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David Rothman is a native New Yorker. He earned a B.A. in US History/English and an M.A. in English/Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin. David has studied overseas in Sweden and has taught abroad in both Spain and The Czech Republic. As a doctoral candidate in Linguistics at the CUNY Graduate Center, he has presented his research at international conferences in both Switzerland and Scotland. David has presented on Developmental Education pedagogy at many national conferences with his partner-in-crime, Jilani Warsi. He has co-authored two national-edition reading textbooks with Jilani Warsi: Read to Succeed: A Thematic Approach to Academic Reading and Read to Achieve: Gateway to Academic Reading; and has an integrated reading/writing textbook entitled, Read Think Write, also co-authored with Dr. Warsi. David is also an award-winning short -story writer, and is currently working on a novel.
Dr. Jilani Warsi earned an MA in English at Patna University with emphasis on descriptive linguistics, historical linguistics, and language teaching. He pursued an MA in applied linguistics at California State University in Northridge (CSUN). After receiving his master's degree in linguistics from CSUN, he taught English as a Second Language (ESL) at the same university. He joined the doctoral program in applied linguistics at Boston University and received his Ph.D. in May of 2001. He has taught in all of these locations, as well as at Salem State, Fisher, and Newbury Colleges; in the Framingham State University's International Education Program in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Costa Rica, Honduras, South Korea, Northern Marianas Islands, and Taiwan, in the Institute for English Language Programs (IEL) at Harvard University where he taught Integrated Skills, Academic Discussion, Professional Communication Workshop, Communication in Business Seminar, and Academic Writing. He currently teaches academic reading and writing in the Department of Academic Literacy at Queensborough Community College, City University of New York. He has co-authored Read to Succeed: A Thematic Approach to Academic Reading; Read to Achieve: Gateway to Academic Reading; and Read Think Write: True Integration of Reading and Writing through Academic Content. His areas of interest are second language acquisition, inter-language phonology, psycholinguistics, and morphology.
Preface
From the Authors
A Guide to Genres
Chapter 1 Sociology
Introduction to the Discipline of Sociology
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of Sociology
College Study Skills: Building Vocabulary with Index Cards
Readiness for College Success: The Successful College Student
Vocabulary Building: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
Reading Selection 1: You Just Don’t Understand: Men and Women in Conversation, Deborah Tannen
Reading Selection 2 : To Teens, Tweens and the People Who Love Them: It’s Time to get “Social Smarts,” Joellyn “Joey” Sargent
An Interview with a Student in the Field of Sociology
Reading Selection 3:Is this the One? Choosing the Right Mate, Janice Allen
Reading Skill Focus: Vocabulary in Action
Strategy 1: Using Context Clues
Strategy 2: Using Your Knowledge of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
Landmark in the Field of Sociology: Chat Rooms
Reading Selection 4: Ten Keys to Successful Parenting
Reading Selection 5: Trouble with Raising Teenage Son, Larry Meeks
Panel Discussion on the Role of Video Games and Violent Behavior
Textbook Application: Sociology in the United States, Alex Thio
Internet Fact Search: Sociology
Formal Presentation Projects
Chapter 2 Biology
Introduction to the Discipline of Biology
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of Biology
College Study Skills: Highlighting Key Terms and Concepts in a Text
Readiness for College Success: Meeting with an Advisor
Reading Selection An Ode to Dolly Re: Global Warming, Valerie Coskrey
Reading Selection 2: What’s the best Way to Burn Belly Fat? Kathleen Blanchard
An Interview with a Student in the Field of Biology
Reading Skill Focus: Recognizing Topic and Main Idea
Landmark in the Field of Biology: Organ Transplant
Reading Selection 3: Organ Donation: Don’t Let These Myths Confuse You, Mayo Clinic Staff
Reading Selection 4: Monkeys Live Longer on Low-Cal Dies; Would Humans?Brennan Lingsley
Writing Connection: Freewriting in a Reflection Journal
Reading Selection 5: A Field of Corn , Michael Pollan
Textbook Application: Human Biology, Science, and Society, Michael D. Johnson
Internet Fact Search: Biology
Formal Presentation Projects
Chapter 3 Personal Finance
Introduction to the Discipline of Personal Finance
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of Personal Finance
College Study Skills: Making Annotations
Readiness for College: Communicating With Your Professor
Reading Selection 1: The Importance of Creating a Savings Account, Jeremy Vohwinkle
