Critical Reading for College and Beyond

Critical Reading for College and Beyond

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  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780072473766
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Critical Reading for College and Beyond uses regular journaling and self-assessment techniques to help students hone their abilities to read, analyze, and respond to textbooks and other college-appropriate materials.

Contents

PART ONEChapter 1: Reading in College What Is Reading?Learning JournalsHow Learning Journals WorkUsing Your Learning JournalHow a Learning Journal Helps You Develop ConcentrationWhat Is Concentration?Learning with PurposeLearning StylesLearning Styles InventoryDiscovering Your Concentration BlocksFive Techniques for Improving Your ConcentrationSeven Tips for Creating a Successful Study EnvironmentFive Steps for Creating a Positive AttitudeTest Taking and Concentration Practice with Reading PassagesSelection 1-1 "Letting Justice Flow" by Kafer, A. from That Takes Ovaries by Solomon, R. (Essay)CHAPTER SUMMARY Post Test Selection 1-2 "The Perfect Picture" from Reader's Digest by Thom, J. A. (Essay)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 2: Developing Your College Vocabulary Why Vocabulary Is Important?Developing Your VocabularyUnderstanding New VocabularyContext ClueWord Part AnalysisSpecialized VocabularyRemembering New VocabularyWord MapsThe Card Review SystemDenotation and ConnotationPronounciationTest Taking and VocabularyPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 2-1 "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Plagiarism Buster!" from Newsweek, by Sullivan, G. (Essay)CHAPTER SUMMARYTest Taking and VocabularyPost Test Selection 2-2 "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) WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 3: Remembering What You Read Memory SurveyWhat Is Memory?Sensory MemoryShort-Term or Working MemoryLong Term MemoryStrategies to Remember Information Long-TermOrganize Newly Learned InformationMaster Difficult VocabularyCreate a Memory MatrixConnect New Information with Information You Already KnowGo Beyond Textbook Information Review Teach It!Strategies for Recalling InformationMnemonicsKey WordsAcronymsAcrosticsPutting It All TogetherTest Taking and MemoryPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 3-1 Excerpt from How to Really Start Your Own Business by Gumpert, D. (Business) Chapter SummaryPost 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)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 4: Managing Your Reading Time Time SurveyWhat Is Efficient Reading?Becoming a More Efficient ReaderReading AveragesTracking Your Reading RatesSpeed ReadingCritical ReadingReading QuicklySkimmingRereading or RegressingSubvocalizingPacingDeveloping A Reading PlanTips for Developing a Reading PlanTest Taking and Time ManagementPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 4-1 excerpt from Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women by Albert, A. (Sociology) Chapter SummaryPost Test Selection 4-2 excerpt from Angela's Ashes: A Memoir by McCourt, F. (Autobiography)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEPART TWO: Key Strategies for Reading ComprehensionChapter 5: Locating Stated Main Ideas What Are Topics, Main Ideas, and Details?TopicsPreviewingStated Main IdeaStrategies for Recognizing Main IdeasStrategy 1: Question YourselfStrategy 2: Look in the Usual SpotsStrategy 3: Notice Words CluesStrategy 4: Categorize an Author's PointsTest Taking and Main IdeasPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 5-1 "Spider and the Wasp" from Scientific American by Petrunkevitch, A. (Biology)Selection 5-2 "The Thrill of Theft" from Newsweekby Adler, J. (Magazine Article)Chapter SummaryPost Test Selection 5-3 "McDonald's" from Cultural Anthropology by Kottak, C. (Anthropology)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 6: Finding Supporting Details What Are Supporting Details?Major Supporting DetailsMinor Supporting DetailsWhy It Is Important to Prioritize DetailsLooking for the Big Picture in Longer ReadingsPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 6-1 "Gawk Shows" from Lear's magazine by Fox, N. (Media)Chapter SummaryPost Test Selection 6-3 excerpt from The Rainmaker by Grisham, J. (Fiction)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 7: Using Inference to Identify Implied Main Ideas What Is Inference?Inference StrategiesStrategy 1: Understand an Author's PurposeStrategy 2: Note Comparisons and Implied SimilaritiesStrategy 3: Understand an Author's Use of ToneStrategy 4: Detect an Author's BiasStrategy 5: Recognize Information GapsKnowing How Much to InferRecognize an Author's PerspectiveUse the Text to Support Your ConclusionImplied Main IdeasPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 