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    Critical Reading for College and Beyond by Daiek, Deborah;

    Series: DEVELOPMENTAL ENGLISH;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher McGraw-Hill Education
    • Date of Publication 1 November 2003

    • ISBN 9780072473766
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages560 pages
    • Size 228x185x22 mm
    • Weight 798 g
    • Language English
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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.

    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.

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    Table of Contents:

    PART ONE: Preparing to Read College Textbooks

    Chapter 1: Reading in College

    What Is Reading?

    Learning Journals

    How Learning Journals Work

    Using Your Learning Journal

    How a Learning Journal Helps You Develop Concentration

    What Is Concentration?

    Learning with Purpose

    Learning Styles

    Learning Styles Inventory

    Discovering Your Concentration Blocks

    Five Techniques for Improving Your Concentration

    Seven Tips for Creating a Successful Study Environment

    Five Steps for Creating a Positive Attitude

    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)

    CHAPTER SUMMARY

    Post Test

    Selection 1-2 ?The Perfect Picture? from Reader?s Digest by Thom, J. A. (Essay)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    Chapter 2: Developing Your College Vocabulary

    Why Vocabulary Is Important?

    Developing Your Vocabulary

    Understanding New Vocabulary

    Context Clue

    Word Part Analysis

    Specialized Vocabulary

    Remembering New Vocabulary

    Word Maps

    The Card Review System

    Denotation and Connotation

    Pronounciation

    Test Taking and Vocabulary

    Practice with Reading Passages

    Selection 2-1 ?It?s a Bird, It?s a Plane, It?s a Plagiarism Buster!? from Newsweek, by Sullivan, G. (Essay)

    CHAPTER SUMMARY

    Test Taking and Vocabulary

    Post 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 PRACTICE

    Chapter 3:Remembering What You Read

    Memory Survey

    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

    Go Beyond Textbook Information Review

    Teach It!

    Strategies for Recalling Information

    Mnemonics
    Key Words
    Acronyms
    Acrostics

    Putting It All Together

    Test Taking and Memory

    Practice with Reading Passages

    Selection 3-1 Excerpt 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)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    Chapter 4: Managing Your Reading Time

    Time Survey

    What Is Efficient Reading?

    Becoming a More Efficient Reader

    Reading Averages

    Tracking Your Reading Rates

    Speed Reading

    Critical Reading

    Reading Quickly

    Skimming

    Rereading or Regressing

    Subvocalizing

    Pacing

    Developing A Reading Plan

    Tips for 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)

    Chapter Summary

    Post Test

    Selection 4-2 excerpt from Angela?s Ashes: A Memoir by McCourt, F. (Autobiography)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    PART TWO: Key Strategies for Reading Comprehension

    Chapter 5:Locating Stated Main Ideas

    What Are Topics, Main Ideas, and Details?

    Topics

    Previewing

    Stated Main Idea

    Strategies for Recognizing Main Ideas

    Strategy 1: Question Yourself
    Strategy 2: Look in the Usual Spots
    Strategy 3: Notice Words Clues
    Strategy 4: 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 Petrunkevitch, A. (Biology)

    Selection 5-2 ?The Thrill of Theft? from Newsweekby Adler, J. (Magazine Article)

    Chapter Summary

    Post Test

    Selection 5-3 ?McDonald?s? from Cultural Anthropology by Kottak, C. (Anthropology)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    Chapter 6: Finding Supporting Details

    What Are Supporting Details?

    Major Supporting Details

    Minor Supporting Details

    Why It Is Important to Prioritize Details

    Looking for the Big Picture in Longer Readings

    Practice with Reading Passages

    Selection 6-1 ?Gawk Shows? from Lear?s magazine by Fox, N. (Media)

    Chapter Summary

    Post 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 Strategies

    Strategy 1: Understand an Author?s Purpose
    Strategy 2: Note Comparisons and Implied Similarities
    Strategy 3: Understand an Author?s Use of Tone
    Strategy 4: Detect an Author?s Bias
    Strategy 5: Recognize Information Gaps

    Knowing How Much to Infer

    Recognize an Author?s Perspective

    Use the Text to Support Your Conclusion

    Implied Main Ideas

    Practice with Reading Passages

    Selection 7-1 Excerpt from In Contempt by Darden, C. (Autobiography)

