The Art of Critical Reading - Brossura

Mather, Peter; Mccarthy, Rita

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ISBN 10: 007241376X ISBN 13: 9780072413762

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2004

Riassunto

This new text uses the theme of art (integrated through reading selections, visuals, and exercises) to create an exciting and engaged approach to reading and learning. The Art of Critical Reading offers a wealth of effective exercises and reading selections drawn from a variety of sources (college textbooks, newspapers, magazines, and classic and contemporary literature) to inspire students to read with passion and care.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Dr. Mather earned his B.A. in Government from the University of the Redlands, his M.A. in African Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, his M.A. in Reading from California State Univeristy, Los Angeles, and his Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Southern California. He has taught reading at the secondary, adult-education, and community-college levels for over twenty years. He has published articles in the Journal of Reading.

Contenuti:

PART 1 Learning How to be a Successful Student
1 Life in College and Beyond
PART 2 Discovering Meaning Through Structure
2 Topics, Main Ideas, and Details
3 The Author’s Purpose and the Rhetorical Modes
4 Transition Words and Patterns of Organization
PART 3 Interpreting What We Read
5 Inference
6 Figurative Language
7 Tone
8 Fact and Opinion
9 Point of View
10 Bias
11 Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments
12 Evaluating the Evidence
PART 5 Study Skills
13 Studying Textbook Chapters
14 Vocabulary, Units 1-8

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 007241376X
• ISBN 13: 9780072413762
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 559