Reading and All That Jazz - Brossura

Mather , Peter; Mccarthy, Rita Romero

Brossura

ISBN 10: 007296281X ISBN 13: 9780072962819

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006

Riassunto

Designed to help students become jazzed about reading, this introductory-to-intermediate reading text provides motivating and engaging readings selected to grab the reader's attention. Reading and All That Jazz, Third Edition, also features clear explanations and a wide variety of well-developed practice exercises designed to provoke genuine thinking, interpretation, and even some improvisation on the part of the student and the instructor. The theme of jazz encourages a positive, exciting, personally involved approach to reading and learning.

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L'autore:

Dr. Mather earned his B.A. in Government fromthe University of the Redlands, an M.A. in African Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.A. in Reading from California State Univeristy, Los Angeles, and 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 20 years. For the past eight years, he has taught reading and American government at Glendale Community College. He has published articles in the Journal of Reading.

Contenuti:

*New to this edition

PART 1 Getting a Handle on College

Introduction Your First Week in Class

Assignment Sheets

*Taking Objective Tests

Are Your Ready for College?

Colin Powell Excerpt from My American Journey

Pablo Neruda Excerpt from “Ode to the Present”

Vocabulary: Introduction

Robert Olen Butler “Crickets”

Chapter Summary and Review.

CHAPTER 1 How We Learn—Finding Out about Ourselves

Auditory, Visual, or Kinesthetic: What Is Your Learning Style?

Vocabulary: Words in Context

Day versus Night People: Are You More of a Morning Lark or a Night Owl?

Lowell Ponte “The Two Most Dangerous Hours of Your Day”

Left-Brain and Right-Brain Orientation: Which One Are You?

Multiple Intelligences: What Rea Your Strengths?

Isaac Asimov “What Is Intelligence, Anyway?”

Stress Inventory: How Much Stress Is There in Your Life?

Rick Reilly “An Easy Choice”

Study Schedules

SQ3R: A Classic Way to Study

*Gregory Hamilton “Analyzing Internet Sites”

Chapter Review and Summary

PART 2 Discovering Meaning through Structure

CHAPTER 2 Topics, Main Ideas, and Details

Description of Topics, Main Ideas, and Details

Distinguishing between General and Specific

Locating Topics and Main Ideas

Paragraph Diagrams

Main Idea: Location of the Main Idea

Paraphrasing

Tran Thi Nga “Grandmother’s Fable”

Implied Main Ideas

Your Gender Communication Quotient

Dave Barry “What Women Don’t Understand about Guys”

U.S. News & World Report “This Is 911 . . . Please Hold”

CHAPTER 3 Determining an Author’s Purpose

Author’s Purpose; To Entertain

William Saroyan “The Shepherd’s Daughter”

Authors Purpose: To Inform

Ira Flatow “From a Melted Candy Bar to Microwaves”

Author’s Purpose: To Persuade

Walter Minot “Students Who Push Burgers”

What’s Your Opinion?

Writing Summaries

Mel Allen “Letter to Olivia”

Chapter Summary and Review

Vocabulary: Word Structure and Unit 1

CHAPTER 4 Transition Words and Patterns of Organization

Description of Transition Words and Patterns of

Organization

Transition Words

Classification

Cause-and-Effect

Comparison/Contrast

Steps-in-a Process

Examples

Definition

Chronological Order

Listing

Transition Worlds and Patterns of Organization(Continued)

Nonverbal Communication: Topic Main Ideas, Details

Exercise

*Freda Adler, Gerhard O. W. Mueller, and William S. Laufer “Road Rage” (criminology textbook)

William Nack and Lester Munson “Out of Control”

Chapter Review and Summary

PART 3 Interpreting What We Read

CHAPTER 5 Inference

Introduction to Drawing Inferences

Fannie Flagg Excerpt from Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man

Robert Devine “Inside the Vicious Heart”

Tom Brokaw “Thomas Broderick”

Chapter Review and Summary

Vocabulary: Unit 2

CHAPTER 6 Figurative Language

Figures of Speech—Similes, Metaphors, and Personification

Ann Landers “The Love of My Life”

The Use of Symbols

Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken”

Rita Gilbert “Guernica” (art history textbook))

Pete Hamill “The Yellow Ribbon”

Literary Allusions

Imagery

Bill Bryson “Terror in a Tent”

Pam Houston “A Blizzard Under Blue Sky”

Chapter Summary and Review

CHAPTER 7 Tone

Inferring Tone

Annie Dillard “The Fixed”

Irony

Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes “A Letter to God”

Satire

Dr. George H. Reavis “The Animal School”

Art Buchwald “Hurts Rent-A-Gun”

Chapter Summary and Review

Vocabulary: Unit 3

PART 4 Recognizing Modes of Writing

CHAPTER 8 Four Primary Modes

An Introduction to Modes of Writing (Rhetorical Modes)

Narrative

*Michelle Kennedy “Checking on the Kids”

Descriptive

*Jo Goodwin Parker “What Is Poverty?”