7-1 Excerpt from In Contempt by Darden, C. (Autobiography)Chapter SummaryPost Test Selection 7-2 "A Victim" from The Informed Heart by Bettelheim, B. (Autobiography)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 8: Understanding Textbook Methods of Organization Why Authors Use Methods of OrganizationHow to Use Methods of OrganizationOrganizational Word Clues: OWC'sMethods of Organization ListingAnalysisCause/EffectComparison/ContrastDefinition/ExampleSequenceIdentifying Methods of OrganizationOrganizational Methods in Longer ReadingsPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 8-1 excerpt from Wild Swans Chang, J. (Autobiography)Chapter SummaryPost Test Selection 8-2 "Why the Young Kill" from Newsweek by Begley, S. (Essay)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 9: Using Preview, Study-Read, and Review Strategies (PSR)Questioning Yourself: Preview, Study-Read, Review (PSR )Preview Stage of ReadingSteps for Previewing a Reading AssignmentStudy-Read Stage of ReadingSteps for Study-Reading a Reading AssignmentReview Stage of ReadingSteps for Reviewing a Reading AssignmentPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 9-3 "Gay" by Quindlen, A. (Social Commentary)Chapter SummaryPost Test Selection 9-2 "Insufficiency of Honesty" by Carter, S. (Essay)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 10: Effective Textbook Marking What Is Textbook Marking?Marking Important InformationSteps in the Process of Textbook MarkingStep 1: Preview Step 2: Study-readStep 3: or Highlight TextStep 4: Write Margin CuesDeciding What Else to MarkLectureLabUnclear Information Developing a Personal System of Textbook MarkingUsing SymbolsUsing HighlightersKnowing How Much to MarkPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 10-1 "Controlling Nervousness" from Public Speaking for College and Career by Gregory, H. (Public Speaking)Chapter SummaryPost Test Selection 10-2 "Ageism and Stereotypes" from Aging and the Life Course by Quadagno, J. (Gerontology)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEPART THREE: Going beyond the BasicsChapter 11: Reading, Understanding and Creating Visual Aids Understanding and Interpreting Visual AidsPurpose of Visual AidsVisual Aids and the Main IdeaPreviewing Visual InformationTypes of Visual AidsCharts and TablesDiagramsIllustrationsGraphsPhotographsTime LinesOutlinesCreating Your Own Visual AidsSelecting the Type of Visual to UseCharts and TablesOutlinesMind MapsTime LinesFree-Form DrawingsGuide for Selecting a Visual AidTest Taking and Visual AidsPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 11-1 "Drug Therapy" from Understanding Psychology by Feldman, R. (Psychology/Medicine)Chapter SummaryPost Test Selection 11-2 "So Far, Steel Tariffs Do Little of What President Envisioned" from The Wall Street Journal by King Jr., N. and Guy, R. (Newspaper Article)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 12: Identifying and Evaluating Arguments What Is an Argument?Parts of an ArgumentIdentifying ArgumentsArgument Word CluesTypes of ArgumentsDeductive ArgumentsInductive ArgumentsEvaluating ArgumentsDetermining Dependability in ArgumentsDistinguishing Fact from OpinionDetecting FallaciesPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 12-1 "Imagine That Canoeist" from The Detroit News by Payne, H. (Cartoon)Selection 12-2 "Down and Dirtier" from Newsweek by Croal, N. (Essay)Chapter SummaryPost Test Selection 12-3 "Racial Paranoia" from Hating Whitey and Other Progressive Causes by Horowitz, D. (Essay)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 13: Reading beyond the Words Levels of Thinking: Bloom's TaxonomyI: The Knowledge Level of ThinkingII: The Comprehension Level of ThinkingIII: The Application Level of ThinkingIV: The Analysis Level of ThinkingV: The Synthesis Level of ThinkingPractice with Reading PassagesSelection 13-1 "The Chemistry of Love" from Time, Gupta, S.Selection 13-2 "Call Me Crazy, but I Have to Be Myself" from Newsweek by Seymour, M. (Essay)Chapter SummaryPost TestSelection 13-3 "Fighting the Failure Syndrome" from Time by Tifft, S. (Essay)WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEChapter 14: Evaluating Internet Resources Accessing Information from the InternetSeven Steps to Evaluate Internet InformationKnow Your PurposeDouble-Check Your Facts and SourcesConsider the SourceEvaluate the Look and Content of SiteConsider the Intended AudienceEvaluate the WritingCompare Content with What You Already Know?Rubrics Useful Internet Vocabulary WordsChapter SummaryPost TestWEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICEPART FOUR: Application SectionSelection #1: Sociology "Getting to Know Someone Else" from Marriage and Family: Quest for Intimacyby Lauer, R. & Lauer J. (Sociology)Selection #2: Biology "A Human Perspective" from Human Biologyby Mader, S. (Biology)NER(01): WOW