Introduction
     Getting Started
     Reading: How Can I Get an A in This Class?--Walter Cunningham
     Getting Acquainted with Your Textbook
     Reading: Best Seat in the House--Christine Brennan

Warm-Up 1--Phonics: Consonants and Vowels, Syllabication
     Phonics—A Review
          Consonants
          Vowels
          The Schwa
          Phonics Irregularities
     Phonics: Practice
          Rules for Dividing Words into Syllables
     Syllables
     Reading: How a Prince Learned to Read--James Baldwin

Warm-Up 2--Word Structure: Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots
     Word Parts
          Exercises on prefixes, suffixes, and roots
     Word Parts: Practice
     Synonyms and Antonyms: A Review
     Synonyms and Antonyms: Practice
     Reading: How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphics--Carol Donoughue

Warm-Up 3--Dictionary
     Dictionaries
          An Up-to-Date Dictionary
          Completeness of the Dictionary
          Using a Dictionary
          Definitions of Words
     Context Clues
          Definition Clues
          Synonym Clues
          Explanation Clues
          Examples Clues
          Antonym Clues
     Reading: excerpt from Life is Not a Fairy Tale--Fantasia Barrino
     Reading: Doing What Comes Naturally--Joe Kita

Warm-Up 4--Study Skills: Skimming, Scanning, SQ3R
     An Overview fo SQ3R
     Practice with SQ3R
     Reading: Using Time Effectively--Wayne Payne
     Using Your Computer and the Internet
      Reading: Moving Beyond Your Computer--Robert S. Feldman
      Scanning
           Techniques for Scanning
     Reading: Bat's New Image--Anastasia Touflexis

Chapter 1: Identifying Topics, Directly Stated Main Ideas, Working with Supporting Details
     Topic
          Distinguishing between General and Specific
     Main Ideas and Details
          Paragraph Diagrams
     Reading: Should We Believe the Claims of Psychics?--John Santrock

Chapter 2: Implied Main Ideas and Paraphrasing
     Implied Main Ideas
     Paraphrasing
     Strategies for Identifying the Implied Main Idea
          Asking Questions
          Combining Sentences
          Summing Up Ideas in One Sentence
          Making Sure You Have Correctly Identified the Implied Main Idea
     Reading: Fishin' Superstition: It's More Than Just Luck--AP
      Reading: Hope Diamond--Russell Smith
     Reading: Stadium Nights--Bob Greene
     Review Test 1: Identifying Directly Stated Main Idea
     Review Test 2: Identifying Implied Main Idea
     Review Test 3: Identifying the Main Idea

Chapter 3: Recognizing Transition Words and Patterns of Organization
     Transition Words
     Common Patterns of Organization
          Classification and Division Pattern
          Cause and Effect Pattern
     Reading: Heroes--Erma Bombeck
          Steps in a Process and Chronology Pattern
          Definition and Example Pattern
     Reading: excerpt from Between a Rock and a Hard Place--THomas Fields-Mayer
     Reading: Stand Up for Yourself--Bruce Baldwin

Chapter 4: Identifying the Author's Tone and Purpose
     Identifying Tone
          Wroking with Irony
          Satire
     Reading: Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink (for Free)--Dave Barry
     Determining the Author's Purpose
          Writing to Inform
          Writing to Entertain
          Writing to Persuade
     Reading: Love and the Cabie--Art Buchwalk
     Reading: excerpt from It's Not About the Bike--Lance Armstrong
     Reading: The Big Hero of Littleton--Rick Reilly

Chapter 5: Inference
     Inference
          Drawing Inferences from Droodles
          Drawing Inferences froM Epitaphs
          Drawing Inferences from Textbook Material
          Drawing Inferences from Popular Literature
     Reading: Beware of the Dog--Roald Dahl
     Reading: excerpt from The Right Words at the Right Time--William Goldman

Chapter 6: Figurative Language
     Figurative Language
     Types of Figurative Language
          Similes
          Metaphors
          Personification
          Extended Metaphor
          Working with Symbols
     Reading: Sympathy--Paul Laurence Dunbar
          Imagery
     Reading: Thunderbolts--Pat Riley

Chapter 7: Fact and Opinion
     Fact and Opinion
          Clues to Identifying an Opinion
     Reading: The Lie Detector Controversy--Michael Passer and Ronald White
     Reading: Integration in Sports--James Kirby Martin

Chapter 8: Bias
     Bias
          Denotation and Connotation
     Point of View
     Reading: Somebody's Baby--Barbara Kingsolver
     Euphemisms
     Reading: Lizzie Borden: Victorian Woman and Murder--James Kirby Martin
     Reading: What's So Great about America?--Dinesh D'Souza
     Reading: For Conversation, Press #1--Michael Alvear
     Reading: Eyewitness Testimony: Can We Trust It?--Charles Morris

Chapter 9: Visual Aids
     How to Use and Interpret Various Types of Visual Aids
          Bar Graphs: Vertical and Horizontal
          Tables
          Pie Charts
          Maps
          Diagrams
          Line Graphs
          Flow Charts
          Photos
          Cartoons
     Reading: Uses and Misuses of Credit--Jack Kapoor

Chapter 10: Textbook Selections
     Annotating, Outlining, Mapping, and Summarizing
          Underlining and Highlighting
          Annotating
          Outlining
          Mapping
          Summarizing
     Reading: Memorization--Robert S. Feldman
     Reading: The Psychology of Personality--Dennis Coon

Chapter 11: World of Work; Relationships and Behavior
     THE WORLD OF WORK
     Abraham Lincoln Denies a Loan--Abraham Lincoln
     The Fence That Me and Shorty Built--Red Steagall
     How Not to Dress for Work--Maria Puente
     Hershey's Chocolate--William Nickels
     RELATIONSHIPS AND BEHAVIOR
      Social Influence: Conformity and Obedience--Karen Huffman
      The Emperor's New Clothes--Hans Christian Anderson
     The Lottery--Shirley Jackson
     And 2Morrow--Tupac Shakur