Guide to College Reading Plus NEW MyReadingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card

Guide to College Reading was written to equip students with the skills they need to handle the diverse reading demands of college courses and guide them in becoming active learners and critical thinkers.   Designed for use in the first level reading course, Guide to College Reading focuses on the key areas of reading comprehension, vocabulary improvement, and textbook reading while addressing the learning characteristics, attitudes, and motivational levels of reading students.   032199356X / 9780321993564 Guide to College Reading Plus NEW MyReadingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package consists of: 0205869165 / 9780205869169 NEW MyReadingLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0321921453 / 9780321921451 Guide to College Reading  

Table of Contents:
Preface PART I Success in College Reading Chapter 1 Reading and Learning: Getting Started    Understand What Is Expected in College    Build Your Concentration    Analyze Your Learning Style    Improve Your Comprehension    Read and Think Visually    Use Writing to Learn    Learn from and with Other Students    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “The Allure of Disaster,” Eric G. Wilson   Chapter 2 The Basics of College Textbook Reading    Textbooks as Learning Tools    Preview    Develop Questions to Guide Your Reading    Read for Meaning    Test Your Recall as You Read    Review After You Read    Building a System: SQ3R    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Working with Textbook Features    Mastery Test 2: Thinking Skills    Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “Looking for Love,” Jenifer Kunz   PART II Vocabulary: The Key to Meaning Chapter 3 Using Context Clues    What Is Context?    Types of Context Clues    The Limitations of Context Clues    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Vocabulary Skills    Mastery Test 2: Vocabulary Skills Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “Compulsive or Pathological Gambling,” Rebecca J. Donatelle   Chapter 4 Using Word Parts and Learning New Words    Learn Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes    Learn New Words    Select and Use a Dictionary    Pronounce Unfamiliar Words    A System for Learning New Words    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Vocabulary Skills    Mastery Test 2: Dictionary Skills    Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “The ‘McDonaldization’ of Society,” John J. Macionis   PART III Comprehension and Learning Skills Chapter 5 Understanding Paragraphs: Topics and Main Ideas    General and Specific Ideas    Identify the Topic    Find the Stated Main Idea    Identify Topic Sentences    Implied Main Ideas    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Paragraph Skills    Mastery Test 2: Paragraph Skills    Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “War Torn,” Joshua Kors   Chapter 6 Understanding Paragraphs: Supporting Details and Transitions    Recognize Supporting Details    Types of Supporting Details    Transitions    Paraphrase Paragraphs    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Paragraph Skills    Mastery Test 2: Paragraph Skills    Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “Let There Be Dark,” Paul Bogard   Chapter 7 Following the Author’s Thought Patterns    Six Common Thought Patterns    Other Useful Patterns of Organization    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Identifying Patterns    Mastery Test 2: Identifying Patterns    Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “Right Place, Wrong Face,” Alton Fitzgerald White   PART IV Textbook Reading Skills Chapter 8 Reading Visuals and Electronic Sources    Read and Analyze Photographs    Read and Interpret Graphics    Types of Graphics    Evaluate Internet Sources    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Graphic Skills    Mastery Test 2: Graphic Skills Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “Who Needs Marriage?” Mary Ann Schwartz and BarBara Marliene Scott   Chapter 9 Organizing and Remembering Information    Highlighting and Marking    Outlining    Mapping    Summarizing    Immediate and Periodic Review    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Mapping and Summarizing Skills    Mastery Test 2: Outlining Skills Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: Are You Sleep Deprived?” Saundra K. Ciccarelli and J. Noland White   PART V Critical Reading Skills Chapter 10 Interpreting the Writer’s Message and Purpose    Connotative Meanings    Implied Meanings    Figurative Language    Understand the Author’s Purpose    Tone    Language    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Interpretive Skills    Mastery Test 2: Interpretive Skills    Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “Starbucks’ Global Expansion,” Warren J. Keegan and Mark C. Green   Chapter 11 Evaluating: Asking Critical Questions    What Is the Source of the Material?    What Is the Authority of the Author?    Does the Writer Make Assumptions?    Is the Author Biased?    Is the Writing Slanted?    How Does the Writer Support His or Her Ideas?    Is It Fact or Opinion?    Does the Writer Make Value Judgments?    Self-Test Summary    Mastery Test 1: Critical Reading Skills    Mastery Test 2: Critical Reading Skills Mastery Test 3: READING SELECTION: “Reality Check: Reality TV Does Not Make You Feel Better,” Rosie Molinary   PART VI A Fiction Minireader    Reading and Interpreting Short Stories    The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin    The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe    Little BrotherTM, Bruce Holland Rogers    Reading and Interpreting Novels    Prologue from Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen   PART VII A Contemporary Issues Minireader    Reading About Controversial Issues Issue 1: Football Violence    Is Football Wrong? Will Leitche Issue 2: Discrimination Against Women    Discrimination: Women Are Subject to Violence and Discrimination by Both the State and Society, Nadia Shahram Issue 3: Texting between Students and Teachers    Teachers Texting Students: Should Schools Ban or Encourage? Katherine Bindley Issue 4: Cell Phones and Driving Safety    Driving While on Cell Phone Worse than Driving While Drunk, Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Issue 5: Pro and Con: Gun Ownership    Pro: Why I Own Guns, Sam Harris    Con: More Guns, More Mass Shootings—Coincidence? Mark Follman Issue 6: Pro and Con: Reviving Extinct Species    Pro: The Case for Reviving Extinct Species, Stewart Brand    Con: The Case Against Species Revival, Stuart Pimm   Credits Index