Synopses & Reviews
With a new pair of authors dedicated to transforming college readers into critical readers and critical thinkers about contemporary issues, the sweeping revision of Critical Reading, Critical Thinking perfectly aligned with the needs and interest of twenty-first-century students.
The third edition holds true to the highly esteemed undertakings of previous editions. Students’ fundamental reading skills are first reinforced, and they are then presented with high-interest issues surrounded by thought-provoking exercises and activities to expand their reading, thinking, writing, and oral communication.
Newly added features to the third edition include:
- New, completely current issues-based readings chosen for today’s students appeal to their interests and relate to their “world.”
- Fresh exercises and activities do more to develop students’ comprehension and thinking.
- Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) exercises get students actively involved in the critical thinking process by having them solve a crime mystery.
- Web Site Investigation (WSI) activities and exercises in each chapter direct students to use the Internet to explore and investigate concepts and issues concerning the topic(s) in the chapter.
MyReadingLab
The third edition of Critical Reading, Critical Thinking has been integrated with MyReadingLab with icons and references directing students to the diagnostics, practice, tests, and reporting on reading skills and reading levels in MyReadingLab.
Benefits of MyReadingLab include: - Reading skill practice and assessment with Reading Road Trip
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Reading comprehension practice and assessment using the newly added Lexile system developed by MetaMetrics. Students’ reading ability (Lexile measure) is initially determined via a diagnostic, and, using a sophisticated framework of modified Cloze-tests and scoring algorithms, is re-assessed as students work through reading sets. Both students and instructors are thus given quantifiable data to measure reading level advancement. Personalized study plans to guide students to reading success. Comprehensive assessment of coursework and progress tracking in the grade book. See the power for yourself at www.myreadinglab.com
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Synopsis
Essential Reading Skills focuses on the four essential skill areas for college-reading success (active reading and thinking, vocabulary development, literal and critical comprehension, and organizational emphasis) and improves students' reading through concise instruction, and extensive practice and testing. Each of the eleven chapters focuses on a specific reading and thinking skill, and contains exercises that get students applying the learned skill to textbooks and ends with a vocabulary enrichment exercise.
Synopsis
This fourth edition remains firmly focused on helping students develop a lame repertoire of reading and study strategies to meet the demands of reading college-level expositor- prose. Features in the fourth edition include:
Thematic reading units. Each of the themes includes a complete text chapter and 6-8 related articles:
- First Amendment Freedoms (Government by the People, 20/E, Burns et al.)
- Managing Human Resources & Labor Relations (Business, 7/E, Griffin & Ehert)
- Crime & Violence (Social Problems, ll/E, Kornblum & Julian)
- Is Earth Experiencing a Biodiversity Crisis? (Biology: Science for Life, Belk & Borden)
Synopsis
Better practice for better grades!
The MyReadingLab Web site provides reading practice and assessment for college reading success. Students can practice individual reading skills and/or work within the comprehensive reading-level practice component to measure improvement in reading comprehension.
MyReadingLab improves reading ability with these features:
- Diagnostic quizzes. The reading skills diagnostic in MyReadingLab will identify the areas in need of more attention so students can work efficiently, and the reading level locator diagnostic will establish an initial reading measure to measure progress.
- Practice at the skill level and the comprehension level. Students can practice the major reading skills in isolation and/or work through exercises that help them improve with the overall reading process.
- Personalized student study plans. Generated based on results of the diagnostic tests, individualized study plans direct students to the skills they need to improve reading ability.
- Progress-tracking gradebook. The gradebook tracks progress in the exercises and overall.
- Access to Study Skills, Vocabulary, and Research Navigator web sites. Subscriptions to these popular sites are included with MyReadingLab.
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Synopsis
Guide to College Reading, Eighth Edition, focuses on the skills needed to handle the diverse reading demands of college courses and guides students toward becoming active learners and critical thinkers.
New features not found in previous editions:
- A new “Contemporary Issues Minireader” offers six new readings not found in previous editions.
- Four new readings, not found in previous editions, have been added to the Mastery Test.
