From the Authors

A Guide to Genres

Chapter 1 Sociology

Introduction to the Discipline of Sociology

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of Sociology

College Study Skills: Building Vocabulary with Index Cards

Readiness for College Success: The Successful College Student

Vocabulary Building: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Reading Selection 1: You Just Don’t Understand: Men and Women in Conversation, Deborah Tannen

Reading Selection 2 : To Teens, Tweens and the People Who Love Them: It’s Time to get “Social Smarts,” Joellyn “Joey” Sargent

An Interview with a Student in the Field of Sociology

Reading Selection 3:Is this the One? Choosing the Right Mate, Janice Allen

Reading Skill Focus: Vocabulary in Action

Strategy 1: Using Context Clues

Strategy 2: Using Your Knowledge of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Landmark in the Field of Sociology: Chat Rooms

Reading Selection 4: Ten Keys to Successful Parenting

Reading Selection 5: Trouble with Raising Teenage Son, Larry Meeks

Panel Discussion on the Role of Video Games and Violent Behavior

Textbook Application: Sociology in the United States, Alex Thio

Internet Fact Search: Sociology

Formal Presentation Projects

Chapter 2 Biology

Introduction to the Discipline of Biology

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of Biology

College Study Skills: Highlighting Key Terms and Concepts in a Text

Readiness for College Success: Meeting with an Advisor

Reading Selection An Ode to Dolly Re: Global Warming, Valerie Coskrey

Reading Selection 2: What’s the best Way to Burn Belly Fat? Kathleen Blanchard

An Interview with a Student in the Field of Biology

Reading Skill Focus: Recognizing Topic and Main Idea

Landmark in the Field of Biology: Organ Transplant

Reading Selection 3: Organ Donation: Don’t Let These Myths Confuse You, Mayo Clinic Staff

Reading Selection 4: Monkeys Live Longer on Low-Cal Dies; Would Humans?Brennan Lingsley

Writing Connection: Freewriting in a Reflection Journal

Reading Selection 5: A Field of Corn , Michael Pollan

Textbook Application: Human Biology, Science, and Society, Michael D. Johnson

Internet Fact Search: Biology

Formal Presentation Projects

Chapter 3 Personal Finance

Introduction to the Discipline of Personal Finance

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of Personal Finance

College Study Skills: Making Annotations

Readiness for College: Communicating With Your Professor

Reading Selection 1: The Importance of Creating a Savings Account, Jeremy Vohwinkle

Reading Selection 2 : Credit Card Smarts: Take Charge of Your Cards

An Interview with a Student in the field of Personal Finance

Reading Skill Focus: Supporting Details

Landmark in the Field of Personal Finance: Online Banking

Reading Selection 3: Tenant Protections Facing Foreclosure

Reading Selection 4: How to Repay Your Student Loans, CBS News

Panel Discussion on the Plight of Homeowners Who Are at Risk of Losing Their Homes

Reading Selection 5: What is a College Degree Worth? Maggie Gallagher

Textbook Application: How You Benefit from an Understanding of Personal Finance, Jeff Madura

Internet Fact Search: Personal Finance

Formal Presentation Projects

Chapter 4 Economics

Introduction to the Discipline of Economics

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of Economics

College Study Skills: Note-Taking

Readiness for College: Collaborative Learning

Reading Selection 1: Flu Shot Supply Surpasses Demand, Joel Roberts

Reading Selection 2: How Mobile Phone Companies Profit from Handset Loss, The Guardian

An Interview with a Student in the Field of Economics

Reading Skill Focus: Making Inferences

Landmark in the Field of Economics: The Social Security Act

Reading Selection 3: Capitalism Bites the Carpenters in Vegas, Charles Trentelman

Reading Selection 4: People Respond to Economic Incentives, Glenn Hubbard and Anthony Patrick O’Brien

Panel Discussion on China Becoming the World’s Second Largest Economy

Writing Connections: Paraphrasing

Reading Selection 5: Food Prices Rising, but No Shortage in U.S., Allison Linn

Textbook Application: Economics Defined, Robin Blade and Michael Parkin

Internet Fact Search: Economics

Formal Presentation Projects

Chapter 5 Literature

Introduction to the Discipline of Economics

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of Literature

College Study Skills: Summarizing

Readiness for College: Avoiding Plagiarism

Reading Selections 1: Samuel, Grace Paley

Reading Selection 2: Immigrants, Pat Mora and Mother to Son, Langston Hughes

An Interview with a Student in the field of Literature

Reading Skill Focus: Determining and Author’s Tone and Purpose

Landmark in Landmark in the Field of Literature: Audio Books

Reading Selection 3: excerpt from Lucy , Jamaica Kinkaid

Reading Selection 4: excerpt from The Piano Lesson

Internet Fact Search: Literature

Formal Presentation Projects

Chapter 6 Mathematics

Introduction to the Discipline of Mathematics

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of Mathematics

College Study Skills: Effective Ways of Reading and Solving Math World Problems

Readiness for College: Time Management Skills

Reading Selection 1: Why Math Always Counts: It Can Open Our Minds to Logic and Beauty, Arthur Michelson

Reading Selection 2: excerpt from Coincidences, Robert Blitzer

An Interview with a Student in the Field of Mathematics

Reading Skill Focus: Logical Relationships

Landmark in the Field of Mathematics: Scientific Calendar

Reading Selection 3: “Marriage Equations,” from Geek Logic, Garth Sundem

Reading Selection 4: A Key to Critical Thinking: Understanding All of the Options, Jeffrey Bennett and William Briggs

Panel Discussion: What Should We Cut?

