| Preface | | xv | |
| Getting Started: Your Guide To Academic Success |
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| Tip #1 Connect College Reading to Your Life |
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| Tip #2 Understand the Basics of College Success |
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| Tip #3 Balance School, Family, and Work |
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| Tip #4 Develop Communication Skills |
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| Tip #5 Take Notes and Write to Learn |
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| Tip #8 Make Technology Work for you |
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| Tip #9 Adapt Your Reading Skills to Each of Your Courses |
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| Tip #10 Get the Most Out of Your Textbooks |
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| Part 1 Developing a Basis for Reading and Learning |
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| Chapter 1 Developing Your Efficiency and Flexibility |
| | 25 | |
| Analyzing Your Reading Efficiency |
| | 26 | |
| Principles of Efficiency and Flexibility |
| | 27 | |
| Analyzing Your Learning Style |
| | 27 | |
| Improving Your Reading Efficiency |
| | 35 | |
| Tech Support: Using Electronic Calendars |
| | 35 | |
| Developing Your Reading Flexibility |
| | 38 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #1 Developing Critical Thinking Skills |
| | 43 | |
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| Reading Selection 1 Careers: Planning How to Brag About Yourself to Win and Hold a New Job |
| | 45 | |
| Reading Selection 2 Sociology Talking a Stranger Through the Night |
| | 49 | |
| Chapter 2 Active Reading and Learning |
| | 55 | |
| Reading and Thinking Actively |
| | 56 | |
| Monitoring Your Comprehension |
| | 62 | |
| Previewing and Predicting |
| | 66 | |
| Tech Support: Previewing Online Sources |
| | 70 | |
| Developing Guide Questions |
| | 77 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #2 Developing a Questioning Mind-Set |
| | 79 | |
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| Reading Selection 3 Communication significance of Movies |
| | 80 | |
| Reading Selection 4 Literature: Essay just walk on by: A Black Man Ponders his Power to Alter Public Space |
| | 85 | |
| Chapter 3 Strengthening Your Word Power |
| | 92 | |
| Expanding Your Vocabulary |
| | 93 | |
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| Using Word Mapping to Expand Your Vocabulary |
| | 108 | |
| A System for Learning Unfamiliar Words |
| | 110 | |
| Using Vocabulary Reference Sources |
| | 112 | |
| Tech Support: Using Online Dictionaries |
| | 113 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #3 Vague Versus Clear Meanings |
| | 120 | |
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| Reading Selection 5 Sociology My Black Skin Makes my White Coat Vanish |
| | 121 | |
| Reading Selection 6 Government Political Use of the Media |
| | 125 | |
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| Part 2 Improving Your Comprehension |
| | 135 | |
| Chapter 4 Main Ideas and Paragraph Structure |
| | 135 | |
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| Finding the Main Idea and Topic Sentence |
| | 142 | |
| | 151 | |
| Developing Expectations as You Read |
| | 159 | |
| Major and Minor Supporting Details |
| | 160 | |
| Tech Support: Paragraphs in Online Writing |
| | 167 | |
| Types of Supporting Details |
| | 167 | |
| | 170 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #4 Recognizing Your Own Bias |
| | 173 | |
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| Reading Selection 7 Psychology The Appreciation of Humor |
| | 175 | |
| Reading Selection Business cutting-Edge Word-of-Month Advertising Strategies |
| | 178 | |
| Chapter 5 Patterns: Relationships Among Ideas |
| | 187 | |
| How Recognizing a Pattern Improves Recall |
| | 188 | |
| Common Organizational Patterns |
| | 189 | |
| Tech Support: Creating Organizational Patterns |
| | 189 | |
| Other Useful Patterns of Organization |
| | 218 | |
| Using Transitional Words to Anticipate Ideas |
| | 222 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #5 Analyzing Cause-Effect Relationships |
| | 223 | |
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| Reading Selection 9 Criminal Justice New Ways of Administering Justice and Punishment |
| | 225 | |
| Reading Selection 10 Education How Students Get Lost in Cyberspace |
| | 230 | |
| Chapter 6 Reading Essays and Articles |
| | 238 | |
| Comparing Essays and Articles |
| | 239 | |
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| Analyzing Essays and Articles |
| | 257 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #6 Evaluating Research Sources |
| | 259 | |
| Tech Support: Reading Articles and Essays Online |
| | 259 | |
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| Reading Selection 11 Biology/Allied Health Helping the Body Repair Itself |
| | 261 | |
| Reading Selection 12 Business Distracted: The New News World and the Fate of Attention |
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| Part 3 Reading Critically |
| | 273 | |
| Chapter 7 Critical Analysis |
| | 273 | |
| Grasping Denotative and Connotative Meanings |
| | 274 | |
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| Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion |
| | 285 | |
| Recognizing Generalizations |
| | 291 | |
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| Identifying the Author's Purpose |