- A new section on word mapping presents a visual strategy for expanding vocabularies.
- A new section on online dictionary usage (Chapter 4) explains the benefits of online resources.
- A new vocabulary exercise provides practice using a dictionary to find the etymology, correct pronunciation, word parts, and multiple meanings of specific words.
MyReadingLab
Where better reading is within reach.
The strongest resource to improve reading!
MyReadingLab is the resource students need to improve their reading skills and make the grade. Offering all the benefits and flexibility of an online program, MyReadingLab provides diagnostic tests, review tests, mastery tests, and progress reporting on reading skills and reading levels.
Benefits of MyReadingLab
- Extensive practice and assessment improves mastery of such key reading skills as identifying the main idea, inference, and supporting details.
- Reading-level practice and assessment measures reading-level advancement based on comprehension improvement.
- Personalized study plans guide students to reading success.
- Detailed grade book reports enable students to monitor their progress and track work.
Other benefits of MyReadingLab include complimentary access to Pearson’s Study Skills Web site, Pearson’s Research Navigator, and Pearson’s paper review service powered by SMARTHINKING.
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Synopsis
The Skilled Reader integrates reading skills with the reading process (SQ3R) to produce more effective readers and help students discover the power and pleasure of reading. Providing step-by-step reading instruction, a wide range of practice and test materials, and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources, the author combines solid skill instruction with an abundance of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become skilled readers and critical thinkers.
Synopsis
D.J. Henry’s The Master Reader offers students step-by-step reading instruction integrated with SQ3R to enable college readers to hone core skills while developing their own systems for reading. The text provides a wide range of practice and test materials, and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources.
Synopsis
Bridging the Gap was the first book to focus on how to read college textbooks. This college-level focus has since evolved to connect textbook readings to academic and everyday reading sources and represent three bridges of reading: text-to-text, text-to-world, and text-to-self.
Synopsis
Focusing on only the essential reading and thinking skills needed for college reading success, Active Reading Skills uses concise instruction, guided practice, and extensive application to develop reading strategies.
Synopsis
Critical Reading, Critical Thinking uses compelling contemporary issues to engage students in reading and thinking about a range of relevant topics and encourages them to apply the skills presented in the text to everyday issues. Each passage or reading is followed by thought-provoking questions that motivate students to use higher-level thinking strategies to address or respond to the issue.
Synopsis
Strategies for College Readers is based on the idea that students who apply strategies as they read are better able to develop as college readers, and thus the author emphasizes fifteen easy reading strategies – one for each skill – that students can use to gain confidence while they achieve mastery of essential reading skills.
Synopsis
The authors of Structured Reading have developed an innovative approach to teaching reading at the college level: detailed instruction in the separate skills areas followed by extensive, repeated practice. Using an FAQ approach, Part One includes instruction in the separate college-level reading skills that students need. Parts Two through Six contain thirty complete reading selections drawn from books, magazines, newspapers, and textbooks in disciplines across the curriculum.
Synopsis
This unique book provides instruction on the importance of effective reading, supplies soon-to-be effective readers with multiple perspectives on a given issue, and professes that the skills and attitudes associated with critical reading are vital for success in life. The reader contains five topical issues that learners can use to practice objectively analyzing diverse points of view and then reach reasoned judgments. A variety of writing styles and organizational structures emphasize reading exposition and argument, while including a poem and myth. For individuals who want to acquire the skills, strategies, habits and attitudes of effective readers.
Synopsis
How do you motivate your students to read? As with most activities, the key to successful reading is motivation. By combining the stages of motivation with active reading, author Linda Lee empowers students to become college readers. She demonstrates to students how to use the attitudes and techniques of motivation to make every reading experience worthwhile and productive. Empowered College Reading: Motivation Matters gives provides students with both motivating content and motivating features.
