Opening Doors with Free Student CD-ROM by Cortina, Joe; Elder, Janet;

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Opening Doors is an intermediate college reading improvement text that presents a systematic way for students to approach their college reading assignments. Its 27 reading full-length reading selections from both textbooks and popular sources, plus 2 chapter-length selections allow opportunities for integrated, recursive practice of essential reading comprehension skills, critical reading skills, and study strategies.

This new edition includes fuller explanations, enhanced illustrations and graphics, eight new reading selections, and expanded reading selection quizzes.

Table of Contents:

* Indicates new reading

To the Instructor

To the Student

Part One: Orientation: Preparing and Organizing Yourself for Success in College

Chapter 1: Making Yourself Successful in College

Skills

Doing What Successful Students Do

Motivating Yourself

Setting Your Goals

Identifying Your Learning Style

Managing Your Time

Setting Up a Weekly Study Schedule

Making the Most of Your Study Time

Planning Further Ahead: Creating a Monthly Assignment Calendar and Using a Daily To Do List

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Readings

Selection 1-1: "Why Go To College?" from P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life by Robert S. Feldman (Study Skills)

*Selection 1-2: "Getting Ready for Prime Time: Learning the Skills Needed to Succeed Today and Tomorrow" from Understanding Business by Bill Nickels, Jim McHugh, and Susan McHugh

Selection 1-3: "Saved" from The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley (Literature)

Chapter 2: Approaching College Reading and Developing a College-Level Vocabulary

Skills

Understanding the Reading Process

Improving Your Reading

Predicting as You Read

Monitoring Your Comprehension

Adjusting Your Reading Rate

Developing a College-Level Vocabulary

Using Context Clues

Using Word-Structure Clues

Using a Dictionary Pronunciation Key

Understanding Denotations and Connotations of Words

Understanding Figurative Language

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Readings

*Selection 2-1: "Music Revolution: Napster and Recording in the Digital Age: from the Dynamics of Mass Communication: Media in the Digital Age by Joseph R. Dominick (Mass Communication)

Selection 2-2: "The Yellow Ribbon" by Pete Hamill (Literature)

Selection 2-3: "A Whale of a Survival Problem" from The Nature of Life by John Postlethwait and Janet Hopson

Chapter 3: Approaching College Assignments: Reading Textbooks and Following Directions

Skills

College Textbooks: A Process for Reading and Studying Effectively

Step 1: Prepare to Read

Step 2: Ask and Answer Questions to Enhance Your Reading

Step 3: Review by Rehearsing the Answers to Your Questions

Following Directions in Textbooks and on Tests

Guidelines for Following Directions

Example: Directions from a Textbook

Example: Directions on a Test

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Readings

*Selection 3-1: "African Americans: The Struggle for Equality from The American Democracy by Thomas E. Patterson (Government)

Selection 3-2: "Parenthood?" from Human Development by Diane E. Papalia and Sally Wendkos Olds (Human Development)

Selection 3-3: "Art in the Service of Religion" from Living with Art by Rita Gilbert (Art Appreciation)

Part Two: Comprehension: Understanding College Textbooks by Reading for Ideas

Chapter 4: Determining the Topic and the Stated Main Idea

Skills

The Topic of a Paragraph

What is the Topic of a Paragraph, and Why is it Important?

Determining and Expressing the Topic

The Stated Main Idea of a Paragraph

What is a Stated Main Idea, and Why is it Important?

Locating the Stated Main Idea Sentence

How to Tell if you have Identified the Stated Main Idea Sentence

How to Avoid Two Common Errors in Locating a Stated Main Idea

Stated Overall Main Ideas in Longer Passages

A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Topics and Stated Main Ideas

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Readings

Selection 4-1: "The New Workforce: People with Disabilities" from Business Week by Michelle Conlin (Magazine Article)

Selection 4-2: "Latinos: An Emerging Influence" from Sociology: An Introduction by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine (Sociology)

Selection 4-3: "Muhammed" from The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael K. Hart (History)

Chapter 5: Formulating Implied Main Ideas

Skills

Implied Main Ideas in Paragraphs

What is an Implied Main Idea?

Why is Formulating Implied Main Ideas Important?

Formulating an Implied Main Idea

Steps to Follow

Three Formulas for Using Information in a Paragraph to Formulate the Main Idea

Requirements for Correctly Formulated Main Idea Sentences

Implied Overall Main Ideas in Longer Passages

A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Implied Main Ideas

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Readings

*Selection 5-1: "Identity Theft: You are at Risk" Information Synthesized from Internet Sources (Personal Finance)

Selection 5-2: "The Changing Roles of Men and Women" from U.S. News and World Report by Merrill McLoughlin with Tracy L. Shryer, Erica E. Goode, and Kathleen McAliffe (Sociology)

Selection 5-3: "Demography" from Sociology: An Introduction by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine

Chapter 6: Identifying Supporting Details

Skills

Supporting Details in Paragraphs

What are Supporting Details?