Reading Selection 2 : Credit Card Smarts: Take Charge of Your Cards
An Interview with a Student in the field of Personal Finance
Reading Skill Focus: Supporting Details
Landmark in the Field of Personal Finance: Online Banking
Reading Selection 3: Tenant Protections Facing Foreclosure
Reading Selection 4: How to Repay Your Student Loans, CBS News
Panel Discussion on the Plight of Homeowners Who Are at Risk of Losing Their Homes
Reading Selection 5: What is a College Degree Worth? Maggie Gallagher
Textbook Application: How You Benefit from an Understanding of Personal Finance, Jeff Madura
Internet Fact Search: Personal Finance
Formal Presentation Projects
Chapter 4 Economics
Introduction to the Discipline of Economics
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of Economics
College Study Skills: Note-Taking
Readiness for College: Collaborative Learning
Reading Selection 1: Flu Shot Supply Surpasses Demand, Joel Roberts
Reading Selection 2: How Mobile Phone Companies Profit from Handset Loss, The Guardian
An Interview with a Student in the Field of Economics
Reading Skill Focus: Making Inferences
Landmark in the Field of Economics: The Social Security Act
Reading Selection 3: Capitalism Bites the Carpenters in Vegas, Charles Trentelman
Reading Selection 4: People Respond to Economic Incentives, Glenn Hubbard and Anthony Patrick O’Brien
Panel Discussion on China Becoming the World’s Second Largest Economy
Writing Connections: Paraphrasing
Reading Selection 5: Food Prices Rising, but No Shortage in U.S., Allison Linn
Textbook Application: Economics Defined, Robin Blade and Michael Parkin
Internet Fact Search: Economics
Formal Presentation Projects
Chapter 5 Literature
Introduction to the Discipline of Economics
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of Literature
College Study Skills: Summarizing
Readiness for College: Avoiding Plagiarism
Reading Selections 1: Samuel, Grace Paley
Reading Selection 2: Immigrants, Pat Mora and Mother to Son, Langston Hughes
An Interview with a Student in the field of Literature
Reading Skill Focus: Determining and Author’s Tone and Purpose
Landmark in Landmark in the Field of Literature: Audio Books
Reading Selection 3: excerpt from Lucy , Jamaica Kinkaid
Reading Selection 4: excerpt from The Piano Lesson
Internet Fact Search: Literature
Formal Presentation Projects
Chapter 6 Mathematics
Introduction to the Discipline of Mathematics
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of Mathematics
College Study Skills: Effective Ways of Reading and Solving Math World Problems
Readiness for College: Time Management Skills
Reading Selection 1: Why Math Always Counts: It Can Open Our Minds to Logic and Beauty, Arthur Michelson
Reading Selection 2: excerpt from Coincidences, Robert Blitzer
An Interview with a Student in the Field of Mathematics
Reading Skill Focus: Logical Relationships
Landmark in the Field of Mathematics: Scientific Calendar
Reading Selection 3: “Marriage Equations,” from Geek Logic, Garth Sundem
Reading Selection 4: A Key to Critical Thinking: Understanding All of the Options, Jeffrey Bennett and William Briggs
Panel Discussion: What Should We Cut?
Reading Selection 5: How to Calculate Your Real Hourly Wage,
Writing Connection: Organizing Excel Charts from a Set of Statistical Information
Reading Selection 6: Graphic Analysis,
Textbook Application: Misconceptions about Math, Jeffrey Bennett and Briggs
Internet Fact Search: Mathematics
Formal Presentation Projects
Chapter 7 Architecture
Introduction to the Discipline of Architecture
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of Architecture
College Study Skills: Answering multiple-Choice Questions
Readiness for College Success: Building Computer Literacy
Reading Selection 1: Frank Lloyd Wright: Prairie Style
Reading Selection 2: Scandinavian Architecture: From the Country to the City, Indra Fortney
An Interview with a Student in the Field of Architecture
Reading Selection 3: Japan Quake Aftermath: How to Earthquake-Proof Your House, William Browning
Reading Skill Focus: Facts and Opinions
Landmark in the Field of Architecture: The Golden Gate bridge of San Francisco
Reading Selection 4: Urban vs. Suburban, Jeremiah Russell
Panel Discussion on Building a Shopping Mall in the Small Town of Tranquility
Writing Connections: Building Your Dream Home
Reading Selection 5: OU Design Students Hope to Play a role in Revitalizing North Tulsa, Kevin Canfield
Textbook Application: Approaches to Design History, Buie Harwood, Bridget May, and Curt Sherman
Internet Fact Search
Formal Presentation Projects
Chapter 8 Occupational Therapy
Introduction to the Discipline of Occupational Therapy
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of Occupational Therapy
College Skills: Reading for Meaning
Readiness for College Success: Think Critically
Reading Selection 1: Portraits in Post-Humanity, Aimee Mullins
Reading Selection 2: What Does Autism Mean?
