Preface to the Instructor
Preface to the Student
Walkthrough
The Emperor and the Calligrapher
Crossword Puzzle

Introduction
Selection: Excerpt from Psychology by John Santrock – “Creativity”
Selection: Excerpt from Artforms by Duane Preble – “Shaping Her People’s Heritage Nampeyo”
Selection: Excerpt from Understanding Psychology by Dennis Coon--“Critical Thinking – Uncommon Sense”
Selection: “Commencement Address” by Marian Wright Edelman
Selection: “My Uncle Terwilliger on the Art of Eating Popovers” by Dr. Seuss
Vocabulary: Introduction

Study Technique 1 – Underlining, Highlighting, Annotating
Selection: Excerpt from Concepts in Health by Paul M. Insel and Walton T. Roth – “Stress: The Constant Challenge”
Locus of Control
Selection: “Overcoming Dyslexia” by Betsy Morris
Vocabulary: Words in Context
Study Technique 2 – SQ3R Study Method
Selection: Excerpt from You Can Make It Happen by Stedman Graham--“Win By a Decision”
Selection: Excerpt from Mark Getlein’s Living with Art by Mark Getlein – “Restoration”
Test-Taking Tip – Be Prepared

Topics and Main Ideas
Selection: “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples –
Excerpt from Looking Out/Looking In by Loretta Malandro and Larry Barker--“The Look of a Victim”
Review Test
Paraphrasing
Islamic Folk Stories by Nasreddin Hodja
Formulating Implied Main Ideas in Textbook Material
Selection: Excerpt from Dave Barry is Not Taking This Sitting Down by Dave Barry--“Eye of the Beholder”
Selection: Excerpt from Gilberts’s Living With Art by Mark Getlein--“Public Art”
Study Technique 3--Summarizing Short Selections
Test-Taking Tip – Day of the Test
Vocabulary: Homonyms and Other Confusing Words (Unit 1)

Determining the Author’s Purpose
An Introduction to the Rhetorical Modes
Author’s Purpose: To Inform
Selection: Excerpt from Understanding Psychology by Robert Feldman--“Motivation and Emotion”
Study Technique 4: Outlining
Author’s Purpose: To Entertain
Selection: “The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse” by Aesop
Author’s Purpose: To Persuade
Selection: “Crossings” by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Selection: “Life on the Edge” by Karl Taro Greenfield
Selection: “Leaving their Mark Behind” by Charisse Jones
Review Test
Test-Taking Tip: After the Test Is Returned
Vocabulary: Homonyms and Other Confusing Words (Unit 2)

Some Common Patterns of Organization
Classification and Division
Cause and Effect
Examples and Illustration
Comparison-Contrast
Study Technique 5 – Creating a Comparison-Contrast Chart
Compare and Contrast: The Boating Party Review Test: “Crime at Its Best,” by Stoddard King Listing
“And the Third Biggest Lie Is” by Ann Landers
Steps in a Process
Definition
Study Technique 6: Mapping
Chronological Order
Study Technique 7: Time Lines
Review Test
Additional Transition Words
Selection: “School Cheating Scandal Tests a Town’s Values” by Jodi Wilgoren
Study Technique 8--Summarizing Longer Articles
Selection: “The Little Artifact that Could” by Lewis J. Lord
Test-Taking Tip – Dealing with Test-taking Anxiety
Vocabulary: Unit 3

Introduction to Inference Skills
“Barney” by Will Stanton
“A Remote-Controlled Rat” by Kenneth Chang
Drawing Inferences from Textbook Material
Drawing Inferences from Literature
Selection: “The Life and Death of a Western Gladiator” by Charles Finney
The Wolf in Fables by Aesop
Selection: Excerpt from Wolf Songs by Farley Mowat – “George”
Selection Excerpt from Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand--“The Race of a Century”
Selection: Excerpt from A World of Art by Henry Sayre--“Reverence”
Test-Taking Tip – Creating Review Tools
Vocabulary: Unit 4

Types of Figurative Language
“Symposium” by Paul Muldoon
“The First Book” by Rita Dove
Selection: “To Be of Use” by Marge Piercy
Analyzing Figurative Language in Fiction
Selection: Excerpt from Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros--“Acapulco,”
Analyzing Figurative Language in Non-Fiction
Selection: “Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall” by Diane Ackerman
The Use of Symbols: Signs and Symbols, Color Communication
Analyzing Imagery
Selection: Excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard “Heaven and Earth In Jest”
Selection: Excerpt from L is for Lawless by Sue Grafton
Selection: Review Test-Excerpt from Frida by Hayden Herrera – “Accident and Aftermath”
Test-Taking Tip – Taking Multiple-Choice Tests
Vocabulary: Unit 5