| | 300 | |
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| Understanding Figurative Language |
| | 305 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #7 Slanted Writing |
| | 307 | |
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| Reading Selection 13 Literature: Essay Am A Japanese American |
| | 309 | |
| Reading Selection 14 Art Early Encounters with the Artist Within |
| | 313 | |
| Chapter 8 Evaluating Arguments and Persuasive Writing |
| | 322 | |
| Evaluating Source and Authority |
| | 323 | |
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| Tech Support: Researching Opposing Viewpoints Online |
| | 332 | |
| Errors in Logical Reasoning |
| | 336 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #8 Evaluating Emotional Appeals |
| | 343 | |
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| Reading Selection 15 Argumentative Essay From a Vegetarian: Looking at Hunting from Both Sides Now |
| | 345 | |
| Reading Selection 16 Sociology Out of Time |
| | 348 | |
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| Part 4 Reading and Learning from College Texts |
| | 359 | |
| Chapter 9 Techniques for Learning Textbook Material |
| | 359 | |
| Writing as a Learning Tool |
| | 360 | |
| Highlighting to Identify Important Information |
| | 360 | |
| Annotating and Making Marginal Notations |
| | 365 | |
| Tech Support: Annotating E-books |
| | 365 | |
| Paraphrasing to Restate Ideas |
| | 368 | |
| Outlining to Organize Information |
| | 372 | |
| Tech Support: Outlining Using a Computer |
| | 375 | |
| Mapping to Show Relationships |
| | 376 | |
| Summarizing to Condense Information |
| | 379 | |
| Tech Support: Summarizing Using a Computer |
| | 381 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #9 Annotating and Critical Thinking |
| | 382 | |
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| Reading Selection 17 Music/Business Tends in the Music Industry |
| | 385 | |
| Reading Selection 18 Anthropology Play, Leisure, and Culture |
| | 390 | |
| Chapter 10 Learning and Retention Strategies |
| | 397 | |
| Applying Effective Recall Strategies |
| | 398 | |
| Tech Support: Creating Eletronic Flash Cards |
| | 399 | |
| Reading and Learning with the SQ3R System |
| | 403 | |
| Reading Scientific/Technical Material |
| | 409 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #10 Using Your Background Knowledge and Experience |
| | 419 | |
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| Reading Selection 19 Psychology Problem Solving |
| | 421 | |
| Reading Selection 20 Careers: Animal Management the Value of Pet Ownership |
| | 426 | |
| Chapter 11 Interpreting Visuals and Evaluating Online Sources |
| | 432 | |
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| A Strategy for Reading Graphics |
| | 434 | |
| Integrating Text and Graphics |
| | 435 | |
| | 436 | |
| Tech Support: Creating Graphics |
| | 450 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #11 Analyzing Statistics |
| | 452 | |
| Reading and Evaluating Online Sources |
| | 452 | |
| | 454 | |
| Evaluating the Content of a Web Site |
| | 456 | |
| Evaluating the Accuracy of a Web Site |
| | 457 | |
| Evaluating the Timeliness of a Web Site |
| | 458 | |
| Evaluating the Purpose of a Web Site |
| | 459 | |
| Evaluating the Structure of a Web Site |
| | 460 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip # 12: Choosing Between Print and Online Sources |
| | 462 | |
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| Reading Selection 21 Geography Pangaea: The Supercontinent and the Effects of Its Breakup |
| | 464 | |
| Reading Selection 22 Ecology Schools Go Sustainable: Greening College Food Services |
| | 471 | |
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| Part 5 Application of Textbook Reading Skills |
| | 480 | |
| Chapter 12 Sample Sociology Textbook Chapter |
| | 480 | |
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| Part 6 Increasing Your Rate and Flexibility |
| | 498 | |
| Chapter 13 Skimming and Scanning |
| | 498 | |
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| Tech Support: Skimming Online Sources |
| | 506 | |
| | 510 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #12 Anticipating Your Reading Assignments |
| | 517 | |
| | 518 | |
| Reading Selection 23 Business The Sandman Is Dead---Long Live the Sleep Deprived Walking Zombie |
| | 519 | |
| Chapter 14 Techniques for Reading Faster |
| | 525 | |
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| Reading in Meaning Clusters |
| | 529 | |
| | 533 | |
| Using Transistional Words |
| | 539 | |
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| | 543 | |
| Rereading for Rate Increase |
| | 544 | |
| Tech Support: How to Use Rereading |
| | 544 | |
| Tech Support: Improving Your Reading Rate |
| | 545 | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #13 Recognizing Judgments |
| | 545 | |
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| Reading Selection 24 Interpersonal Communication Stress Management' Personally Adjusting to Stress |
| | 547 | |
| | 554 | |
| Appendix A A Guide to Taking Exit Exams |
| | 555 | |
| | 555 | |
| | 555 | |
| Starting with a Positive Attitude |
| | 556 | |
| Tech Support: Taking an Exam on a Computer |
| | 556 | |
| | 557 | |
| Reading Comprehension Tests |
| | 559 | |
| Appendix B Words-per-Minute Conversion Chart |
| | 564 | |
| Appendix C Reading Progress Graph |
| | 568 | |
| Credits | | 569 | |
| Index | | 579 | |
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