Synopsis
Would you like a book that can help you focus while reading, allowing you to easily retain the main gist of articles, essays, and other material? This basic skills reading book addresses the needs of those who would like to improve their reading, comprehension, and vocabulary-building skills, preparing users to meet the demands of their tasks at work and in life. This book describes the skills necessary and introduces strategies that allow for effective reading; it includes numerous articles, essays, and other selections with varied themes. Skills topics include: previewing books, understanding vocabulary, understanding main ideas, understanding implied main ideas and supporting details, and reading multi-paragraph selections. Because it presumes no advanced inference skills, this book provides an opportunity to learn how to read efficiently and effectively. As such, it's a perfect resource for those involved with Continuing Education and ESL classes; also, managers, executives, and others who need to read manuals, reports, and business-related articles will find this a useful and informative book.
Synopsis
Prentice Hall is proud to present the seventh edition of READING SKILLS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. Thousands of students have used this successful text to improve their vocabulary, comprehension, reading rate and test taking.
Unlike many other texts, this READING SKILLS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS serves as an excellent resource for the rest of students’ college careers by providing instruction on reading in six different major content areas. The author has included specific chapters on reading for:
Literature,
History
Psychology
Biology
Computers and Data Processing
Business
Synopsis
For courses in College Reading.
Reading Skills for College Students increases students' reading skills and reading enjoyment!
The purpose of the seventh edition of Reading Skills for College Students is the same as previous editions--to improve the reading skills of college students and to increase their reading enjoyment. Hancock continues to help students improve their vocabulary, comprehension, reading rate, and study and test-taking abilities. The seventh edition covers all the reading skills required for college study, giving students hands-on practice with a variety of exercises. An abundance of information is available through expanding technology revolution; however, it takes advanced reading skills to select, read, and evaluate all this information.
Reading Skills for College Students serves as an excellent resource for the rest of students’ college careers by providing instruction on reading in six different major content areas. The author has included specific chapters on reading for Literature, History, Psychology, Biology, Computers and Data Processing, and Business courses.
Synopsis
This valuable book informs readers about the skills, strategies, attitudes, and habits associated with effective reading that are vital for success in every walk of life. Readers will see themselves as active participants in the reading process. Updated to include even more practice material–numerous excerpts, examples, and articles–Building Strategies for College Reading, 4/E stresses the importance of learning strategies to expand vocabulary. Nine chapters of this useful guide to effective reading are devoted to the development of skills and strategies. Topics include: reading as a process, building vocabulary, understanding main ideas, reading multi-paragraph selections and graphics, author's point of view, and organizing information. The selection of readings is divided into thematic sections, giving a context for understanding the skills presented; they include: “First Amendment Freedoms,” “Today's Workplace,” “Violence and Crime,” and “Biodiversity.” This book is a valuable tool and reference for anyone who needs to develop better reading, comprehension, and vocabulary skills.
Synopsis
Contemporary Critical Reading equips students with the critical reading, writing, thinking, and problem-solving skills essential to understanding and responding to current issues and ideas.
Synopsis
Brenda Smith’s Breaking Through has led the market for 20 years because it has kept current with trends and needs and has provided unwavering instruction and exercises. Comprised solely of freshman-level college textbook and academic selections for immediate practice with relevant materials, Breaking Through develops the reading, critical thinking, and study skills necessary for successful independent college learning and everyday life. A four-color design is used to appeal to increasingly visual student readers and keep their attention.
A full textbook chapter, three selections per chapter, fourteen longer reading pieces, and two case books equip students with a wealth of opportunities to apply the skill being taught to reading short textbook passages and then go on to use multiple skills on the longer selections that conclude most chapters. As seen in “Reader’s Tips” boxes to focus on effective techniques for reading in different disciplines and the “Interpret the Quote” feature where students are asked to interpret a reading-opening quote based on the reading and their comprehension of the selection, students receive a wealth of support for academic success.
Synopsis
Designed for use in the first level reading course, Guide to College Reading focuses on reading comprehension, vocabulary improvement, and textbook reading while addressing the learning characteristics, attitudes, and motivational levels to equip students with the skills and thinking processes they need to handle the diverse reading demands of college courses
Synopsis
Encouraging students to read actively and critically, to approach reading as a thinking process, and to analyze their own reading and learning strategies, Efficient and Flexible Reading teaches students how to vary their approach to written texts based on the material and their purpose for reading. Efficient and Flexible Reading teaches students how to identify text structures and thought patterns for more efficient learning. Emphasizing reading as an active thinking process, the author presents systems for monitoring concentration, comprehension, and recall, encouraging students to assess the reading assignment and to select the appropriate strategy to suit the situation.
