About the Book
Joining a Community of Readers offers a thematic approach to reading. Multiple thematic readings give students exposure to relevant topics and help them build schema. The text maintains a constant focus on key skills while providing ample practice through pre-reading, active reading, and post-reading activities. Vocabulary skills, collaborative opportunities, and ESL help are also featured.
Table of Contents:
(Each chapter review contains "Putting it Together", "Reviewing Skills", "Writing", "Collaborating", "Extending your Thinking" and "Visiting the Web" sections.) To the Instructor. To the Student. 1. The Reading Process: Becoming a Successful Student. Getting Ready to Read. Reading 1, "I Can't Accept Not Trying," by Michael Jordan. Setting Goals and Achieving Them. Managing Your Time. Assessing Your Commitments. Student Responsibilities. Extracurricular Responsibilities. Work Responsibilities. Family and Community Responsibilities. Personal Responsibilities. Miscellaneous Time. Total Time. Assessing Your Use of Time. Study Time. Energy Level. Concentration. Priorities. Organizing Your Time. Monthly Calendar. "To Do" List. Checking Your Progress. Meeting Others, Knowing Yourself. Making Friends. Valuing Who You Are. Reading 2, "Positive Self-Esteem," by Denis Waitley. The Importance of Reading. Becoming an Active Reader: The PRO System. Preparing to Read. Concentrating. Previewing. Reading 3, "Self-Actualized People," by Paul M. Insel, Walton T. Roth, L. McKay Rollins, and Ray A. Petersen. Feature, Organize to Learn: Preview a Textbook. Using Previous Knowledge. Asking Questions and Predict. Reading 4, "Some Reflections on Reading," by Daniel R. Walther. Choosing a Reading Strategy. Purpose. Difficulty Level. Reading Actively. Making Connections. Thinking Critically. Feature, Language Tip: Questions and Active Reading. Organizing to Learn. Feature, Put It Together: The PRO Reading Process. Reading 5, "Effective Speaking and Listening," by Curtis O. Byer and Louis Shainberg. Chapter Review. Mastery Test 1A, "Latinas: Journeys of Achievement and Vision," by Nicholasa Mohr. Mastery Test 1B, "Learning to Read," by Malcolm X. 2. Working with Words: Technology and You. Getting Ready to Read. Reading 1, "The Challenge of Technology". Working with Words. Reading and Vocabulary. Textbook Vocabulary Aids. Context Clues. Definition Clues. Example Clues. Compare and Contrast Clues. General Information Clues. Reading 2, "E-Mail Netiquette," by Wendy G. Lehnert. Word Parts. Roots. Prefixes. Number. Negative. Time. Place or Position. Feature, Language Tip: Word Forms. Suffixes. Nouns. Adjectives. Adverbs. Reading 3, "Find Your Groove," from PC Tips. Dictionary Skills. Parts of a Dictionary Entry. Choosing the Right Definition. Feature, Organize to Learn: Your Personal Vocabulary Plan. Reading 4, "RU Ready to Dump Your Glasses?" by Christine Gordon. Chapter Review. Mastery Test 2A, "Why Memory Changes and How," by Sandra Blakeslee (adapted by the authors). Mastery Test 2B, "The Virtual Surgeon," by Daniel Sorid and Samuel K. Moore (adapted by the authors). 3. Main Ideas: Learning and Education. Getting Ready to Read. Reading 1, "Building a Better Brain," by Daniel Golden. What Is a Reading About? Topics. Main Ideas. The Difference Between Topics and Main Ideas. Stated Main Ideas. Main Idea at the Beginning. Main Ideas in the Middle. Main Ideas at the End. Feature, Organize to Learn: Mark Main Ideas. Thesis Statements. Reading 2, "Broaden Your Perspective," by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero. Reading 3, "Learning the Student Role: Kindergarten as Academic Book Camp," by William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey. Reading 4, "Aztec Education on the Eve of the Spanish Conquest," by Enrique Davalos. Feature, Language Tip: Follow Directions. Chapter Review. Mastery Test 3A, "In Praise of the F Word," by Mary Sherry. Mastery Test 3B, "The Problems of Our Schools: Myths and Reality," Jerome Skolnick and Elliott Currie (adapted by the authors). 4. Unstated Main Ideas: Challenges in Education. Getting Ready to Read. Reading 1, "Why Some Students Get A's," by Alex Thio. Unstated Main Ideas. Reading 2, "The Best Teacher in America," by A. Jerome Jewler and John N. Gardner. Writing Main Idea Sentences. Feature, Language Tip: Complete Sentences. Feature, Organize to Learn: Work in Groups. Reading 3, "Participating in Small Groups," Larry Samovar (adapted by the authors). Reading 4, "Reading, Writing, and ... Buying," from Consumer Reports. Chapter Review. Mastery Test 4A, "A Third of the Nation Cannot Read These Words," by Jonathan Kozol. Mastery Test 4B, "Blowing Up the Tracks," by Patricia Kean. 5. Supporting Details: Popular Culture. Getting Ready to Read. Reading 1, "Violence and Video Games," by Jenn Laidman. Supporting Details. Recognizing Supporting Details in Sentences. Separating General from Specific. Recognizing Supporting Details in Paragraphs. Using Supporting Details to Find the Unstated Main Idea. Feature, Language Tip: Facts. Reading 2, "Video Games: The Reality of the Digital World," by Marley Peifer. Feature, Organize to Learn: Outline. Reading 3, "Advertisement: How the Industry Hits Its Target," from Selling to Kids. Reading 4, "Teen Girl Magazines: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful," by Elena Marie Alexander. Chapter Review. Mastery Test 5A, "Diana: The People's Princess," by Kelly Mayhew. Mastery Test 5B, "Some Day My Prince Will Come," by Kelly Mayhew and Elena Marie Alexander. 