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Together, the content of Contextscreated teaching resources, and Connect Reading (a state of the art learning technology) represent a cohesive instructional framework to accelerate college readiness. Connect Reading has been built from the ground up to address the specific needs of reading courses and various redesign models of instruction.
Contents
Chapter 1It's Up to YouTerms 2Choosing Success 2SELECTION: Success Is a Choice 2Set Goals 4Manage Your Time Effectively 5Control Your Concentration 9Monitor Your Progress 11Discover Your Learning Style 14You're on Your Way 20SELECTION: This Is Not Your High School English Class 20Sum It Up! It's Up to You: Taking Ownership of College Learning 23Chapter 2Active Reading Strategies for Managing College Texts: BuildSkills Reading about SOCIOLOGY 24Key Terms 25Become an Active Reader 25Metacognition 26Survey Your Textbook 26Access Prior Knowledge 28Preview the Chapter or Selection 29SELECTION: Groups and Organizations 33Read for a Purpose: Asking and Answering Your Own Questions 39Before You Read: Preview Questions 39While You Read: Guide Questions 40While You Read: Monitoring Questions 40After You Read: Study Questions 40SELECTION: Privacy and Censorship in a Global Village 44Manage Your Textbook: Highlight, Annotate, and Take Marginal Notes 45Highlighting 46Annotating and Marginal Notes 46Adjust Your Reading Rate to Meet Your Needs 49Tips for Determining Reading Times 49Sum It Up! Are You Ready to Read? Active ReadingStrategies for Managing College Texts 51Chapter 3Developing a College-Level Vocabulary: Build Skills Reading about PSYCHOLOGY 52Key Terms 53The Importance of Having a Good Vocabulary 53Discipline-Specific Vocabulary 54SELECTION: Escape and Avoidance Conditioning 54Academic Vocabulary 55SELECTION: Language 56Using Context Clues to Learn the Meaning of Words 57Definition Clues 57Synonym Clues 60Contrast and Antonym Clues 61Example Clues 63Inference Clues 65A Word about Word Parts 70Prefixes 70Roots 73Suffixes 76Compound Words 81SELECTION: The Bilingual Brain 83Figurative Language 85Metaphors 86Similes 86Personification 87Hyperbole 87Idioms 89Sum It Up! Developing a College-Level Vocabulary 92Chapter 4Identifying the Main Idea in College Reading: Build Skills Reading about PERSONAL AND FAMILY HEALTH 93Key Terms 94The Main Idea 94Two Steps for Identifying the Main Idea 95Step 1: Identify the Topic 95Step 2: Determine the Author's Most Important Point about the Topic 100SELECTION: The Dimensions of Health 106SELECTION: Time Management 107SELECTION: The Environmental Aspects of Stress Management 108Implied Main Ideas 109Finding the Implied (Unstated) Main Idea in Paragraphs 109SELECTION: Procrastination 116SELECTION: Physical Activity and Weight Management 118Sum It Up! Identifying the Main Idea in College Reading 120Chapter 5Finding and Using Important Details in College Reading: Build Skills Reading about PERSONALAND COMMUNITY HEALTH 121Key Terms 122Finding and Using the Important Details 122Identifying Supporting Details 123SELECTION: Today's College Students 123Using Transitions to Locate Supporting Details 127SELECTION: Assuming Responsibility 128Types of Transitions 129Additional Items 129Examples 130Explanations and Reasons 131Sequence 132Comparison and Contrast 133Studying Supporting Details 135SELECTION: International Nutritional Concerns 138SELECTION: The Patient's Bill of Rights and the Nurse's Responsibilities 139Sum It Up! Finding and Using Important Details in College Reading 141Chapter 6Rehearsing the Information: Build Skills Reading about BUSINESS AND MARKETING 142Key Terms 143Rehearsing Information 143Paraphrasing 143Sample Paraphrase 144Outlining 146Example of an Outline 146Summarizing 148SELECTION: International Trade Barriers: Social and Cultural Differences 149Sample Summary 150SELECTION: Giraffas: A Brazilian Restaurant Chain ChangesIts Spots When It Lands in the United States 151Using Visuals to Organize Information 152Concept Maps 153Tables 155Timelines 156SELECTION: Legal and Social Issues in Internet Marketing 156Process Diagram or Flowchart 157SELECTION: The Scientific Method and Marketing Research 158Venn Diagrams 159SELECTION: Ben & Jerry's, Vermont's Finest 161SELECTION: The Netflix Launch and Its Continually ChangingBusiness Model 161SELECTION: Social and Traditional Media in Marketing 162SELECTION: The Role of Culture and Subculture in Marketing 163Sum It Up! Rehearsing the Information 165Chapter 7Identifying and Integrating Patterns of Organization: