Reading and All That Jazz

This introductory-to-intermediate reading text provides motivating and engaging readings selected to gain and hold readers' attention; clear explanations to help grasp basic concepts for successful reading; and a wide variety of well-developed practice exercise to provide genuine thinking, interpretation, and even some improvisation.

Table of Contents:
*New to this edition PART 1 Getting a Handle on CollegeIntroduction Your First Week in ClassAssignment SheetsAre Your Ready for College?Margin Seligman, "Optimism and Success"Vocabulary: IntroductionRobert Olen Butler “Crickets” Chapter Summary and Review.CHAPTER 1 How We Learn: Finding Out about OurselvesAuditory, Visual, or Kinesthetic: What Is Your Learning Style?Vocabulary: Words in ContextDay 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 SchedulesSQ3R: A Classic Way to Study*Fred Hofstetter "Internet Etiquette"Chapter Review and Summary PART 2 Discovering Meaning through StructureCHAPTER 2 Topics, Main Ideas, and DetailsDescription of Topics, Main Ideas, and DetailsDistinguishing between General and SpecificLocating Topics and Main IdeasParagraph DiagramsMain Idea: Location of the Main IdeaParaphrasingTran Thi Nga “Grandmother’s Fable” Implied Main IdeasYour Gender Communication QuotientDave Barry “What Women Don’t Understand about Guys”U.S. News & World Report “This Is 911 . . . Please Hold”CHAPTER 3  Determining an Author’s PurposeAuthor’s Purpose; To EntertainWilliam Saroyan “The Shepherd’s Daughter” Authors Purpose: To InformIra Flatow “From a Melted Candy Bar to Microwaves” Author’s Purpose: To PersuadeWalter Minot “Students Who Push Burgers” What’s Your Opinion?Writing SummariesMel Allen “Letter to Olivia” Chapter Summary and ReviewVocabulary: Word Structure and Unit 1CHAPTER 4 Transition Words and Patterns of OrganizationDescription of Transition Words and Patterns of OrganizationTransition WordsClassificationCause-and-EffectComparison/ContrastSteps-in-a ProcessExamplesDefinitionChronological OrderListingTransition Worlds and Patterns of Organization(Continued)Nonverbal Communication: Topic Main Ideas, Details ExerciseFreda Adler, Gerhard O. W. Mueller, and William S. Laufer “Road Rage” (criminology textbook)*Robert Bohm and Keith Haley "Identity Theft" (criminal justice textbook) Chapter Review and Summary PART 3  Interpreting What We ReadCHAPTER 5 InferenceIntroduction to Drawing InferencesFannie Flagg Excerpt from Daisy Fay and the Miracle ManRobert Devine “Inside the Vicious Heart” Tom Brokaw “Thomas Broderick” Chapter Review and SummaryVocabulary: Unit 2CHAPTER 6 Figurative LanguageFigures of Speech—Similes, Metaphors, and PersonificationAnn Landers “The Love of My Life” The Use of SymbolsRobert Frost “The Road Not Taken” Rita Gilbert “Guernica” (art history textbook))Pete Hamill “The Yellow Ribbon”Literary AllusionsImagery*Gordon Grice "The Black Widow"Pam Houston “A Blizzard Under Blue Sky” Chapter Summary and ReviewCHAPTER 7 ToneInferring ToneAnnie Dillard “The Fixed” IronyGregorio Lopez y Fuentes “A Letter to God” SatireDr. George H. Reavis “The Animal School” Art Buchwald “Hurts Rent-A-Gun” Chapter Summary and ReviewVocabulary: Unit 3 PART 4  Recognizing Modes of WritingCHAPTER 8  Four Primary ModesAn Introduction to Modes of Writing (Rhetorical Modes)NarrativeMichelle Kennedy “Checking on the Kids” DescriptiveJo Goodwin Parker “What Is Poverty?” ExpositoryThomas Patterson “The Poor: Who and How Many?” (political science textbook)PersuasiveBarbara Ehrenreich “Is Poverty Sustainable?” Langston Hughes “Thank You Ma’m” John Daniel “A Son’s Memoir” Maya Angelou “On Aging” John Santrock "Sibling Relationships and Birth Order" (child development textbook) Mary Pipher “TV” Chapter Summary and ReviewVocabulary: Unit 4CHAPTER 9  Modes of OrganizationAn Introduction to the Modes of