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About Sharon Snyders
Sharon Snyders has been helping community college and university students to become better readers and achieve their personal and career goals for over twenty years. Sharon received Ivy Tech Community College’s top teaching award, the Glenn W. Sample Award for Excellence in Instruction, in 2005. She has also been honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction and received the NISOD Award for Excellence. Sharon serves as the Program Chair for Academic Skills Advancement - Reading, and has served in the past as chair of the College and Life Success program. She has not only conducted extensive educational research, but has also presented at numerous state and national conferences over the years. Currently Sharon serves as the President-Elect of INADE, The Indiana Association of Developmental Educators, and is actively involved in serving her college and her community through various committees and volunteer activities.
Sharon is passionate about enabling all students to be empowered with knowledge, inspiration, and hope as they discover the pleasure and opportunity reading creates. She lives in Indiana with her husband, daughter, dog, and two cats. Sharon enjoys walking in the woods, listening to music, visiting people, and exploring new places. She especially loves to read and share learning ideas with students and colleagues. Please contact her at ssnyders@ivytech.edu.
A Note to Students ....................................................................................................... xv
Preface …………………………………………………………………………….....xvi
Unique Features of this Text.............................................................................. xvi
Organization ..................................................................................................... xvii
Get Ready to Learn .................................................................................................... xxiii
Spotlight on Learning Styles ............................................................................. xxiii
Reading Techniques SQ3R................................................................................. xxiii
Note-taking Strategies xxiv
Chapter 1 Vocabulary ...................................................................................................... 1
Theme: Adjusting to College
Spotlight on Learning Styles – Look and Do …………………………………..2
Shortcuts, Time-savers, and Educated Guessing …….……………………………3
Using Vocabulary in Context (What clues help me figure out the word?)............. 4
Synonyms and Definitions.......................................................................... 5
Antonyms.................................................................................................... 7
Examples...................................................................................................... 7
Experience, Prior Knowledge, and Perceptions.......................................... 9
Recognizing Word Parts (Where have I heard this before?)................................. 12
Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes ……………………………………………14
Prefixes...................................................................................................... 14
Roots ....................................................................................................... 20
Suffixes...................................................................................................... 24
Learning Style Activities....................................................................................... 37
Reading Practice.................................................................................................... 39
Reading 1 – Internet.................................................................................. 39
Learning Doctor from Student Success SuperSite, Academic Skills
Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................... 44
Outside In, the Life of a Commuter Student from Patti See and Bruce
Taylor, Higher Learning
Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................... 51
The Meaning of Eight Miles from The Lakota Way by Joseph
Marshall III
Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals........................................................... 56
For Many Jobless, It’s Back to School by Kim Clark from U.S. News
& World Report
Reading 5 – Visual Images........................................................................ 80
College students
Chapter 2 Main Ideas...................................................................................................... 63
Theme: Life Relationships
Spotlight on Learning Styles – Listen …………………………………………64
SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review for better comprehension) ...65
Finding the Topic (What is this about?)................................................................ 70
Determining the Main Idea (What does the author want me to know?)............... 77
Learning Style Activities....................................................................................... 94
Life Relationships Research
Readings ....................................................................................................... 94
Reading 1 – Internet.................................................................................. 94
The 5 Love Languages website
Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................... 98
Nonverbal Communication of Emotion from Psychology: An Introduction by Charles G. Morris and Albert A. Maistoin
Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 103
W ith Help from a Friend by Dorri Olds from Chicken Soup for the College Soul: Inspiring and Humorous Stories about College.
Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 106
W ork: When Personalities Clash by Judith Sills from Psychology Today
Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 114
Couples
Chapter 3 Supporting Details....................................................................................... 116
Theme: Time Management
Spotlight on Learning Styles –Write …………………………………………..117
Reading the other sentences (What details are included in the paragraph?)....... 118
Using PIE (Prove, Illustrate, or Explain the author’s point)................................ 120
Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 136
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Readings ..................................................................................................... 138
Reading 1 – Internet................................................................................ 138
Declutter 15 Minutes a Day - 5 Great Tools That Make it Easy! from The Fly Lady
Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 143
Managing Your Time and Stress by Amy Baldwin from The Community College Experience: Plus
Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 148
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 150
Beat the Clock by Mark Rowth from Career World
Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 155
Multitasking
Chapter 4 Implied Main Ideas...................................................................................... 157
Theme: Global Issues
Spotlight on Learning Styles – Do ……………………………………………..158
Putting Implied Main Ideas in Your Own Words (What is the unstated main
idea?) …………………………………………………………………………...159
Finding the Implied Main Topic………………………………………..160
Finding the Implied Main Idea from a Group of Ideas…………………161
Finding the Implied Main Idea in a Paragraph…………………………164
Writing the Implied Main Idea in Your Own Words …………………..168
Putting the Implied Main Idea in Your Own Words in Paragraphs…….169
Finding the Implied Central Idea in Longer Passages………………………….175
Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 190 Blood: Water Mission
Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 193
Reading 1 – Internet................................................................................ 194
Tragedy during trip to Uganda from the Equal Exchange website
Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 197
The Extent of Poverty from Society: The Basics by John Macionis
Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 201
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women
Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 204
Secondary Use by Marianne Peters from The Covenant Companion
Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 208
Habitat for Humanity
Chapter 5 Patterns of Organization............................................................................. 210
Theme: Money Management
Spotlight on Learning Styles – Look and Write ……………………………….211
Writers have a plan (What are they trying to do?)............................................... 211
Patterns Of Organization……………………………………………………….212
Paragraphs Developed with Time Order/Sequence................................. 212
Paragraphs Developed with Simple Listing............................................. 219
Paragraphs Developed with Definition................................................... 227
Paragraphs Developed with Example...................................................... 229
Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 236
The FAFSA Factor and SCAM ALERT Don’t Pay to Get Money by Sid Kirchheimer from Scam-Proof Your Life: 377 Smart Ways to Protect You & Your Family From Ripoffs, Bogus Deals & Other Consumer Headaches
Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 240 Reading 1 – Internet 241
5 Lessons the Rich Can Teach You by Liz Pulliam Weston from
Moneycentral
Reading 2 – Magazines/Periodicals ........................................................ 245
Debit-card Smarts by Joan Goldwasser and Amy Esbensahde Herbert
from Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Chapter 6 Advanced Patterns of Organization........................................................... 250
Theme: Money Management
Paragraphs Developed with Classification.......................................................... 251
Paragraphs Developed with Compare/Contrast................................................... 257
Paragraphs Developed with Cause/Effect........................................................... 262
Paragraphs Developed with a Combination of Patterns ..................................... 267
Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 275 Reading 1 – Textbook 276
Conserving Money by Controlling It by Robert J. Ebert and Ricky W.
