Making Connections Reading and Understanding College Textbooks

by Allen, Sheila

• ISBN13: 9781413002416
• ISBN10: 1413002412
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-02
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Develop the critical reading skills you need to complete college assignments with MAKING CONNECTIONS. This textbook uses actual textbook chapters, research articles and literary pieces as reading material to help you hone your critical reading skills.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Note to the Instructor	xvii
Note to the Student	xix
PART ONE Reading Skills	1	(2)
Unit 1 The Student's Role as Learner	3	(8)
Motivation and PQ3R	3	(2)
Preview	4	(1)
Question	4	(1)
Read	4	(1)
Recite	5	(1)
Review	5	(1)
Textbook Difficulty---What to Do	5	(1)
Metacognition	6	(1)
Learning Styles	7	(1)
Scheduling Your Time	8	(3)
Unit 2 Vocabulary Skills: Context and Word Part Clues	11	(18)
Understanding Textbook Vocabulary	13	(16)
Determining Meaning from Context Clues	13	(5)
Definition	13	(1)
Restatement or Synonym	14	(1)
Example	14	(1)
Details or Explanation	14	(1)
Comparison	15	(1)
Contrast or Antonym	15	(1)
Exercise 1: Using Context Clues	15	(3)
Determining Meaning from Word Parts	18	(6)
Prefixes	19	(1)
Roots	20	(1)
Suffixes	21	(1)
Exercise 2: Using Word Part Clues	21	(1)
Exercise 3: Using Context and Word Part Clues	22	(1)
Practice with Periodicals	23	(1)
Journal Entry	23	(1)
Textbook Link	23	(1)
Remembering Content-Related Terms	24	(5)
Using Meaningful Examples to Remember Definitions	24	(1)
Exercise 4: Using Meaningful Examples to Remember Definitions	24	(2)
Visual Aids as a Memory Tool	26	(1)
Exercise 5: Using Visual Aids to Improve Memory	27	(2)
Unit 3 Comprehension Skills: Understanding Passages and Graphics	29	(54)
Finding Main Ideas	30	(26)
Determining Stated Main Ideas	30	(2)
Placement of a Main Idea Sentence	32	(24)
Main Ideas in First Sentences	32	(1)
Main Ideas in the Final Sentences	33	(1)
Main Ideas Midparagraph	33	(1)
Exercise 6: Finding Stated Main Ideas I	34	(2)
Exercise 7: Finding Stated Main Ideas II	36	(2)
Determining Implied Main Ideas	38	(2)
Exercise 8: Determining Implied Main Ideas I	40	(2)
Exercise 9: Determining Implied Main Ideas II	42	(3)
Exercise 10: Determining Mixed Stated and Implied Main Ideas	45	(3)
Determining the Main Idea of Longer Selections	48	(3)
Writing a Summary of an Article	51	(1)
Sample Summary: ``Food Fight''	52	(3)
Practice with Periodicals	55	(1)
Journal Entry	55	(1)
Textbook Link	55	(1)
Determining Organizational Patterns	56	(13)
Organizational Patterns of Expository Writing	56	(13)
Example or List	56	(2)
Comparison or Contrast	58	(1)
Cause and Effect	58	(1)
Definition	59	(1)
Time Order	59	(1)
Classification	60	(1)
Exercise 11: Determining Organizational Patterns and Important Details I	61	(3)
Exercise 12: Determining Organizational Patterns and Important Details II	64	(4)
Practice with Periodicals	68	(1)
Journal Entry	68	(1)
Textbook Link	68	(1)
Reading and Interpreting Graphics	69	(14)
Seven Types of Graphics	69	(6)
Illustration	70	(1)
Table	71	(1)
Pie Chart	72	(1)
Line Graph	73	(1)
Map	74	(1)
Bar Graph	75	(1)
Flow Chart	76	(7)
Exercise 13: Reading and Interpreting Graphics	77	(4)
Practice with Periodicals	81	(1)
Reading Journal Entry	81	(1)
Textbook Link	81	(2)
Unit 4 Critical Thinking Skills: Understanding an Author's Intent	83	(36)
Making Inferences	84	(15)
Skills to Use in Making an Inference	84	(15)
Distinguishing between Connotation and Denotation	84	(1)
Interpreting Figurative Language	85	(1)
Interpreting Idioms	86	(1)
Exercise 14: Interpreting Figurative Language	87	(1)
Making an Inference	87	(1)
Exercise 15: Making Inferences	88	(10)
Practice with Periodicals	98	(1)
Journal Entry	98	(1)
Textbook Link	98	(1)
Determining Facts and Opinions	99	(6)
Distinguishing Facts from Opinions	99	(1)
Exercise 16: Distinguishing Facts from Opinions	100	(1)
Supporting Opinions with Facts	100	(5)
Exercise 17: Identifying Facts that Support Opinions	102	(2)
Practice with Periodicals	104	(1)
Journal Entry	104	(1)
Textbook Link	104	(1)
Reading and Answering Test Questions	105	(14)
Bloom's Levels of Thinking	105	(1)
Objective Test Questions	106	(6)
Sample Knowledge Question	106	(1)
Sample Comprehension Questions	106	(1)
Sample Application Questions	107	(1)
Sample Analysis Question	108	(1)
Exercise 18: Reading and Answering Test Questions	109	(3)
Essay Questions	112	(3)
Synthesis and Evaluation	112	(1)
Understand the Question: Key Words	113	(1)
Answer the Entire Question	114	(1)
Check the Number of Points Awarded for Each Answer	114	(1)