Build Skills Reading about CRIMINAL JUSTICE 166Key Terms 167Organizational Writing Patterns 167Definition Pattern 169Listing or Enumeration Pattern 171Sequence Pattern 173Chronological Order 173Chronological Order with Graphics 174Process Order 177Spatial Order 178Spatial Order with Graphics 179Order of Importance 181Classification Pattern 182SELECTION: Inmate Rehabilitation Programs 184Classification and Graphics 185Comparison and Contrast Pattern 186Comparison and Contrast with Graphics 188Cause-and-Effect Pattern 189Generalization and Example Pattern 191SELECTION: Elder Adult Inmates 192Problem and Solution Pattern 193Mixed Patterns 194SELECTION: Custody Level vs. Security Level 195SELECTION: Women in Prison 196Sum It Up! Identifying and Integrating Writing Patterns 200Chapter 8Making Inferences and Reading Critically: Build Skills Reading about COMMUNICATIONS 203Key Terms 204Critical Reading 204Making Inferences 205SELECTION: What Is Mass Communication? 206SELECTION: What Is Culture? 207SELECTION: Limiting and Liberating Effects of Culture 207SELECTION: The Coming of Paperback Books 208SELECTION: Making Friends with E-Books 208Determining an Author's Purpose for Writing 209Writing to Inform 209Writing to Instruct 210Writing to Entertain 211Writing to Persuade 211Considering the Audience 212Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions 214Facts 214Opinions 215Facts and Opinions 215Detecting the Tone 218SELECTION: A Short History of Television 219SELECTION: Can't Find Them or They Aren't There? 220Denotation and Connotation 221SELECTION: TV Violence: Bashing, Crashing, Overwhelms Children 224Recognizing Bias 225SELECTION: The Effects of Media 226SELECTION: Will E-Books Destroy the DemocratizingEffects of Reading? 227SELECTION: TV Can Be a Good Parent 229Sum It Up! Making Inferences and IncorporatingCritical Reading Skills 233Chapter 9Critical Reading in the Digital Age: Build Skills Reading about POLITICAL SCIENCE 235Key Terms 236Digging Deeper into Critical Reading 236Evaluating an Author's Argument 236SELECTION: The Death Penalty Deters Crime 238Detecting Deception in Writing: Fallacies in Reasoning 240The Internet and Evaluating Web Content 243Authority and Purpose 243Currency 245Accuracy 245Checklist for Evaluating a Website 245Assessing Other Internet Platforms 248Wikis 248Social Media 248SELECTION: Recovering Political Prostitute 252SELECTION: Who Is This Guy? 255Sum It Up! Critical Reading in the Digital Age 257Chapter 10Reading Across the Genres: Build Skills Reading about HISTORY 259Key Terms 260Reading Across the Genres 260SELECTION: The Affluent Society: People of Plenty 261Understanding Primary Sources 263Tips for Reading Primary Sources 263SELECTION: Federal Highway Act (1956) 264Reading Essays 266Tips for Understanding Essays 266SELECTION: Unhappy Meals 267Reading Academic Journals 269
Tips for Understanding Academic Journals 269Features of Academic Journal Articles 269Tips for Previewing Journal Articles 270SELECTION: Benchmarking the Service Quality of Fast-FoodRestaurant Franchises in the USA: A Longitudinal Study 270SELECTION: Ray Kroc (1902-1984): Flipping over Efficiency 271Reading Newspaper Articles 273Tips for Understanding Newspaper Articles 273SELECTION: U.S. to Revamp Nutrition Labels, Emphasizing Calorie Counts and Added Sugars 274Understanding Novels 276Tips for Reading Novels 277SELECTION: Chapter 1 from The Kite Runner 279Sum It Up! Searching Other Sources: Reading Across the Genres 280Chapter 11Show What You Know: Become an Effective TEST-TAKER. . . 281Key Terms 282Prepare for Exams 282SELECTION: I Got My B.A. by Sheer Luck, or How Study Skills Saved the Student 283Additional Ways to Prepare for an Exam 286Understand Exam Formats 289Objective Questions 289Essay Questions 291Reducing Test Anxiety 293Sum It Up! Show What You Know: Become an Effective Test-Taker 296Module: Readings about Stress 299Get Acquainted with the Issue 299Guided Reading: Taming the Stress Monster by Terri D'Arrigo 300Before You Read 300Prepare to Read 300Check Out the Vocabulary 300As You Read 301Establish Your Purpose 301Actively Process While You Read 301After You Read 305Review Important Points 305Organize the Information 305Integrate the Vocabulary 306Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 308Self-Monitored Reading: The Aftermath of Disaster by Dale B. Hahn, Wayne A. Payne, and Ellen B. Lucas 308Before You Read 308Prepare to Read 309Check Out the Vocabulary 309As You Read 310Establish Your Purpose 310Actively Process While You Read 310After You