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The Master Reader combines solid skill instruction with a wealth of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become master readers and critical thinkers.

The author integrates reading skills with the reading process (SQ3R) to produce more effective readers and lead students to discover the power and pleasure of reading. Providing step-by-step reading instruction, a wide range of practice and test materials (including a separate lab manual), and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources, the author makes students responsible for their reading by guiding them to improve mastery of the major reading skills while teaching students to develop a system for reading.

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Brief Contents

Detailed Contents

Preface

Part 1: Becoming a Master Reader  

1 A Reading System for Master Readers

2 Vocabulary Skills

3 Stated Main Ideas

4 Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas

5 Supporting Details

6 Outlines and Concept Maps

7 Transitions and Thought Patterns

8 More Thought Patterns

9 Fact and Opinion

10 Tone and Purpose

11 Inferences

12 The Basics of Argument

13 Advanced Argument: Persuasive Techniques

Part 2: Additional Readings

Part 3: Combined-Skills Tests 

Text Credits  

Photo Credits

Index 

Detailed Contents

Preface

Part 1: Becoming a Master Reader  1

Chapter 1: A Reading System for Master Readers 3

Define Prior Knowledge

Use the Three Phases of the Reading Process with SQ3R  

Survey and Question Before Reading

Survey 

Question  

Read and Annotate During Reading

   Read  

   Annotate  

Recite and Review After Reading

   Recite  

   Review

Develop Textbook Skills: Use SQ3R to Master Textbook Reading

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of the Reading Process   

Academic Application   

   Personal Application   

Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About a Reading System for Master Readers

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of a Reading System for Master Readers 

Chapter 2: Vocabulary Skills

Before Reading About Vocabulary Skills

Define Vocabulary

Analyze Context Clues Using SAGE: Synonyms, Antonyms, General Sense of the Passage, and Examples

   Synonyms

   Antonyms

   General Context

   Examples

Develop Textbook Skills: Using a Glossary

Analyze Word Parts: Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes

   Roots

   Prefixes

   Suffixes

Develop Textbook Skills: Discipline-Specific Vocabulary

Develop Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Vocabulary

   Academic Application

   Personal Application

   Career Application

Review Tests

After Reading About Vocabulary Skills

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Vocabulary Skills

Chapter 3: Stated Main Ideas

Before Reading About Stated Main Ideas 

Identify the Traits of a Main Idea

Identify the Topic of a Paragraph

Identify a Topic Sentence   

Analyze the Flow of Ideas and Identify 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 the Paragraph   

Recognize the Central Idea and the Thesis Statement   

Develop Textbook Skills: Identify Topics, Main Ideas, and Central Ideas in Textbook Passages   

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Stated Main Ideas   

Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About Stated Main Ideas  

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Stated Main Ideas

Chapter 4: Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas

Before Reading About Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas   

Define the Term Implied Main Idea

Analyze Supporting Details and Thought Patterns to Determine Implied Main Ideas  

Determine the Implied Main Ideas of Paragraphs

Create a Summary from the Supporting Details   

Determine and State the Implied Central Idea   

Develop Textbook Skills: How to Read a Map

Recognize Experience and Perspective  

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Implied Main Ideas

Academic Application

Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas 

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Implied Main and Implied Central Ideas  

Chapter 5: Supporting Details   

Before Reading About Supporting Details

Create Questions to Locate Supporting Details

Distinguish Between Major and Minor Details

Create a Summary from Annotations  

   Drafting a Summary: Implied Main Ideas  

Develop Textbook Skills: Chapter-End Questions in a Textbook   

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Supporting Details

   Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About Supporting Details

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Supporting Details  

Chapter 6: Outlines and Concept Maps  

Before Reading about Outlines and Concept Maps

Create Outlines 

Create Concept Maps   

Develop Textbook Skills: The Table of Contents

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Outlines and Concept Maps

   Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About Outlines and Concept Maps  

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Outlines and Concept Maps

Chapter 7: Transitions and Thought Patterns

Before Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns  

Recognize Transition Words to Determine Relationships Within a Sentence  

Recognize Thought Patterns to Determine Relationships Between Sentences

   The Time Order Pattern  

   The Space Order Pattern

   The Listing Pattern   

   The Classification Pattern  

Develop Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns in Textbooks

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Transitions and Thought Patterns 

   Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Transitions and Thought Patterns