    Chapter Summary

    Post Test

    Selection 7-2 ?A Victim? from The Informed Heart by Bettelheim, B. (Autobiography)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    Chapter 8: Understanding Textbook Methods of Organization

    Why Authors Use Methods of Organization

    How to Use Methods of Organization

    Organizational Word Clues: OWC?s

    Methods of Organization

    Listing
    Analysis
    Cause/Effect
    Comparison/Contrast
    Definition/Example
    Sequence

    Identifying Methods of Organization

    Organizational Methods in Longer Readings

    Practice with Reading Passages

    Selection 8-1 excerpt from Wild Swans Chang, J. (Autobiography)

    Chapter Summary

    Post Test

    Selection 8-2 ?Why the Young Kill? from Newsweek by Begley, S. (Essay)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    Chapter 9: Using Preview, Study-Read, and Review Strategies (PSR)

    Questioning Yourself: Preview, Study-Read, Review (PSR )

    Preview Stage of Reading

    Steps for Previewing a Reading Assignment

    Study-Read Stage of Reading

    Steps for Study-Reading a Reading Assignment

    Review Stage of Reading

    Steps for Reviewing a Reading Assignment

    Practice with Reading Passages

    Selection 9-3 ?Gay? by Quindlen, A. (Social Commentary)

    Chapter Summary

    Post Test

    Selection 9-2 ?Insufficiency of Honesty? by Carter, S. (Essay)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    Chapter 10:Effective Textbook Marking

    What Is Textbook Marking?

    Marking Important Information

    Steps in the Process of Textbook Marking

    Step 1: Preview
    Step 2: Study-read
    Step 3: or Highlight Text
    Step 4: Write Margin Cues

    Deciding What Else to Mark

    Lecture

    Lab

    Unclear Information

    Developing a Personal System of Textbook Marking

    Using Symbols

    Using Highlighters

    Knowing How Much to Mark

    Practice with Reading Passages

    Selection 10-1 ?Controlling Nervousness? from Public Speaking for College and Career by Gregory, H. (Public Speaking)

    Chapter Summary

    Post Test

    Selection 10-2 ?Ageism and Stereotypes? from Aging and the Life Course by Quadagno, J. (Gerontology)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    PART THREE: Going beyond the Basics

    Chapter 11: Reading, Understanding and Creating Visual Aids

    Understanding and Interpreting Visual Aids

    Purpose of Visual Aids

    Visual Aids and the Main Idea

    Previewing Visual Information

    Types of Visual Aids

    Charts and Tables

    Diagrams

    Illustrations

    Graphs

    Photographs

    Time Lines

    Outlines

    Creating Your Own Visual Aids

    Selecting the Type of Visual to Use

    Charts and Tables

    Outlines

    Mind Maps

    Time Lines

    Free-Form Drawings

    Guide for Selecting a Visual Aid

    Test Taking and Visual Aids

    Practice with Reading Passages

    Selection 11-1 ?Drug Therapy? from Understanding Psychology by Feldman, R. (Psychology/Medicine)

    Chapter Summary

    Post 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 PRACTICE

    Chapter 12:Identifying and Evaluating Arguments

    What Is an Argument?

    Parts of an Argument

    Identifying Arguments

    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 ?Imagine That Canoeist? from The Detroit News by Payne, H. (Cartoon)

    Selection 12-2 ?Down and Dirtier? from Newsweek by Croal, N. (Essay)

    Chapter Summary

    Post Test

    Selection 12-3 ?Racial Paranoia? from Hating Whitey and Other Progressive Causes by Horowitz, D. (Essay)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    Chapter 13:Reading beyond the Words

    Levels of Thinking: Bloom?s Taxonomy

    I: The Knowledge Level of Thinking

    II: The Comprehension Level of Thinking

    III: The Application Level of Thinking

    IV: The Analysis Level of Thinking

    V: The Synthesis Level of Thinking

    Practice with Reading Passages

    Selection 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 Summary

    Post Test

    Selection 13-3 ?Fighting the Failure Syndrome? from Time by Tifft, S. (Essay)

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    Chapter 14:Evaluating Internet Resources

    Accessing 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 the Intended Audience

    Evaluate the Writing

    Compare Content with What You Already Know?

    Rubrics

    Useful Internet Vocabulary Words

    Chapter Summary

    Post Test

    WEBSITE SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

    PART FOUR: Application Section

    Selection

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