New Worlds: An Introduction to College Reading, 2/e
Joe Cortina,
Richland College Janet Elder,
Richland College
ISBN: 0072552131 Copyright year: 2004
Table of Contents
To the Instructor / To the Student
PART ONE: A NEW WORLD OF LEARNING: GETTING STARTED IN COLLEGE
CHAPTER 1: BEING SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE: A NEW WORLD OF READING AND STUDYING
Reading Selection 1-1: A Mother's Answer (Nonfiction)
Reading Selection 1-2: Coping with Stress and Making It Work for You (Health)
Reading Selection 1-3: Wise Up! The When and How of Preparing for Tests (Study Skills)
CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPING A COLLEGE VOCABULARY: A NEW WORLD OF WORDS
Reading Selection 2-1: Should Teenagers Work
PART Time? (Human development))
Reading Selection 2-2: McDonaldization: The Sun Never Sets on the Golden Arches (Business)
Reading Selection 2-3: Rage on the Road: The Danger of Aggressive Driving (Health)
PART TWO: A NEW WORLD OF UNDERSTANDING: USING CORE COMPREHENSION SKILLS WHEN YOU READ COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS
CHAPTER 3: DETERMINING THE TOPIC
Reading Selection 3-1: Too Many Students Will Cheat on Sleep (Newspaper Article)
Reading Selection 3-2: Is There a Better Way to Parent? A Look at Three Parenting Styles (Human Development)
Reading Selection 3-3: Giving a Speech? If You're Nervous, You're Normal! (Speech Communication)
CHAPTER 4: LOCATING THE STATED MAIN IDEA
Reading Selection 4-1: Good Boss? Bad Boss? Three Leadership Styles (Business)
Reading Selection 4-2: Need a Job? Identifying Your Job Opportunities (Marketing)
Reading Selection 4-3: Engagement and Marriage: The Same--Yet Different--Worldwide (Human Development)
CHAPTER 5: FORMULATING AN IMPLIED MAIN IDEA
Reading Selection 5-1: Two Artistic Tributes: The Vietnam Memorial and the AIDS Quilt (Art Appreciation)
Reading Selection 5-2: Causes of Cancer (Biology)
Reading Selection 5-3: Why Relationships Develop and What Makes Them Last (Psychology)
CHAPTER 6: IDENTIFYING SUPPORTING DETAILS
Reading Selection 6-1: Who Needs Cash When You've Got a Smart Card? (Information Technology)
Reading Selection 6-2: The Life of Buddha: The Path to Nirvana (History)
Reading Selection 6-3: Learn to Control Your Assets--and You May Become a Millionaire (Business)
CHAPTER 7: RECOGNIZING AUTHORS' WRITING PATTERNS
Reading Selection 7-1: Vietnam: Country in Transition (Atlas)
Reading Selection 7-2: Achoooo! You've Caught Another Cold! (Health)
Reading Selection 7-3: The Right to Vote: Valued but Under Utilized (Government)
PART THREE: A NEW WORLD OF READING AND THINKING CRITICALLY
CHAPTER 8: READING CRITICALLY
Reading Selection 8-1: Ticket Scalping: A Bum Rap? (Economics)
Reading Selection 8-2: Thomas Edison: Man of Inspiration (Nonfiction)
Reading Selection 8-3: A Day Away (Literature)
CHAPTER 9: THINKING CRITICALLY
Reading Selection 9-1: "It's Your Turn to Feed the Baby!" How Infants Affect Marriage (Child Development)
Reading Selection 9-2: Whose Grave Is This Anyway? (Art Appreciation)
Reading Selection 9-3: Is It Really Worth It? How Dual-Earner Couples Cope (Human Development)
PART FOUR: A NEW WORLD OF STUDYING
CHAPTER 10: APPROACHING COLLEGE READING AND STUDYING
Reading Selection 10: Want to Be Your Own Boss? Consider a Sole Proprietorship (Business)
CHAPTER 11: APPLYING CORE COMPREHENSION SKILLS AS YOU STUDY
Reading Selection 11: The Facts about AIDS (Health)
Appendix 1. Glossary of Key Terms
Appendix 2. A List of Word Parts
Appendix 3. World Map
Appendix 4. An Introduction To Using Computers, the Internet, and the World Wide Web
INDEX
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