Read 311Review Important Points 311Organize the Information 313Integrate the Vocabulary 314Independent Reading: Job Stress from Introduction to Criminal Justice by Robert M. Bohm and Keith N. Haley 315Before You Read 315Prepare to Read 315Check Out the Vocabulary 316As You Read 317Establish Your Purpose 317Actively Process While You Read 317After You Read 318Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: Stress 322Module: Readings about Body Language 323Get Acquainted with the Issue 323Guided Reading: Business Communication: How to Bridge the Gender Gap by Candy Tymson 324Before You Read 324Prepare to Read 324Check Out the Vocabulary 325As You Read 326Establish Your Purpose 326Actively Process While You Read 326After You Read 328Review Important Points 328Organize the Information 329Integrate the Vocabulary 329Words with Multiple Meanings 330Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 331Self-Monitored Reading: Body Language Speaks: Reading and Responding More Effectively to HiddenCommunication by Anne E. Beall 332Before You Read 332Prepare to Read 333Check Out the Vocabulary 333As You Read 334Establish Your Purpose 334Actively Process While You Read 334After You Read 337Review Important Points 337Organize the Information 338Integrate the Vocabulary 340Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 341Independent Reading: Nonverbal Communication in Everyday Life from Bridges Not Walls: A Book about InterpersonalCommunication by John Stewart 342Before You Read 342Prepare to Read 342Check Out the Vocabulary 343As You Read 343Establish Your Purpose 343Actively Process While You Read 343After You Read 346Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing:Body Language 350Module: Readings about the Environment 351Get Acquainted with the Issue 351Guided Reading: Earth Day: The History of a Movement by Earth Day Network (earthday.org) 352Before You Read 352Prepare to Read 352Check Out the Vocabulary 352As You Read 353Establish Your Purpose 353Actively Process While You Read 353After You Read 356Review Important Points 356Organize the Information 357Integrate the Vocabulary 357Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 359Self-Monitored Reading: The Green Campus: How to Teach New Respect for the Environment? by Anne Underwood 359Before You Read 359Prepare to Read 360Check Out the Vocabulary 360Understanding Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Environmental Science 360As You Read 362Establish Your Purpose 362Actively Process While You Read 362After You Read 364Review Important Points 364Organize the Information 366Integrate the Vocabulary 367Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 368Independent Reading: What Is the State of Our Environment Today? from Environmental Science: A Global Concern byWilliam P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham 368Before You Read 368Prepare to Read 369Check Out the Vocabulary 369As You Read 370Establish Your Purpose 370Actively Process While You Read 370After You Read 372Organize the Information 375Integrate the Vocabulary: Using Context Clues 376Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 377Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing:Environmental Science 378Module: Readings about the Job Market 379Get Acquainted with the Issue 379Guided Reading: They're So Vein: Tapping a Job Market by Gabe Oppenheim 380Before You Read 380Prepare to Read 380Check Out the Vocabulary 380As You Read 381Establish Your Purpose 381Actively Process While You Read 381After You Read 384Review Important Points 384Organize the Information 384Integrate the Vocabulary 384Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 386Self-Monitored Reading: Women Missing Out on LucrativeCareers in Computer Science by Mike Cassidy 386Before You Read 386Prepare to Read 387Check Out the Vocabulary 387As You Read 388Establish Your Purpose 388Actively Process While You Read 388After You Read 391Review Important Points 391Organize the Information 393Integrate the Vocabulary 393Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 394Independent Reading: The Interview Process from Introduction to Business: How Companies Create Value for People by Gareth Jones 395Before You Read 395Prepare to Read 395Check Out the Vocabulary 395As You Read 396Establish Your Purpose 396Actively Process While You Read 396After You Read 398Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: The Job Market 402Module: Readings about Public Policy 403Get Acquainted with the Issue 403What Is Public Policy? 