An Interview with a Student in the Field of Occupational Therapy
Reading Selection 3: Carpal Tunnel---One Patient’s Story
Reading Skill Focus: Patterns of Organization
Landmark in the Field of Occupational Therapy: Individuals with Disability Education Act (1973-1974)
Reading Selection 4: Shields Valley Ranch Helps Rehabilitate Soldiers, AP
Panel Discussion: Teaching Students with Special Needs
Writing Connections: Keeping a Weekly Reading guide
Reading Selection 5: Democratic Party Ignores Handicapped Woman’s Plea for Access to Downtown South Bend Headquarters, Jason Aubrey
Textbook Application: Understanding the Domain and Process of Occupational Therapy, Janet V.
DeLany and Margaret J. Pendzick
Internet Fact Search: Occupational Therapy
Formal Presentation Projects
Chapter 9 U. S. History
Introduction to U. S History
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of U. S. History
College Study Skills: Active reading: Asking Pertinent Questions of Text
Readiness for College: Understanding Your Class Assignments
Reading Selection 1: Rethinking Columbus and His Day, Sharon Short
Reading Selection 2: The Journey of Tom and Sally Peters, Jones, Wood, Borstelmann, Tyler May, and Ruiz
An Interview with Student in the field of History
Reading Selection 3: John C. Calhoun’s 1848 Speech Warning Against Incorporating Mexico into the United States, John C. Calhoun
Reading Skill Focus: Author’s Bias
Landmark in the Field of US History: The Digitization of Books
Reading Selection 4: Luxury Domestic Products Become “Necessities”: Late Nineteenth Century Technologies
Reading Selection 5: The Women’s Century: Short Biographies of Influential Women of the 20th Century
Panel Discussion on the Future: What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2100?
Writing Connection: Imagining the Future --- A Short Essay
Reading Selection 6: Zelda Anderson, one of the First Black Women to Enter the U.S. Army Auxiliary Corps. (1942), Shares Her Story
Textbook Application: Interviews with historians Peter H. Wood and Elaine Tyler May
Internet Fact Search: U. S. History
Formal Presentation Projects
Chapter 10 Travel and Tourism
Introduction to the Discipline of Travel and Tourism
Reading into a Photo
Follow Your Interests
Key Terms in the Field of Travel and Tourism
College Study Skills: Sharpening your Memory
Readiness for College Success: Choosing your Classes for Next Semester
Reading Selections 1: Dispatch, Alaska: Tour Leaders’ Enthusiasm Shines Through, Johanna Jainchill
Reading Selection 2: How Ecotourism is Destroying America, Andy Stone
An Interview with a Student in the field of Travel and Tourism
Reading Selection 3: Tourism Marketing Strategies, Laura Acevedo
Reading Skill Focus: Combined Skills
Landmark in the Field of Travel and Tourism: Online Travel Agencies (OTAs)
Reading Selection 4: Mexico Launches Tourism Plan for Mayan Sites, Brianandrews.com
Reading Selection 5: Focus on Attractions and Entertainment, John Walker and Josielyn Walker
Panel Discussion on Tourism Planning to Attract Tourists to the Forgotten Town of Solitude
Writing Connections: Budget Allocation
Textbook Application: Definition of Tourism, John Walker and Josielyn Walker
Internet Fact Search: Travel and tourism
Formal Presentation Projects
Appendix I The Academic Word List
Appendix II Discipline Guide
Appendix III Guide to Genre
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