Preliminary Contents

^*—New reading selections and new/upgraded features
To the Instructor: Getting Started Using New Worlds
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
What do you need to do to be successful?
Why is it important to set goals?
What do you need to know about the reading and studying process?
What are learning styles?
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
Reading Selections:
1-1: A Mother's Answer (Nonfiction)
^*1-2: Yes, You Can Strengthen Your Memory Skills! (Student Success)
1-3: Wise Up! The When and How of Preparing for Tests (Study Skills)

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPING A COLLEGE-LEVEL VOCABULARY: A NEW WORLD OF WORDS
Why is it important to develop a college-level vocabulary?
What are context clues and how do you use them?
What are word-structure clues and how do you use them?
How do you use a dictionary pronunciation key
What is figurative language and how do you interpret figures of speech?
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
^*Vocabulary Practice Exercises
^*Context Clues
^*Word Structure Clues
^*Figurative Language
Reading Selections:
2-1: Should Teenagers Work Part-Time? ( Human Development)
2-2: McDonaldization: The Sun Never Sets on the Golden Arches ( Business)
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
What is the topic of a paragraph, and why is it important to determine and understand it?
What are the clues for determining the topic of a paragraph?
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
^*Comprehension Practice Exercises
^*Determining the Topic Exercises, Part One
^*Determining the Topic Exercises, Part Two
Reading Selections:
3-1: Is There a "Better" Way to Parent? A Look at Three Parenting Styles ( Human Development)
3-2: Giving a Speech? If You're Nervous, You're Normal ! ( Speech Communication)
^*3-3: Better Sleep Is Big Business, but Are Restless Nights or Advertisements Fueling the Need? ( Business)

CHAPTER 4: LOCATING THE STATED MAIN IDEA
What is a stated main idea sentence, and why is it important to locate and understand it?
What is the method for identifying the stated main idea sentence?
Which sentence can be the stated main idea sentence in a paragraph?
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
^*Comprehension Practice Exercises
^*Stated Main Idea Exercises, Part One
^*Stated Main Idea Exercises, Part Two
Reading Selections:
4-1: Good Boss? Bad Boss? Three Leadership Styles ( Business)
4-2: Engagement and Marriage: The Same--Yet Different--Worldwide ( Human Development)
^*4-3: Smokers Versus Nonsmokers: A Question of Rights ( Health)

CHAPTER 5: FORMULATING AN IMPLIED MAIN IDEA
What is an implied main idea sentence, and why is it important to be able to formulate one?
What are three methods for formulating an implied sentence?
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
^*Comprehension Practice Exercises
^*Formulating Implied Main Idea Exercises, Part One
^*Formulating Implied Main Idea Exercises, Part Two
Reading Selections:
5-1: Two Artistic Tributes: The Vietnam Memorial and the AIDS Quilt ( Art Appreciation)
5-2: Causes of Cancer ( Biology)
5-3: Why Relationships Develop and What Makes Them Last ( Psychology)

CHAPTER 6: IDENTIFYING SUPPORTING DETAILS
What are supporting details and why is it important to be able to identify them?
What is the method for identifying supporting details?
Major and minor details and how to tell the difference
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
^*Comprehension Practice Exercises
^*Identifying Supporting Details Exercises, Part One
^*Identifying Supporting Details Exercises, Part Two
Reading Selections:
6-1: Who Needs Cash When You've Got a Smart Card? ( Information Technology)
6-2: The Life of Buddha: The Path to Nirvana ( History)
6-3: The New Immigration: Asian Americans and Latinos ( History)

CHAPTER 7: RECOGNIZING AUTHORS' WRITING PATTERNS
What are author's writing patterns and why is it important to be able to recognize them?
What is the method for recognizing author's writing patterns?
List pattern
Sequence pattern
Comparison-contrast pattern
Cause-effect pattern
^*Other paragraph patterns
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
^*Comprehension Practice Exercises
^*Recognizing Authors' Writing Patterns Exercises, Part One
^*Recognizing Authors' Writing Patterns Exercises, Part Two
Reading Selections:
7-1: Achoooo! You've Caught Another Cold! ( Health)
7-2: The Right to Vote: Valued but Under Utilized ( Government)
^*7-3: Would You Eat "Frankenfood"?

PART THREE: A NEW WORLD OF READING AND THINKING CRITICALLY

CHAPTER 8: READING CRITICALLY
What is critical reading and why is it important?
What is meant by author's point of view and how can you determine it?
What is meant by author's purpose and how can you determine it?
What is meant by author's intended audience and how can you determine it?
What is meant by author's tone and how can you determine it?
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
^*Comprehension Practice Exercises
^*Critical Reading Exercises, Part One
^*Critical Reading Exercises, Part Two
Reading Selections:
8-1: A Day Away ( Literature)
8-2: Ticket Scalping: A Bum Rap? ( Economics)
^*8-3: Dispelling the Myths about Millionaires ( Business)

CHAPTER 9: THINKING CRITICALLY
What is thinking critically why is it important?
What facts and opinions and why is it important to distinguish between them?
What are inferences and why is it important to make them?
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
^*Comprehension Practice Exercises
^*Critical Thinking Exercises, Fact and Opinion
^*Critical Reading Exercises, Making Logical Inferences
Reading Selections:
9-1: "It's Your Turn to Feed the Baby!" How Infants Affect Marriage ( Child Development)
9-2: Whose Grave Is This Anyway? ( Art Appreciation)
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
What are the keys to studying college textbooks?
What is comprehension monitoring and why is it important?
How can you being selective as you read and study?
How can you organize as you read and study?
How can you rehearse information to remember it?
What is the three-step process for studying college textbooks?
How can you understand and use textbook features?
Chapter Introductions and Chapter Objectives
Chapter Outlines
Vocabulary Aids and Glossaries
Boxes
Chapter Summaries
Study Questions and Activities
How can you adjust your reading rate when you study?
How can you improve your reading speed?
How can you interpret graphic aids?
Line Graphs
Pie Charts
Bar Graphs
Flow Charts
Tables
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
^*Practice Exercises
^*Interpreting Graphic Aids
Reading Selection:
^*10-1: Living with Stress ( Student Success)

CHAPTER 11: APPLYING CORE COMPREHENSION SKILLS AS YOU STUDY
How can you underline, highlight and annotate your textbooks?
How can you take notes from textbooks?
Guidelines for Outlining
Guidelines for Mapping
Guidelines for Summarizing
How are rehearsal and memory related?
How can you follow directions?
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
Reading Selection:
^*11-1: Information Technology, The Internet, and You ( Information Technology)

Appendix 1 Glossary of Key Terms
Appendix 2 Master Vocabulary List
Appendix 3 Maps of the United States and the World

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