Reading Selection 5: How to Calculate Your Real Hourly Wage,

Writing Connection: Organizing Excel Charts from a Set of Statistical Information

Reading Selection 6: Graphic Analysis,

Textbook Application: Misconceptions about Math, Jeffrey Bennett and Briggs

Internet Fact Search: Mathematics

Formal Presentation Projects

Chapter 7 Architecture

Introduction to the Discipline of Architecture

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of Architecture

College Study Skills: Answering multiple-Choice Questions

Readiness for College Success: Building Computer Literacy

Reading Selection 1: Frank Lloyd Wright: Prairie Style

Reading Selection 2: Scandinavian Architecture: From the Country to the City, Indra Fortney

An Interview with a Student in the Field of Architecture

Reading Selection 3: Japan Quake Aftermath: How to Earthquake-Proof Your House, William Browning

Reading Skill Focus: Facts and Opinions

Landmark in the Field of Architecture: The Golden Gate bridge of San Francisco

Reading Selection 4: Urban vs. Suburban, Jeremiah Russell

Panel Discussion on Building a Shopping Mall in the Small Town of Tranquility

Writing Connections: Building Your Dream Home

Reading Selection 5: OU Design Students Hope to Play a role in Revitalizing North Tulsa, Kevin Canfield

Textbook Application: Approaches to Design History, Buie Harwood, Bridget May, and Curt Sherman

Internet Fact Search

Formal Presentation Projects

Chapter 8 Occupational Therapy

Introduction to the Discipline of Occupational Therapy

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of Occupational Therapy

College Skills: Reading for Meaning

Readiness for College Success: Think Critically

Reading Selection 1: Portraits in Post-Humanity, Aimee Mullins

Reading Selection 2: What Does Autism Mean?

An Interview with a Student in the Field of Occupational Therapy

Reading Selection 3: Carpal Tunnel---One Patient’s Story

Reading Skill Focus: Patterns of Organization

Landmark in the Field of Occupational Therapy: Individuals with Disability Education Act (1973-1974)

Reading Selection 4: Shields Valley Ranch Helps Rehabilitate Soldiers, AP

Panel Discussion: Teaching Students with Special Needs

Writing Connections: Keeping a Weekly Reading guide

Reading Selection 5: Democratic Party Ignores Handicapped Woman’s Plea for Access to Downtown South Bend Headquarters, Jason Aubrey

Textbook Application: Understanding the Domain and Process of Occupational Therapy, Janet V.

DeLany and Margaret J. Pendzick

Internet Fact Search: Occupational Therapy

Formal Presentation Projects

Chapter 9 U. S. History

Introduction to U. S History

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of U. S. History

College Study Skills: Active reading: Asking Pertinent Questions of Text

Readiness for College: Understanding Your Class Assignments

Reading Selection 1: Rethinking Columbus and His Day, Sharon Short

Reading Selection 2: The Journey of Tom and Sally Peters, Jones, Wood, Borstelmann, Tyler May, and Ruiz

An Interview with Student in the field of History

Reading Selection 3: John C. Calhoun’s 1848 Speech Warning Against Incorporating Mexico into the United States, John C. Calhoun

Reading Skill Focus: Author’s Bias

Landmark in the Field of US History: The Digitization of Books

Reading Selection 4: Luxury Domestic Products Become “Necessities”: Late Nineteenth Century Technologies

Reading Selection 5: The Women’s Century: Short Biographies of Influential Women of the 20^th Century

Panel Discussion on the Future: What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2100?

Writing Connection: Imagining the Future --- A Short Essay

Reading Selection 6: Zelda Anderson, one of the First Black Women to Enter the U.S. Army Auxiliary Corps. (1942), Shares Her Story

Textbook Application: Interviews with historians Peter H. Wood and Elaine Tyler May

Internet Fact Search: U. S. History

Formal Presentation Projects

Chapter 10 Travel and Tourism

Introduction to the Discipline of Travel and Tourism

Reading into a Photo

Follow Your Interests

Key Terms in the Field of Travel and Tourism

College Study Skills: Sharpening your Memory

Readiness for College Success: Choosing your Classes for Next Semester

Reading Selections 1: Dispatch, Alaska: Tour Leaders’ Enthusiasm Shines Through, Johanna Jainchill

Reading Selection 2: How Ecotourism is Destroying America, Andy Stone

An Interview with a Student in the field of Travel and Tourism

Reading Selection 3: Tourism Marketing Strategies, Laura Acevedo

Reading Skill Focus: Combined Skills

Landmark in the Field of Travel and Tourism: Online Travel Agencies (OTAs)

Reading Selection 4: Mexico Launches Tourism Plan for Mayan Sites, Brianandrews.com

Reading Selection 5: Focus on Attractions and Entertainment, John Walker and Josielyn Walker

Panel Discussion on Tourism Planning to Attract Tourists to the Forgotten Town of Solitude

Writing Connections: Budget Allocation

Textbook Application: Definition of Tourism, John Walker and Josielyn Walker

Internet Fact Search: Travel and tourism

Formal Presentation Projects

Appendix I The Academic Word List

Appendix II Discipline Guide

Appendix III Guide to Genre

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