Chapter 8: More Thought Patterns   

Before Reading About More Thought Patterns   

Recognize the Comparison-and Contrast Pattern and Signal Words 

Comparison

   Contrast   

   Comparison and Contrast   

Recognize the Cause-and-Effect Pattern and Signal Words 

Recognize the Generalization-and-Example Pattern and Signal Words   

Recognize the Definition-and-Example Pattern and Signal Words

Develop Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns in Textbooks

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of More Thought Patterns

   Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests

After Reading About More Thought Patterns

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of More Thought Patterns   

Chapter 9: Fact and Opinion  

Before Reading About Fact and Opinion  

Define the Terms Fact and Opinion

Ask Questions to Identify Facts

Analyze Biased Words to Identify Opinions

Analyze Qualifiers to Identify Opinions

Analyze 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

Develop Textbook Skills: Fact and Opinion in Textbooks  

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Fact and Opinion

   Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About Fact and Opinion

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Fact and Opinion  

Chapter 10: Tone and Purpose   451

Before Reading About Tone and Purpose  451

Define the Terms Tone and Purpose    452

Understand How Tone is Established   454

Identify Subjective and Objective Tone Words    457

Determine the General Purpose in the Main Idea 460

Determine the Primary Purpose of a Passage 465

Evaluate Passages for the Use of Irony    470

Develop Textbook Skills: Recognize an Author’s Tone and Purpose 473

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Tone and Purpose    474

   Academic Application 475

   Personal Application    476

   Career Application    477

Review Tests   478

After Reading About Tone and Purpose 488

Mastery Tests 489

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Tone and Purpose 497

Chapter 10: Tone and Purpose  

Before Reading About Tone and Purpose 

Define the Terms Tone and Purpose   

Recognize How Tone is Established

Identify Subjective and Objective Tone Words   

Determine the General Purpose in the Main Idea

Determine the Primary Purpose of a Passage

Recognize Irony Used for Special Effects

Develop Textbook Skills: Recognize an Author’s Tone and Purpose

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Tone and Purpose

   Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About Tone and Purpose

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Tone and Purpose

Chapter 11: Inferences

Before Reading About Inferences

Describe Inferences as Educated Guesses

Define a Valid Inference

Apply the VALID Approach to Make Inferences and Avoid 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

Make Inferences Based on Creative Expressions

Develop Textbook Skills: Inferences and Visual Aids in Textbooks

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Inferences

   Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About Inferences  

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts About Inferences

Chapter 12: The Basics of Argument   

Before Reading About the Basics of Argument

Define the Terms Argument, Claim, and Supports   

Step 1: Identify the Author’s Claim and Supports  

Step 2: Determine Whether the Supports Are Relevant  

Step 3: Determine Whether the Supports Are Adequate

Step 4: Analyze the Argument for Bias

Develop Textbook Skills: The Logic of Argument in Textbooks

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of the Basics of Argument

   Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About the Basics of Argument   

Mastery Tests

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts About the Basics of Argument

Chapter 13:  Advanced Argument: Persuasive Techniques 

Before Reading About Advanced Argument

Define Biased Arguments: Fallacy and Propaganda

   What Is a Fallacy in Logical Thought?   

   What Is Propaganda?   

Detect Fallacies Based on Irrelevant Arguments: Personal Attack, Straw Man, and Begging the Question  

   Personal Attack 

   Straw Man   

   Begging the Question   

Detect Propaganda Techniques Based on Irrelevant Arguments: Name-Calling, Testimonials, Bandwagon, and Plain Folks

   Name-Calling

   Testimonials   

   Bandwagon

   Plain Folks  

Detect Fallacies Based on Inadequate Arguments: Either-Or, False Comparison, and False Cause   

   Either-Or  

   False Comparison  

   False Cause

Detect Propaganda Techniques Based on Inadequate Arguments: Card Stacking, Transfer, and Glittering Generalities   

   Card Stacking

   Transfer   

   Glittering Generalities

Develop Textbook Skills: Examining Biased Arguments in Textbooks

Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Advanced Argument: Persuasive Techniques

   Academic Application

   Personal Application   

   Career Application   

Review Tests  

After Reading About Advanced Argument

Mastery Tests 6

Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts About Advanced Argument: Persuasive Techniques

Part 2: Additional Readings

The Connection Between Reading and Writing

   Annotating a Text

   Writing a Summary

   A Reading-Writing Plan of Action

1 Sex, Lies and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for  Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?

   By Deborah Tannen

2 Prude or Prudent? The Debate Over Access to Plan B

By Kathleen Parker

3  Binge Drinking, a Campus Killer

   By Sabrina Rubin Erdely

4 Is Substance Abuse a Social Problem?

    By John D. Carl

5 An Account of Alfred C. Cooley’s Plight in the Face of Hurricane Katrina

   By Sandra Offiah-Hawkins

6 Night Diving

   By Bucky McMahon

7 Fannie Lou Hamer

   By Maya Angelou

8 Human Development

   By Richard J. Gerrig with Philip G. Zimbardo

9 The Price of Greatness

   By Winston S. Churchill

10 Real People in the “Age of the Common Man”

   By Jacqueline Jones, Peter H. Wood, Thomas Borstelmann, Elaine Tyler May, and Vicki L. Ruiz

Part 3: Combined-Skills Tests

Text Credits C-1

Photo Credits C-3

Index I-1