PART I   OVERVIEW OF THE READING PROCESS

Chapter 1   The Active Reader Part 1: Asking the Right Questions

Chapter 2   The Active Reader Part 2: Answering Your Questions

Chapter 3   A Word about Words

PART II SKILL REVIEW AND PRACTICE READINGS

Chapter 4   Everyday Life: Finding the Special in the Ordinary (Skill: Main Idea)

Chapter 5   In the News: Lasting Issues that Spark Debate (Skill: Supporting Details)

Chapter 6   Work and the Dollar: How They Influence Decisions (Skill: Organization)

Chapter 7   Health: Preserving the Mind and Body (Skill: Purpose and Tone)

Chapter 8   Science and Technology: Investigating New Realms (Skill: Making Inferences)

Chapter 9   The Environment: Interacting with a Changing Planet  (Skill: Critical Thinking)

Chapter 10  The World: Glimpses of Different Places and Perspectives (Skill: Checklist Review)

PART III ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Using the Internet

Skimming and Scanning

Forms for Photocopying

DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

Detailed Table of Contents

Preface                       

To the Student

PART 1 OVERVIEW OF THE READING PROCESS

Chapter 1   The Active Reader Part 1: Asking the Right Questions

Essential Questions to Ask

What Is the Main Idea of the Reading?

How Does the Writer Support the Main Idea?

How Is the Reading Organized?

What Is the Writer’s Purpose?

What Is the Writer’s Tone?

What Can I Infer from the Reading?

What Other Critical-Thinking Skills Do I Need to Use to Fully Appreciate the Reading?

Chapter 2   The Active Reader Part 2: Answering Your Questions

Delivering the Answers

Annotating

Making Connections

Recording Your Findings

Paraphrase

Summary

Outline

Visual Aids

Applying the Techniques 

“Sport or Not a Sport” by David Andriesen

Textbook Considerations

Organization

SQ4R Reading Method

Applying the Techniques

“The Nature of Remembering” from Mastering the World of Psychology by Samuel E. Wood, Ellen Green Wood, and Denise Boyd

Short Story Considerations

Plot

Characters and Dialogue

Conflict

Setting and Tone

Symbolism

Theme

Applying the Techniques

“The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker

Chapter 3   A Word about Words

Expanding Your Vocabulary

Context Clues

Dictionary Use

Dictionary Entries

Online Dictionaries versus Paper Dictionaries

Flash Cards

Multiple Meanings

Denotations and Connotations

Word Parts

Prefixes

Roots

Suffixes

PART 2 SKILL REVIEW AND READINGS

Chapter 4   Everyday Life: Finding the Special in the Ordinary

Main Ideas

The Topic

Topic Sentences

Thesis Statements and Implied Main Ideas

Readings

“Get Time on Your Side” by Jennifer Nichols

“The Blessed Bean: There’s Nothing on Earth like Coffee" by Slim Randles

“Professor Delves into Odd Culture of Freshmen” by Michelle Roberts

“Behind Every Grad …” by Thomas L. Friedman

“Socialization” from Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach by James M. Henslin

“Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes 

Chapter 5   In the News: Lasting Issues that Spark Debate

Supporting Details

Major and Minor Supporting Details

Types of Supporting Details

Examples

Statistics

Testimony

Reasons

Fact or Opinion 

Evaluating Supporting Details

Readings

“We Need to Get Smart about Marijuana” by Rick Steves

“Have Gun, Will Show It” by Nicholas Riccardi

“Under Whom?” editorial from the Los Angeles Times                                                                

“Complexion” from Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez by Richard Rodriguez

“Identity in Contemporary America” from Created Equal by Jacqueline Jones, Peter H. Wood, Thomas Borstelmann, Elaine Tyler May, and Vicki L. Ruiz

“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut

Chapter 6   Work and the Dollar: How They Influence Decisions

Organization

Methods of Ordering Information

Patterns of Organization

Transition Words and Phrases

Readings

“Life Stages of Debt” by Sheyna Steiner

“How to Buy Happiness: Choosing between Stuff and Experiences” by Cynthia G. Wagner

“For Love or Money: Workers Weigh Professional Passion with the Need to Make a Living” by Michelle Goodman

“School Again” from Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston

“Becoming Financially Independent” from Planning Your Future: Keys to Financial Freedom by Stephan Konowalow

“Hot Dog Grotto” by Katy Tallorin

Chapter 7    Health: Preserving the Mind and Body

Purpose and Tone

Purpose

Tone

Selecting Tone Words 

Readings

“The Great Awakening” by Catherine Price

“Sun Savvy: Myth or Reality? From Blistering to Bronze, the Truth about Tanning” by Tracy Davis

“Cross-Train Your Brain” by Kate Hanley

“How We Eat Reflects and Defines Our Personal and Cultural Identity” from Eating Well for    Optimum Health by Andrew Weil, M.D.

“Healthy Relationships” from Access to Health by Rebecca J. Donatelle

“The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

Chapter 8   Science and Technology: Investigating New Realms

Making Inferences

Inference Clues

Bias     

Readings

“Kids Led the Way, But Texting’s GR8 for All” by Kevin Simpson

“Constant Techno Communication Brings Lack of Focus and Loss of Privacy” by Eric Adler and Laura Bauer

“Happily Ever Laughter” by Peter Doskoch

“In the Mountain Meadow” from Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey

“Responding to Stress” from Mastering the World of Psychology by Samuel E. Wood, Ellen Green Wood, and Denise Boyd

“Virtuoso” by Herbert Goldstone

Chapter 9   The Environment: Interacting with a Changing Planet

Critical Thinking

Faulty Logic

Figurative Language

Readings

“Where to Hide from Mother Nature” by Brendan I. Koerner

“Stuffing a Lifetime into a Suitcase” by Janet Eastman and Bettijane Levine

“Mayors Take the Lead” by Anne Underwood

“Surface Waters and Underground Seas” from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

“What Makes Cities Livable?” from Environmental Science by Richard T. Wright

“The Phoenix” by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Chapter 10   The World: Glimpses of Different Places and Perspectives

Checklist Review

SQ4R Method

Main Idea

Supporting Details

Organization

Purpose and Tone

Inference

Critical Thinking

Short Story

Readings

“Journey to the Seven Wonders” by Tony Perrottet

“Country of Longitudinal Essences” from My Invented Country by Isabel Allende

“Mongolia . . . Dancing in the Village of Delight” by Louisa Waugh

“Uluru from In a Sunburned Country” by Bill Bryson

“Gestures” from Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach by James M. Henslin

“Folktales From Around the World: The Roaming Horse, Snake’s Promise, Cat and Fox in the Forest, and Crossing the Lake”

PART 3 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Using the Internet

Skimming and Scanning

Skimming

Scanning

Forms for Photocopying

Reading Review Form

Evidence Chart

Checklists

SQ4R Method

Main Idea

Supporting Details

Evaluating Supporting Details

Organization

Purpose and Tone

Inference

Critical Thinking

Short Story

Glossary

Credits

Index

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