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Making Meaning is a developmental reading text that balances teaching phonics and whole language skills for students who read below the 6th grade level. The text is designed to be visually appealing through the use of numerous photographs and other graphics, and provides the tools needed to acquire the reading, writing, thinking, and reasoning skills that will enable students to effectively process, analyze, and learn information on their own. Its recursive structure gives students the opportunity in each chapter to practice and integrate skills learned from previous lessons, and apply those reading strategies to many kinds of texts.
Synopsis
Getting Ahead is the first (6th-9th grade) book in a new two-book reading series. This text covers the foundations of basic reading comprehension, including improvement and practice of study, vocabulary, sentence building, and critical thinking skills.
Its basic tenet is “Every students starts out with an A.” The intention is to build students' motivation–about themselves, their life situation, and their academic situation–in order to excel (“get ahead”) in both their academic and professional careers. Getting Ahead discusses the basic skills and strategies required for the simple comprehension of a written piece, coupled with an introduction to critical thinking and reading. Greater attention is given to building vocabulary skills and study strategies.
Synopsis
Breaking Through provides instruction and practice on the reading and study skills necessary for successful independent college learning. The abundance of college textbook passages and academic sources offers realistic, immediate practice and application of college reading skills. Students apply the skill being taught to reading short textbook passages and then go on to use multiple skills on the longer selections that conclude most chapters.
Synopsis
Reading Across the Disciplines has been a popular textbook with instructors whose students do not require an abundance of skill instruction and who teach college reading through the use of readings from across the disciplines. To prepare students for the expectations of higher education, Kathleen McWhorter uses high-interest readings from a variety of academic sources and provides concise reading skills with immediate practice for reinforcement. Discipline-specific reading skills offer tips for reading and learning within the particular discipline, so students learn content as well as strategy.
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0205709990 / 9780205709991 Reader's Handbook, The: Reading Strategies for College and Everyday Life (MyReadingLab Student Access Code Card)
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Getting the students to reflect on their thinking, College Reading and Study Skills is a developmental level reading and study text depicting reading as a process and providing concise instruction, skill application exercises, and exercises using textbook excerpts to contribute to success in college.
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Reading Across the Disciplines provides reading strategies for a variety of academic disciplines, concise skill instruction, and extensive practice to improve college-level reading and thinking skills.
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Brenda Smith’s Bridging the Gap continues to be the #1 textbook choice of developmental reading educators.
To improve students’ reading, Bridging the Gap offers comprehensive skill instruction, dependable exercises and examples, vocabulary development, and wealth of high-interest readings that provide meaningful practice. To prepare students for the demands of college reading, Brenda helping provides strategies for connecting previous experience(s) to what is being learned.
The combination of Bridging the Gap and Pearson's MyReadingLab (www.myreadinglab.com) offers unparalleled instruction and practice to improve students' reading.
Synopsis
Reading in Action utilizes an active reading approach through progressive exercise sets and a focus on metacognition in order to help students improve their reading skills and develop a stronger reader identity.
Synopsis
The Skilled Reader integrates reading skills with the reading process (SQ3R) to produce more effective readers and help students discover the power and pleasure of reading. Providing step-by-step reading instruction, a wide range of practice and test materials, and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources, the author combines solid skill instruction with an abundance of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become skilled readers and critical thinkers.
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This package contains the following components:
-0205668992: MyReadingLab (12-month access)
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D.J. Henry’s The Master Reader offers students step-by-step reading instruction integrated with SQ3R to enable college readers to hone core skills while developing their own systems for reading. The text provides a wide range of practice and test materials, and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources.