Inferring Tone
“Daughter’s Friend is a Boy” by Art Buchwald
Irony and Satire
Selection: “Waiting in Life’s Long Lines” by Tom Mather
Selection: Excerpt from Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
“Bodybuilders, Contest” by Wislawa Szymbroska
Selection: Review Test--Excerpt from Gilbert’s Living with Art by Mark Getlein--“Vincenzo Perugia”
Test-Taking Tip – Taking Multiple-Choice Tests (Continued)
Vocabulary: Unit 6

Introduction to Fact and Opinion
Selection: Excerpt from Astronomy Today by Eric Chaisson – “Charting the Heavens“
Selection: Excerpt from Introduction to Psychology by Dennis Coon--“Pseudo-psychology – Astrology, “ by Dennis Coon
Selection: Excerpt from Janson’s History of Art by
Penelope Davies – “Prehistoric Art”
Selection: “Bug Heads” by Mary Roach
Selection: Excerpt from Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Selection: Excerpt from Human Biology by Cecie Starr--“What Is the Truth About Herbal Supplements?”
Evaluating Health News
Test-Taking Tip – Improving Your Performance on Essay Tests (1)

Introduction to Point of View
Selection: “Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver
Selection: “The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton
Selection: Excerpt from America Past and Present by Robert A. Divine--“Surviving Vietnam”
Vietnam War Memorial: Points of View
Selection: Excerpt from Mass Media Mass Culture by James Ross Wilson and Stan Le Roy Wilson--“Propaganda
Test-Taking Tip – Improving Your Performance on Essay Tests (2)
Vocabulary: Unit 7

Introduction to Bias
Denotative and Connotative Language
Euphemism
Selection: “Adults Only” by Bob Greene
Selection: Excerpt from Teachers, Schools, and Society by Myra and David Sadker--“Seven Forms of Bias” –
Selection: Excerpt from Teachers, Schools and Society by Myra and David Sadker--“Cultural Literacy or Cultural Imperialism?”
“What’s Worth Knowing?”
Selection: Excerpt from Teaching in America by George Morrison--“How Does Gender Affect Teaching and Learning” Identifying Bias in Textbook Material
Selection: Excerpt from Preble’s Artforms by Duane Preble--“Rosa Bonheur – Flouting Social Conventions”
An Introduction to Logical Fallacies
Test-Taking Tip – Improving Your Performance on Essay Tests (3)

Identifying Arguments
Evaluating Arguments
Selection: Excerpt from Environmental Science by William Cunningham – “Don’t Believe Everything You See or Hear on the News”
Our Heritage: Legal and Political
Selection: Excerpt from John Adams by David McCullough Study Technique 9- Venn Diagram
Introduction to Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Selection: “The Declaration of Independence” by Thomas Jefferson
Selection: Excerpt from The Majesty of the Law by Sandra Day O’Connor--“The Evolution of the Bill of Rights” “The Bill of Rights”
Selection: Excerpt from American Art by Wayne Craven--“George Washington Paintings”
Review Test
Test-Taking Tip – Key Words That Often Appear in Essay Questions
Vocabulary: Unit 8

Evaluating Persuasive Writing
Characteristics of the Audience
Outlining
Death and Dying
Selection: “Dreaming of Disconnecting a Respirator” by Elissa Ely
Selection: “The Good Death: Embracing a Right to Die Well” by Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Selection: Excerpt from Core Concepts in Health by Paul M. Insel and Walton T. Roth--“El Dia de Los Muertos: The Day of the Dead”
Review Test
Selection: Excerpt from Gilbert’s Living with Art by Mark Getlein--“Whose Grave is This Anyway?”
Test-Taking Tip – Key Words that Often Appear in Essay Questions (Continued).
Vocabulary: Unit 9

Studying Textbook Chapters
Skimming
Scanning
Annotating
Outlining
Mapping
Comparison-Contrast Chart
Venn Diagram
Selection: Excerpt from Humanity by James Peoples--“Art and the Aesthetic”
Test-Taking Tip – Preparing for and Taking Standardized Tests
Vocabulary: Unit 10
Appendices
Visual Aids
Using a Thesaurus
Sample Summary
Vocabulary Word Parts