Table of Contents

1. Strategies for Mastering Your Textbooks Introducing SQ3R: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review S: Survey to Get a General Overview Q: Use Questions to Guide Your Attention R: Read R: Recite R: Review Mining the Web for Background Knowledge Introducing Bonus Questions Sample Chapter: The Cold War Abroad and at Home, 1945-1952 2. Word Power Using Context Context and Meaning Defining Words from Their Parts Combine Forces: Use Context Clues and Word Parts More Pointers About Specialized Vocabulary Connotations and Denotations of Words The Difference Between Reading and Writing Vocabularies 3. Relating the General to the Specific in Reading and Writing General and Specific Words Understanding the Difference Between General and Specific Sentences The Writer's Responsibility The Reader's Response Connecting General and Specific Sentences in Paragraphs 4. Discovering Topics, Main Ideas, and Topic Sentences Identify the Topic Use the Topic to Discover the Main Idea Topic Sentences and Main Ideas More Topic Sentence Locations Paraphrasing Topic Sentences A Two-Step Method for Paraphrasing Complex Ideas 5. Inferences and Main Ideas Inferences in Everyday Life Filling in the Gaps in Topic Sentences Inferring Main Ideas Five Types of Paragraphs Likely to Imply the Main Idea More on Evaluating Your Inferences Test 6: Vocabulary Review 6. More on the Function of Supporting Details Supporting Details Develop Topic Sentences Understanding the Difference Between Major and Minor Details Topic Sentences Help Identify Major Details Transitions and Major Details Reader-Supplied Inferences and Supporting Details Visual Aids as Supporting Details Concluding Sentences and Supporting Details 7. Beyond the Paragraph: Reading Longer Selections Moving Beyond the Paragraph Diagramming Major and Minor Details Implied Main Ideas in Longer Readings Monitoring Comprehension with Informal Outlines Taking Notes with Informal Outlines Introducing Graphic Organizers 8. Recognizing Patterns of Organization in Paragraphs Pattern 1: Definition Pattern 2: Time Order Pattern 3: Comparison and Contrast Pattern 4: Cause and Effect Pattern 5: Classification Identifying the "Primary" Pattern 9. Combining Patterns in Paragraphs and Longer Readings Combining Patterns in Paragraphs Seeing Patterns in Longer Readings 10. More on Purpose, Tone, and Bias Why Think About Purpose? Informative Writing Persuasive writing Separating Fact and Opinion Combining Opinions with Facts Evaluating Bias in Persuasive Writing Backing Opinions with Arguments Putting It All Together Reading 1. The Altruistic Personality, Sharon S. Brehm, Saul M. Kassin, and Steven Fein Reading 2. A Hero Scorned, USA Today Editorial Reading 3. Does America Need a Third Party? Ann O'M. Bowman and Richard C. Kearney Reading 4. The Stereotype Trap, Sharon Begley Reading 5. Where Does Free Speech End? Ann Marie Radaskiewicz and Laraine Flemming Reading 6. Memory, Perception, and Eyewitness Testimony, Douglas A. Bernstein, Louis A. Penner, Alison Clarke-Stewart, and Edward J. Roy Reading 7. Kohlberg's Six Stages of Moral Judgment, Kelvin L. Seifert, Robert J. Hoffnung, and Michele Hoffnung Reading 8. Marla Ruzicka: An Activist Angel, Ann Marie Radaskiewicz Reading 9. The Wolf Children, David Wallechinsky Reading 10. Nuclear Power and Waste Disposal, James T. Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, and Aaron W. Todd Appendix: Reading Pie Charts and Graphs