Synopsis
The Skilled Reader integrates reading skills with the reading process (SQ3R) to produce more effective readers and help students discover the power and pleasure of reading. Providing step-by-step reading instruction, a wide range of practice and test materials, and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources, the author combines solid skill instruction with an abundance of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become skilled readers and critical thinkers.
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Brenda Smith’s Bridging the Gap continues to be the #1 textbook choice of developmental reading educators.
To improve students’ reading, Bridging the Gap offers comprehensive skill instruction, dependable exercises and examples, vocabulary development, and wealth of high-interest readings that provide meaningful practice. To prepare students for the demands of college reading, Brenda helping provides strategies for connecting previous experience(s) to what is being learned.
The combination of Bridging the Gap and Pearson's MyReadingLab (www.myreadinglab.com) offers unparalleled instruction and practice to improve students' reading.
About the Author
Jane L. McGrath earned her undergraduate degree and M.A. in education and mass communications and her Ed.D. in reading education from Arizona State University. During her more than twenty-five years with the Maricopa Colleges, McGrath taught a variety of reading, English, journalism, and computer applications courses. She was named Innovator of the Year by the Maricopa Colleges and the League for Innovation in Community Colleges for Project Read-Aloud, a college-community service program, and has received Outstanding Citizen awards from the cities of Tempe and Phoenix, Arizona, for her community service activities. McGrath's other books include Basic Skills and Strategies for College Reading: A Text with Thematic Reader, second edition, and Strategies for Critical Reading. In addition to her work in reading education, McGrath and her husband Larry write for the high-performance automotive industry. Their work has appeared in magazines such as Drag Racing Today and Circle Track, and their monthly column appears in Performance Racing Industry.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE Becoming an Effective Reader
Chapter 1 A Reading System for Effective Readers
Prior Knowledge
The Reading Process
Before Reading: Survey and Question
Before Reading
During Reading: Read and Recite
After Reading: Review
After Reading
Textbook Skills: Asking Questions and Reciting Answers Before, During, and After Reading
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
Mastery Tests
Chapter 2 Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills
Before Reading About Vocabulary Skills
Words Are Building Blocks
Context Clues: A SAGE Approach
Synonyms
Antonyms
General Context
Examples
Textbook Skills: Using a Glossary
Word Parts
Roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
Reading the Dictionary
How to Read a Dictionary Entry
Spelling and Syllables
Parts of Speech
Definitions
Textbook Aids for Learning Content Words
Textbook Definitions
Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills
Mastery Tests
Chapter 3 Stated Main Ideas
Before Reading About Stated Main Ideas
The Traits of a Main Idea
Identifying the Topic of a Paragraph
Identifying a Topic Sentence
The Flow of Ideas and Placement of Topic Sentences
Topic Sentence at the Beginning of a Paragraph
Topic Sentence Within a Paragraph
Topic Sentence at the End of a Paragraph
Topic Sentence at the Beginning and the End of a Paragraph
The Central Idea and the Thesis Statement
Textbook Skills: Topics, Main Ideas, and Central Ideas in Textbooks
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Stated Main Ideas
Mastery Tests
Chapter 4 Supporting Details
Before Reading About Supporting Details
Questions for Locating Supporting Details
Major and Minor Details
Creating a Summary from Annotations
Textbook Skills: Chapter-end Questions in a Textbook
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Supporting Details
Mastery Tests
Chapter 5 Outlines and Concept Maps
Before Reading About Outlines and Concept Maps
Outlines
Concept Maps
Textbook Skills: The Table of Contents
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Outlines and Concept Maps
Mastery Tests
Chapter 6 Transitions and Thought Patterns
Before Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns
Transition Words: Relationships Within a Sentence
Thought Patterns: Relationships Between Sentences
The Time Order Pattern
The Space Order Pattern
The Listing Pattern
The Classification Pattern
Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns in Textbooks
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns
Mastery Tests
Chapter 7 More Thought Patterns
Before Reading About More Thought Patterns
The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern
Comparison
Contrast
Comparison and Contrast
The Cause-and-Effect Pattern
The Generalization-and-Example Pattern
The Definition Pattern
Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns and Textbooks
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About More Thought Patterns
Mastery Tests
Chapter 8 Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas
Before Reading About Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas
What Is an Implied Main Idea?