Griffin from Business Essentials
Reading 2 – Literature............................................................................. 280
The Story about Investment by Eugene Peterson from The Message
Reading 3 – Visual Images...................................................................... 284
Compounding Money over Time by Robert J. Ebert and Ricky W.
Griffin from Business Essentials
Chapter 7 Facts and Opinions...................................................................................... 288
Theme: Current Social Issues – Politics, Populations, and Poverty
Spotlight on Learning Styles – Do ……………………………………………289
Separating Facts and Opinions (How do I tell when the information is real?)... 290
Detecting opinions in persuasive text ................................................................. 293
Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 306
Ethanol Isn’t Worth Costly Cornflakes and Tortillas, by Michael
Economides from Forbes Magazine
Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 309 Reading 1– Internet 310
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Half in Three Steps: Lose Ten
Tons of Carbon Emissions in a Year by Collin Dunn from Planet
Green website
Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 314
Controversy & Debate The Welfare Dilemma by John Macionis from
Society: The Basics
Reading 3 - Literature ............................................................................. 318
Quotations from W alden by Henry David Thoreau
Reading 4 - Magazine/Periodicals........................................................... 319
10 Ways to Go Green and Save Cash – No Excuses by Maura
Judkis from U.S. News & World Report
Reading 5 -Visual Images....................................................................... 326
“Be the Change You Want To See In The World”
Chapter 8 Inferences........................................................................................................... 328
Theme: Goal Setting and Achievement
Spotlight on Learning Styles – Do…………………………………….……..329
How to Find Inferences (What can you see between the lines?)........................ 329
How to Separate Valid from Invalid Inferences (Can the inference be
supported?).. ..................................................................................................... 331
Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 345
W e Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks
Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 348 Reading 1 – Internet 348
What Is Cyberbullying and What Can We Do About It? From WhatIsSocialNetworking Web Site
Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 352
Being Realistic About Goals by Amy Baldwin from The Community College Experience: Plus
Reading 3 – Literature ............................................................................ 355
Of Snakes, Butterflies, and Small Acts of Kindness by Mawi Asgedom from Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals ........................................................ 359
Goal Setting Essential for Success by Charlie Greer from Contracting Business
Reading 5 – Visual Image ...................................................................... 366
Determination
Chapter 9 Purpose and Tone........................................................................................ 368
Theme: Entertainment – Movies, Music, Food, Sports, and Hobbies
Spotlight on Learning Styles – Listen and Look ……………………………369
Connotative and Denotative Words (Are emotions evoked?)............................ 370
Author’s Purpose (Why is the author writing?)................................................... 374
Author’s Tone (What are the author’s emotions)?............................................... 378
Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 393
Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 394 Reading 1 – Internet 394
Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring
Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 398
The Value of Play by George S. Morrison from Early Childhood
Education Today
Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 405
Just This Side of Byzantium, An Introduction by Ray Bradbury
Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 409
Inception Review:Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan Blow
Our Minds by Elizabeth Weitzman from NY Daily News
Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 413
Motocross Rider
Chapter 10 Critical Thinking....................................................................................... 415
Theme: Health and Wellness
Spotlight on Learning Styles – Write and Do ………………………………..416
Detecting Bias ………………………………….. ……………………………...417
Determining Credibility................................................................................... …418
SAVE – 4 step system to evaluate readings ……………………………………..421
Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 447
Research Project
Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 448 Reading 1 – Internet
The Dangerous Art of the by Bernadine Healy, M.D. along with
Reader Response Blogs from U.S. News & World Report online
Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 456
Staying Healthy: How does a healthy lifestyle help us control stress? By Charles G Morris and Albert A Maisto from Psychology: An Introduction
Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 461
Brain Surgeon: A Doctor’s Inspiring Encounters with Mortality
and Miracles by Keith Black, M.D.
Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 468
Smoker’s Corpse, Diseased Lungs Appear on Cigarette Warning
Labels by Michael Felberbaum, AP
Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 471
Dark Chocolate is Healthy Chocolate
Appendix A – Reading in Math
Appendix B – Visual Rhetoric
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