OrganizationCause and EffectComparison ContrastWayne Weiten and Margaret Lloyd “The Roots of Happiness: An Empirical Analysis” (psychology textbook)ListingJames Henslin "The Big Win: Life After the Lottery"Chronological Order and Summaries of Longer ArticlesShannon Moon Leonetti “Charley’s Secret”CategoriesRussell W. Belk “My Possessions Myself” Steps in a ProcessRonald B. Adler, Russell F. Proctor, and Neil Towne “Developmental Stages in Intimate Relationships” (communications textbook)Cause and EffectJohn Collier “The Chaser” PART 5 Reading CriticallyCHAPTER 10 Fact and OpinionLearning to Read CriticallyShirley 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 ReviewVocabulary: Unit 5CHAPTER 11 BiasAn Introduction to BiasDavid G. Myers “The Defendant’s Characteristics” (psychology textbook)EuphemismHamilton 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” CHAPTER 12 Propaganda TechniquesWhat Are They and How Are They Used?More Propaganda TechniquesLast Major Propaganda TechniqueStanley J. Baran “Boosting Smoking Among Women” (mass communications textbook)Violence in the MediaRobert S. Feldman “Violence in Television and Video Games: Does the Media’s Message Matter?” (psychology textbook)Chapter Summary and ReviewVocabulary: Unit 6CHAPTER 13 Evaluating the EvidenceIntroduction to Evaluating Persuasive WritingDrawing Conclusions: Inductive and Deductive ReasoningSelection: “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 CartoonPaul 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” ArgumentArguments For and Against the Current “War on Drugs” Analyzing the Editorials—Propaganda TechniquesAnalyzing the Editorials—Techniques for Appealing to ReadersArguments For and Against the Current “War on Drugs”USA Today Editorial Staff “Against” Argument John P. Walters “For” Argument by John P. Walters Letters to the EditorGary Storck Letter 1: For Legalizing the Use of Marijuana for Medicinal PurposesThe O’Reilly Factor Letter 2: Against Legalizing the Use of Marijuana for Medicinal PurposesMitch Earleywine Letter 3: Against the Current War on DrugsKirk Muse Letter 4: Against the Current War on DrugsEvaluating an AdvertisementEvaluating a Political CartoonChapter Summary and Review Part 6 Becoming Ready for Content-Area ClassesCHAPTER 14 Scanning and SkimmingScanningAlan Brinkley “The American Environment: `Silent Spring’” (American history textbook) SkimmingSylvia Mader “Pesticides: An Asset and a Liability” (biology textbook) Rachel Carson “A Fable for Tomorrow” Chapter Summary and ReviewVocabulary: Word Parts and ReviewCHAPTER 15 Organizing Textbook Information Annotating Your TextbookStudying Textbook ChaptersOutliningMappingTime LinesComparison-Contrast Chart CHAPTER 15 *David Willoughby "Jazz in America", from The World of Music (music appreciation textbook) APPENDICESUsing the DictionaryVisual AidsTest Taking TechniquesSample Summaries

About the Author :
Dr. Mather earned his B.A. in Government from the University of the Redlands, his M.A. in African Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, his M.A. in Reading from California State Univeristy, Los Angeles, and his 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 twenty years. He has published articles in the Journal of Reading. Ms. McCarthy earned a B.A. in Sociology and History from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.A. in Education from Arizona State University. She has taught at the elememtary, secondary, adult-education, and community-college levels for over twenty years. For the past ten years, she has taught developmental reading and E.S.L. classes at Glendale Community College. Ms. McCarthy has published articles in professional journals and other media on the use of bibliotherapy. She has also published reading lists for beginning and remedial readers and is a reading specialist.