but I Have to Be Myself from Newsweek
by Mary Seymour (Essay) Chapter Summary Post Test Selection 13-3 Fighting the Failure Syndrome by Susan Tifft
(Essay) Webliography
Chapter 14: Evaluating Internet Resources
Accessing Information from the Internet Seven Steps to Evaluate Internet Information Know Your Purpose Double-Check Your Facts and Sources Consider the Source Evaluate the Look and Content of Site Consider Intended Audience Evaluate the Writing Does Source Match What You Already Know? Rubrics Rule Directory of Useful Internet Vocabulary Words Chapter Summary Post Test Webliography Applying What You Have Learned--Part Three Selection A Human Perspective from Human Biology by Mader, S.
(Biology) | 
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