403Guided Reading: For . . . Tormented Souls, Euthanasia-Made-Easy Beckons by Naftali Bendavid 404Before You Read 404Prepare to Read 405Check Out the Vocabulary 405As You Read 406Establish Your Purpose 406Actively Process While You Read 406After You Read 409Review Important Points 409Organize the Information 410Integrate the Vocabulary 411Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 412Self-Monitored Reading: Recovering Drug Addict . . . NowLeads Fight Against Legalizing Marijuana by Rob Hotakainen 412Before You Read 412Prepare to Read 413Check Out the Vocabulary 413As You Read 414Establish Your Purpose 414Actively Process While You Read 414After You Read 416Review Important Points 416Organize the Information 419Integrate the Vocabulary 419Make Personal Connections through Writing and Discussion 420Independent Reading: Civil Liberties: The Right to Privacy from American Democracy Now by Brigid Harrison, Jean Harris, and Michelle Deardoff 421Before You Read 421Prepare to Read 421Check Out the Vocabulary 422As You Read 422Establish Your Purpose 422Actively Process While You Read 422Table of Contents xviiAfter You Read 425Synthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing:Political Science 430Available only in McGraw-Hill Create (TM)Module: Readings about Food and NutritionGet Acquainted with the IssueGuided Reading: A Plateful of Myths by Katherine HobsonBefore You ReadPrepare to ReadCheck Out the VocabularyAs You ReadEstablish Your PurposeActively Process While You ReadAfter You ReadReview Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the VocabularyMake Personal Connections through Writing and DiscussionSelf-Monitored Reading: Gone Gluten-Free by Cathy GulliBefore You ReadPrepare to ReadCheck Out the VocabularyAs You ReadEstablish Your PurposeActively Process While You ReadAfter You ReadReview Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the VocabularyMake Personal Connections through Writing and DiscussionIndependent Reading: Eating Disorders from Connect Core Concepts in Health by Paul L. Insel and Walton T. RothBefore You ReadPrepare to ReadCheck Out the VocabularyAs You ReadEstablish Your PurposeActively Process While You ReadAfter You ReadSynthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: Food and NutritionModule: Readings about the MediaGet Acquainted with the IssueGuided Reading: Beauty and Body Image in the Media by MediaSmartsBefore You ReadPrepare to ReadCheck Out the VocabularyAs You ReadEstablish Your PurposeActively Process While You ReadAfter You ReadReview Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the VocabularyMake Personal Connections through Writing and DiscussionSelf-Monitored Reading: Avid Cellphone Use by College Kids Tied to Anxiety, Lower Grades by Barbara Bronson GrayBefore You ReadPrepare to ReadCheck Out the VocabularyAs You ReadEstablish Your PurposeActively Process While You ReadAfter You ReadReview Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the VocabularyMake Personal Connections through Writing and DiscussionIndependent Reading: The Birth of Television from American History: A Survey by Alan BrinkleyBefore You ReadPrepare to ReadCheck Out the VocabularyAs You ReadEstablish Your PurposeActively Process While You ReadAfter You ReadSynthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: The MediaModule: Readings about Social NetworksGet Acquainted with the IssueGuided Reading: Online Social Networking Issues Within Academia . . . by Jeff Cain, Ed.DBefore You ReadPrepare to ReadCheck Out the VocabularyAs You ReadEstablish Your PurposeActively Process While You ReadAfter You ReadReview Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the VocabularyMake Personal Connections through Writing and DiscussionSelf-Monitored Reading: Are Online Relationships Healthy for Young People? by Jim Taylor, Ph.D.Before You ReadPrepare to ReadCheck Out the VocabularyAs You ReadEstablish Your PurposeActively Process While You ReadAfter You ReadReview Important Points Organize the Information Integrate the VocabularyMake Personal Connections through Writing and DiscussionIndependent Reading: Controlling Love: American Mate Selection from Social Problems for the Twenty-First Century by J. John PalenBefore You ReadPrepare to ReadCheck Out the VocabularyAs You ReadEstablish Your PurposeActively Process While You ReadAfter You ReadSynthesizing Your Reading: Reflective Journal Writing: Social NetworksAppendix: Application of Skills 431Key Terms Glossary 466Vocabulary Words Glossary 470Credits 474Index 478NER(01): WOW