Using Supporting Details and Thought Patterns to Find Implied Main Ideas
Finding the Implied Main Ideas of Paragraphs
Creating a Summary from the Supporting Details
The Implied Central Idea
Textbook Skills: Graphics as Details That Imply a Main Idea
A Final Note about Experience and Perspective
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas
Mastery Tests
Chapter 9 Fact and Opinion
Before Reading About Fact and Opinion
What Is the Difference Between Fact and Opinion?
Ask Questions to Identify Facts
Note Biased Words to Identify Opinions
Note Qualifiers to Identify Opinions
Think Carefully About Supposed "Facts"
Read Critically: Evaluate Details as Fact or Opinion in Context
Evaluate the Context of the Passage
Evaluate the Context of the Author
Evaluate the Context of the Source
Textbook Skills: Fact and Opinion in Textbook Passages
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Fact and Opinion
Mastery Tests
Chapter 10 Tone and Purpose
Before Reading About Tone and Purpose
What Are Tone and Purpose?
Understand How Tone Is Established
Identify Subjective and Objective Tone Words
Discover the General Purpose in the Main Idea
Figure Out the Primary Purpose
Recognize Irony Used for Special Effects
Textbook Skills: Author’s Tone and Purpose
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Tone and Purpose
Mastery Tests
Chapter 11 Inferences
Before Reading About Inferences
Inferences: Educated Guesses
What Is a Valid Inference?
Making VALID Inferences and Avoiding Invalid Conclusions
Step 1: Verify and Value the Facts
Step 2: Assess Prior Knowledge
Step 3: Learn from the Text
Step 4. Investigate for Bias
Step 5: Detect Contradictions
Inferences in Creative Expression
Textbook Skills: Inferences and Visual Aids
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Inferences
Mastery Tests
Chapter 12 The Basics of Argument
Before Reading About the Basics of Argument
What Is an Argument?
Step 1. Identify the Author’s Claim and Supports
Step 2. Decide Whether the Supports Are Relevant
Step 3. Decide Whether the Supports Are Adequate
Step 4: Check the Argument for Bias
Textbook Skills: The Logic of Argument
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About the Basics of Argument
Mastery Tests
Chapter 13 Advanced Argument: Persuasive Techniques
Before Reading About Advanced Argument
Biased Arguments
What Is a Fallacy in Logical Thought?
What Is Propaganda?
Irrelevant Arguments: Fallacies
Personal Attack
Straw Man
Begging the Question
Irrelevant Arguments: Propaganda Techniques
Name-Calling
Testimonials
Bandwagon
Plain Folks
Inadequate Arguments: Fallacies
Either-Or
False Comparison
False Cause
Inadequate Arguments: Propaganda Techniques
Card Stacking
Transfer
Glittering Generalities
Textbook Skills: Examining Biased Arguments
Chapter Review
Applications
Review Tests
After Reading About Advanced Argument
Mastery Tests
PART TWO Additional Readings
The Connection Between Reading and Writing
Step 1: Prewrite
Step 2: Organize Your Ideas
Step 3: Write
Step 4: Edit and Revise
Annotating a Text
Writing a Summary
1 One Person’s Path to Literacy
Richard Wanderman
2 Native American Sports Mascots
3 Messages from a Welfare Mom
Ramona Parish
4 Darkness at Noon
Harold Krents
5 Curbing College Drinking Starts with a Change in Attitude
Sara Fritz
6 Time to Look and Listen
Magdoline Asfahani
7 The Day Language Came into My Life
Helen Keller
8 Neat People vs. Sloppy People
Suzanne Britt
9 How The Crab Apple Grew
Garrison Keillor
10 Coming Out, the First Time
Betty DeGeneres
PART THREE Combined-Skills Tests
PART FOUR Reading Enrichment
Appendix Reading Graphics in Textbooks
Text Credits
Photo Credits
Index