Text: Daiek
Copyright year: 2004
Table of Contents
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 VocabularyStrategies 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 IdeasWhat 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 DetailsMajor 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 MarkingWhat 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 BasicsChapter 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 ArgumentsWhat 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 WordsThe 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 ResourcesAccessing 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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