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Critical Reading for College and Beyond

by: Daiek, Deborah

Critical Reading for College and Beyond

by: Daiek, Deborah

ISBN 13:
9780072473766
ISBN 10:
0072473762
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 10/07/2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Summary

Critical Reading for College and Beyonduses regular journaling and self-assessment techniques to help students hone their abilities to read, analyze, and respond to textbooks and other college-appropriate materials.

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Critical Reading for College and Beyond

Critical Reading for College and Beyond

9780072473766

0072473762

Summary

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Reading in College

Why You Should Use a Learning Journal

Using a Learning Journal

How a Learning Journal Helps You Develop Concentrationand 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 Vocabulary

Strategies 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

Chapter 3: Remembering What You Read

What Is Memory?

Sensory Memory

Short-Term or Working Memory

Long Term Memory

Strategies to Remember Information Long-Term

Organize Newly Learned Information

Master Difficult Vocabulary

Create a Memory Matrix

Connect New Information with Information You Already Know

Note Comparisons

Go Beyond Textbook Information

Review

Teach It!

Strategies for Recalling Information - Mnemonics

Test Taking and Memory

Practice with Reading Passages

Selection 3-1 “Cinderella” from Transformations by Anne Sexton (Poetry)

Selection 3-2 “Structuring the Business" from How to Really Start Your Own Business by Gumpert, D. (Business)

Chapter Summary

Post Test

Selection 3-3 “Kick Florida, or at Least South Florida, out of the Union” from Dave Barry Hits below the Beltway by Barry, D. (Politics/Humor)

Webliography

Chapter 4: Managing Reading Time

What Is Efficient Reading?

Tips for Efficient Reading

Know Reading Averages

Track Your Reading Rates

Understand Speed Reading

Reading Quickly

Regressing

Subvocalization

Pacing

Developing A Reading Plan

Test Taking and Time Management

Practice with Reading Passages

Selection 4-1 excerpt from Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women by Albert, A. (Sociology)

Selection 4-2 “The Father’s Role” from Human Development by Papalia, D. & Olds, S. (Sociology)

Chapter Summary

Post Test

Selection 4-3 excerpt from Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir by McCourt, F. (Autobiography)

Webliography

Applying What You Have Learned -- Part One