Critical Reading for College and Beyond - Brossura

Daiek, Deborah

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0072473762 ISBN 13: 9780072473766

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2003

Riassunto

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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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

Product Description

Book by Daiek Deborah Anter Nancy

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0072473762
• ISBN 13: 9780072473766
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448
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