6. Major and Minor Supporting Details: Television. Getting Ready to Read. Reading 1, "The Oprah House, the Oprah World," by Craig Stoughton. Major and Minor Supporting Details. Major Supporting Details. Minor Supporting Details. Working with Main Ideas and Major and Minor Supporting Details. Using an Outline. Feature, Organize to Learn: Make a Map. Marking Main Ideas and Major and Minor Supporting Details. Writing Summaries. Paraphrasing. Feature, Language Tip: Paraphrasing and Plagiarizing. The Structure of a Summary. Going Through the Steps of Writing a Summary. Reading 2, "Trouble on the Air," by Aline Franco. Reading 3, "Crack and the Box," by Pete Hamill. Reading 4, "Sports and Television: Isolation or Community?" by Jim Miller. Chapter Review. Mastery Test 6A, "Fighting over Sneakers," by Richard Campbell. Mastery Test 6B, "Get Rich Quick!" by Shawna Livingston. 7. Patterns of Organization: Families in History and Around the World. Getting Ready to Read. Reading 1, "My Husband's Nine Wives," by Elizabeth Joseph. Patterns of Organization. Examples. In Sentences. In Paragraphs. Feature, Language Tip: Coordination. Chronological Order. In Sentences. In Paragraphs. Feature, Organize to Learn: Make a Time Line. Mixed Patterns of Organization. Transitions. Reading 2, "Housework in Victorian America," by James Kirby Martin et al. More Patterns of Organization. Definitions. In Sentences. Clues in Verb Phrases. Clues in Punctuation. Clues in Transitions. In Paragraphs. Classification. In Sentences. Clues in Verbs and Other Words. Classification and Definition. In Paragraphs. Reading 3, "Marriage and Family: An Overview," by Robin Wolf. Reading 4, "Old Cultures and New International Families," by Richard P. Appelbaum and William J. Chambliss. Chapter Review. Mastery Test 7A, "Marriage and Family Variations," by Richard P. Appelbaum and William J. Chambliss. Mastery Test 7B, "Swedish Approaches to Family Reform," by William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey. 8. Complex Patterns of Organization: The Family in the Community. Getting Ready to Read. Reading 1, "It Takes a Village," by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Paired Patterns of Organization. Comparison and Contrast. In Sentences. Transitions and Other Words for Comparisons. Transitions and Other Words for Contrasts. In Paragraphs. Feature, Organize to Learn: Make a Chart. Cause and Effect. In Sentences. Word Clues for Causes. Word Clues for Effects. In Paragraphs. Feature, Organize to Learn: Make a Concept Map. Feature, Put It Together: Characteristics and Clues of Patterns of Organization. Reading 2, "The Single-Parent Family," by Deborah Black. Feature, Language Tip: Subordination. Reading 3, "Families and Diversity," by William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey. Reading 4, "What Good Families Are Doing Right," by Delores Curran. Chapter Review. Mastery Test 8A, "Balancing Family and Work," by William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey. Mastery Test 8B, "From Father, with Love," by Doris Kearns Goodwin. 9. Inferences, Fact and Opinion, and Conclusions: Growing Up. Getting Ready to Read. Reading 1, "The Boy Code: 'Everything's Just Fine'," by William Pollack. Recognizing Inferences. Making Inferences While Reading. Feature, Organize to Learn: Separate Personal Opinion from Reasonable Inferences. Finding Inferences in Longer Passages. Reading 2, "Codes of Conduct," by Geoffrey Canada. Feature, Language Tip: The Language of Imagery. Recognizing Facts and Opinions. Reading 3, "Boys Today Are Falling Behind," by William Pollack. Drawing Conclusions. Reading 4, "A Mined Field: Teen-Agers and Racism on the U.S.-Mexico Border," by Enrique Davalos. Chapter Review. Mastery Test 9A, "When Money Is Everything, Except Hers," by Dirk Johnson. Mastery Test 9B, "Worshipping the Gods of Thinness," by Mary Pipher. Additional Readings and Exercises. Reading 1, "The Handicap of Definition," by William Raspberry. Reading 2, "The Garbage Crisis," by Kathlyn Gay. Reading 3, "Nonverbal Communication," by Deena R. Levine and Mara B. Edelman. Reading 4, "Persuasive Techniques in Contemporary Advertising," by Richard Campbell. Reading 5, "How To Land the Job You Want," by Davidyne Mayleas. Reading 6, "Toxic Metals, Dioxins, and PCBs," by Curtin O. Byer and Louis Shainberg. Reading 7, "Exposure to Chemicals and Human Fertility," by Ruth Markowitz Heifetz, M.D.. Reading 8, "Survival of the Fittest? The Survivor Story," by Kelly Mayhew. Bibliography. Credits. Index.