Expository

*Thomas Patterson “The Poor: Who and How Many?” (political science textbook)

Persuasive

*Barbara Ehrenreich “Is Poverty Sustainable?”

Langston Hughes “Thank You Ma’m”

John Daniel “A Son’s Memoir”

*Peter Salovey “So What’s Your EQ?”

Maya Angelou “On Aging”

Daniel Goleman “Impulse Control: The Marshmallow Test”

Mary Pipher “TV”

Chapter Summary and Review

Vocabulary: Unit 4

CHAPTER 9 Modes of Organization

An Introduction to the Modes of Organization

Cause and Effect

Comparison Contrast

*Wayne Weiten and Margaret Lloyd “The Roots of Happiness: An Empirical Analysis” (psychology textbook)

Listing

*Sonja Lyubomirsky “Eight Keys to a More Satisfying Life”

Chronological Order and Summaries of Longer Articles

Shannon Moon Leonetti “Charley’s Secret”

Categories

Russell W. Belk “My Possessions Myself”

Steps in a Process

*Ronald B. Adler, Russell F. Proctor, and Neil Towne “Developmental Stages in Intimate Relationships” (communications textbook)

Cause and Effect

John Collier “The Chaser”

Example

*Joshua Plven, David Borgenicht, and Jennifer Worick “The ‘It’s Not You, It’s Me’ Letter”

PART 5 Reading Critically

CHAPTER 10 Fact and Opinion

Learning to Read Critically

Shirley Haley-James and John Warren Stewig “Listening: To Tell Fact from Opinion”

*Thomas Patterson “The Nature of Public Opinion” by Thomas Patterson (political science textbook)

Patricia Wen Excerpt from “Superstitions Help Us Cope”

Chapter Summary and Review

Vocabulary: Unit 5

CHAPTER 11 Bias

An Introduction to Bias

David G. Myers “The Defendant’s Characteristics” (psychology textbook)

Euphemism

*Hamilton Gregory “Beware of Doublespeak” (speech textbook)

Katharine Brush “A Birthday Party” (short story/Literature)

*Samuel Walker and Charles Katz “Beyond Stereotypes of Cops” (criminology textbook)

George Orwell “A Hanging”

Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing

George W. Bush “A Statement on Timothy McVeigh’s Execution”

CHAPTER 12 Propaganda Techniques

What Are They and How Are They Used?

More Propaganda Techniques

Last Major Propaganda Technique

*Stanley J. Baran “Boosting Smoking Among Women” (mass communications textbook)

Violence in the Media

*Robert S. Feldman “Violence in Television and Video Games: Does the Media’s Message Matter?” (psychology textbook)

Chapter Summary and Review

Vocabulary: Unit 6

CHAPTER 13 Evaluating the Evidence

Introduction to Evaluating Persuasive Writing

Drawing Conclusions: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

Selection: “DNA Fingerprinting” by Ruth Bernstein and

Stephen Bernstein (biology textbook/Biology, Criminology)

*Jennifer Thompson “Eyewitness Testimony” (psychology textbook)

Evaluating the Evidence in Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Advertisement, and a Cartoon

*Paul M. Insel “Marijuana—Background Information” (health textbook)

*Associated Press “Medical Marijuana Ruling”

Arguments For and Against Legalizing the Use of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes:

*Ethan Madelmann “For” Argument

*John P. Walters “Against” Argument

Arguments For and Against the Current “War on Drugs”

Analyzing the Editorials—Propaganda Techniques

Analyzing the Editorials—Techniques for Appealing to Readers

Arguments For and Against the Current “War on Drugs”

*USA Today Editorial Staff “Against” Argument by

*John P. Walters “For” Argument by John P. Walters

Letters to the Editor

*Gary Storck Letter 1: For Legalizing the Use of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes

*The O’Reilly Factor Letter 2: Against Legalizing the Use of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes

*Mitch Earleywine Letter 3: Against the Current War on Drugs

*Kirk Muse Letter 4: Against the Current War on Drugs

Evaluating an Advertisement

Evaluating a Political Cartoon

Chapter Summary and Review

Part 6 Becoming Ready for Content-Area Classes

CHAPTER 14 Scanning and Skimming

Scanning

*Alan Brinkley “The American Environment: ‘Silent Spring’” (American history textbook)

Skimming

*Sylvia Mader “Pesticides: An Asset and a Liability” (biology textbook)

*Rachel Carson “A Fable for Tomorrow”

Chapter Summary and Review

Vocabulary: Word Parts and Review

CHAPTER 15 Organizing Textbook Information

Annotating Your Textbook

Studying Textbook Chapters

Outlining

Mapping

Time Lines

Comparison-Contrast Chart

*Jean Ferris Excerpts from Chapters 9, 10, and 11, America’s Musical Landscape (music appreciation textbook)

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 007296281X
• ISBN 13: 9780072962819
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 640