Begin Answers with a Topic Sentence	114	(1)
Practice with Periodicals	114	(1)
Journal Entry	115	(1)
Textbook Link	115	(1)
Preparing for and Taking the Test	115	(2)
Before the Exam	115	(1)
During the Exam	115	(1)
After the Exam	116	(1)
Exam Review	117	(2)
PART TWO Applying Study/Reading Techniques to Textbook Chapters	119	(2)
Unit 5 Four Textbook Chapters	121	(232)
Health	122	(58)
Preview	122	(3)
Survey the Chapter	123	(1)
Make Connections	124	(1)
Journal Entry	124	(1)
Monitor	125	(10)
Taking Notes	125	(1)
Determining the Notes to Write	126	(9)
Recite	135	(8)
Key Word Column	135	(2)
Journal Entry	137	(1)
Continue Notetaking	137	(6)
Review	143	(5)
Review Your Notes	143	(1)
Methods of Studying	144	(1)
Key Word Column	144	(1)
Summaries	144	(1)
Vocabulary Cards	144	(1)
Concept Maps	144	(2)
Practice Tests	146	(1)
Study Guide	147	(1)
Predicted Test Questions	147	(1)
Recording and Listening	147	(1)
Group or Partner Study	147	(1)
Prepare for the Test	147	(1)
Review the Test	148	(1)
Journal Entry	148	(1)
Health Study Guide Practice Test	148	(4)
Part I	148	(1)
Part II	149	(1)
Part III	150	(2)
Health Textbook Chapter: ``Personal Stress Management''	152	(28)
American History	180	(50)
Preview	180	(2)
Summary	180	(1)
Survey the Chapter	181	(1)
Make Connections	181	(1)
Journal Entry	182	(1)
Monitor	182	(12)
How to Mark and Annotate	182	(1)
Determining What to Mark and Annotate	183	(11)
Journal Entry	194	(1)
Recite	194	(1)
Review	194	(3)
Review Your Notes	194	(1)
Methods of Studying	194	(1)
Summaries	194	(1)
Key Name and Date Cards	195	(1)
Concept Maps	195	(1)
Time Line	195	(1)
Study Guide	196	(1)
Predicted Test Questions	196	(1)
Group or Partner Study	196	(1)
Recording and Listening	196	(1)
Visualizing	196	(1)
Using Maps	196	(1)
Prepare for the Test	196	(1)
After the Test	196	(1)
Journal Entry	196	(1)
American History Study Guide Practice Test	197	(7)
Part I	197	(1)
Part II	198	(1)
Part III	199	(5)
American History Textbook Chapter: ``The Furnace of Civil War''	204	(26)
Business: Human Resource Management and Motivation	230	(57)
Preview	230	(2)
Survey the Chapter	230	(1)
Make Connections	231	(1)
Journal Entry	232	(1)
Monitor	232	(7)
How to Outline	232	(1)
Determining the Notes for Your Outline	233	(1)
Outlining the Chapter	233	(6)
Journal Entry	239	(1)
Recite	239	(3)
Continue Outlining	239	(3)
Review	242	(2)
Review Your Notes	242	(1)
Methods of Studying	242	(1)
Summaries	242	(1)
Vocabulary Cards	242	(1)
Concept Maps	242	(1)
Practice Tests	243	(1)
Study Guide	243	(1)
Predicted Test Questions	243	(1)
Recording and Listening	243	(1)
Group or Partner Study	244	(1)
Prepare for the Test	244	(1)
After the Test	244	(1)
Journal Entry	244	(1)
Business Study Guide Practice Test	244	(8)
Part I	244	(1)
Part II	245	(2)
Part III	247	(2)
Part IV	249	(2)
Application Exercises	251	(1)
Business Textbook Chapter: ``Human Resource Management and Motivation''	252	(35)
Psychology	287	(66)
Preview	287	(1)
Survey the Chapter	287	(1)
Make Connections	287	(1)
Monitor	288	(1)
Recite	288	(1)
Review	289	(1)
Review Your Notes	289	(1)
Methods of Studying	289	(1)
Prepare for the Test	290	(1)
After the Test	290	(1)
Psychology Study Guide Practice Test	290	(23)
The Psychodynamic Approach	290	(9)
The Humanistic Approach	299	(2)
The Trait Approach	301	(4)
The Social Cognitive Approach	305	(3)
End-of-Chapter Quiz	308	(5)
Psychology Textbook Chapter: ``Personality''	313	(40)
PART THREE Periodical Research	353	(2)
Unit 6 Reading and Taking Notes from Periodicals	355	(34)
Sample Notes for a Research Card	356	(1)
A Note on Plagiarism	356	(1)
Health Articles	357	(9)
Reading and Writing Activities for ``Alternate and Complementary Modalities for Managing Stress and Anxiety''	361	(4)
Reading and Writing Activities for ``10 Simple Ways to Manage Stress''	365	(1)
American History Articles	366	(8)
Reading and Writing Activities for ``Women in Battle in the Civil War''	370	(4)
Reading and Writing Activities for ``Lincoln's Last Hours''	374	(1)
Business Articles	374	(6)
Reading and Writing Activities for ``Beyond the Suggestion Box''	377	(3)
Reading and Writing Activities for ``Comparative Competitive Aspects of Japanese Use of Human Resources Vis-a-Vis United States and Canada''	380	(1)
Psychology Articles	380	(9)
Reading and Writing Activities for ``Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy of College Students with Disabilities''	387	(1)
Reading and Writing Activities for ``Is Freud Finished?''	388	(1)
Appendix A Answers to Practice Tests	389	(12)
Appendix B Reading Essays about Literary Works	401	(10)
Appendix C Selected Answers to the Part I Exercises	411	(10)
Index	421	(4)
Credits	425