Why are Supporting Details Important?

Identifying and Listing Supporting Details

Major and Minor Details, and How to Tell the Difference

A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Supporting Details

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Readings

*Selection 6-1: "Diabetes: A New Epidemic" from Core Concepts in Health by Paul Insel and Walton Roth (Health)

Selection 6-2: "Communication Close-Up at Ben and Jerry's Homemade" from Business Communication Today by Courtland Bovee and John Thill (Business)

Selection 6-3: From A Beginner's Guide to the World Economy by Randy Charles Epping (Economics)

Chapter 7: Recognizing Authors' Writing Patterns

Skills

Patterns of Writing

What are Authors' Writing Patterns?

Why is Recognizing Writing Patterns Important?

Recognizing Authors' Writing Patterns

List Pattern

Sequence Pattern

Definition Pattern

Comparison-Contrast Pattern

Cause-Effect Pattern

Avoid Seeing Everything as a List

A Word about Other Writing Patterns

Mixed Patterns

A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Authors' Writing Patterns

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Readings

Selection 7-1: "Career Choice: Choosing Your Own Future" from Personal Finance by Jack R. Kapoor, Les R. Dlabay, and Robert Hughes (Personal Finance)

Selection 7-2: "The Decision to Marry" from Targeting Wellness: The Core by Marvin Levy, Mark Dignan, and Janet Shirreffs (Health)

Selection 7-3: "Reactions to Impending Death" from Essentials of Psychology by Dennis Coon (Psychology)

Chapter 8: Reading Critically

Skills

What is Critical Reading?

Critical Reading Skills

Determining an Author's Purpose and Intended Audience

Determining an Author's Point of View, Tone, and Intended Meaning

A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Critical Reading

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Readings

*Selection 8-1: "Think Before You Speak: Public Speaking in a Multicultural World" from The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen E. Lucas (Speech Communication)

Selection 8-2: From Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Sarah and Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth (Literature)

Selection 8-3: From The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Literature)

Chapter 9: Thinking Critically

Skills

What is Critical Thinking, and Why Is It Important?

Critical Thinking Skills

Why Readers Fail to Think Critically

Distinguishing Facts from Opinions and Determining Whether Opinions are Well Supported

Making Inferences and Drawing Logical Conclusions

Distinguishing between Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

Evaluating an Author's Argument

Identifying Propaganda Devices

A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Critical Thinking

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Readings

Selection 9-1: "Sport Utility Vehicles: How Do I Hate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways" from the Dallas Morning News by Geneva Overholser

Selection 9-2: "Why Vote? Politicians Are All the Same" from American Politics in a Changing World by Janet Flammang, Dennis Gordon, Timothy Lukes, and Kenneth Smorsten (Government)

Selection 9-3: "Take Out the Trash, and Put It...Where?" from Parade Magazine by Bernard Gavzer

Part Three: Systems for Studying Textbooks: Developing a System That Works for You

Chapter 10: Selecting and Organizing Textbook Information

Skills

Studying Better Rather Than Harder

Three Keys to Studying College Textbooks

Key 1: Selectivity

Key 2: Organization

Key 3: Rehearsal

Using Textbook Features

Prefaces

Tables of Contents

Part Openings

Chapter Outlines

Chapter Objectives and Introductions

Lists and Sequences

Boxes

Tables

Graphic Aids

Vocabulary Aids

Study Questions and Activities

Chapter Summaries

Appendixes

Bibliographies, Suggested Readings, and Webliographies

Indexes

Additional Features and Supplements

Marking Textbooks: Underlining, Highlighting, a
nd Annotating

Taking Notes from Textbooks: Outlining, Mapping, and Summarizing

Guidelines for Outlining

Guidelines for the Cornell Method of Note-Taking

Guidelines for Mapping

Guidelines for Summarizing

Guidelines for Interpreting Graphic Material

Bar Graphs

Line Graphs

Pie Charts

Flowcharts

Tables

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Reading

*Selection 10-1: "The Age of Globalization" from American History: A Survey by Alan Brinkley (History)

Chapter 11: Rehearsing Textbook Information and Preparing for Tests

Skills

Rehearsal and Memory

Studying for Tests

General Guidelines

Five-Day Test Review Plan

Creating Review Cards to Prepare for a Test

Creating Test Review Sheets

Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards

Reading

*Selection 11-1: "Cultural Diversity: Family Strengths and Challenges" from Marriages and Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths by David Olson and John DeFrain

Appendix 1: Glossary of Key Reading and Study Skills Terms

Appendix 2: A List of Word Parts: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

Appendix 3: World Map, United States Map, and List of World Capitals

Credits

Index

Vocabulary Log

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