College Reading with the Active Critical Thinking Method Book 2

by Maker, Janet; Lenier, Minnette

• ISBN13: 9780155066816
• ISBN10: 0155066811
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-10
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Teaches fundamental and critical reading skills in the context of high-interest readings. For lower level developmental reading courses, Book 1 offers a six-step method for acquiring skills in both critical and study reading.

Table of Contents

Contents by Skills	x
Preface	xii
To the Student	xviii
UNIT I Reading Fundamentals	1	(22)
Improving Vocabulary	2	(10)
Context Clues	2	(2)
Word Parts	4	(1)
Dictionary	5	(6)
Word Memory	11	(1)
Paragraph Comprehension	12	(11)
Literal Comprehension	12	(1)
Subject	12	(1)
Main Idea	13	(1)
Supporting Details	14	(1)
Finding Main Ideas	15	(1)
Inferential Comprehension	16	(1)
Implied Main Idea	16	(1)
Valid and Invalid Inferences	17	(2)
Critical Comprehension	19	(1)
Thesis, Argument, and Support	19	(4)
UNIT II Introduction to the Active Critical Thinking (ACT) Method	23	(112)
ACT: A Six-Step Process	24	(2)
Preread	24	(1)
Read	24	(1)
Analyze What You Read	25	(1)
Remember What's Important	25	(1)
Make Use of What You Read	25	(1)
Evaluate Your Active Critical Thinking Skills	25	(1)
Reading Selections
How to Improve Your Vocabulary	26	(9)
Tony Randall
Vocabulary Skills Review	32	(3)
Dictionary Definitions	32	(1)
Pronunciation Practice	33	(1)
Parts of Speech	34	(1)
How Almost Anyone Can Become a Millionaire: Simple Rules for Attaining Future Wealth	35	(14)
Richard B. McKenzie
Dwight R. Lee
Vocabulary Skills Review	44	(5)
Dictionary: Confused Words	44	(2)
Pronunciation Practice	46	(1)
Context Clues	46	(3)
The Many Miracles of Mark Hicks	49	(10)
Jan Stussy
Vocabulary Skills Review	55	(4)
Dictionary Definitions	55	(2)
Pronunciation Practice	57	(1)
Etymology	57	(2)
Superstitions: Just Whistling in the Dark	59	(9)
Don Boxmeyer
Vocabulary Skills Review	64	(4)
Parts of Speech	64	(1)
Word Parts	65	(1)
Context Clues	66	(2)
Saved	68	(9)
Malcolm X
Vocabulary Skills Review	73	(4)
Dictionary Definitions	73	(2)
Word Parts	75	(1)
Parts of Speech	75	(2)
How to Strengthen Your Memory Power	77	(11)
Mary Russ
Vocabulary Skills Review	85	(3)
Word Memory	85	(1)
Analogies	86	(2)
Don't Tell Jaime Escalante Minorities Can't Meet (High) Standards!	88	(8)
David Savage
Vocabulary Skills Review	94	(2)
Parts of Speech	94	(1)
Analogies	95	(1)
9 Obstacles to Creativity---and How You Can Remove Them	96	(16)
Alexander Hiam
Vocabulary Skills Review	107	(5)
Dictionary: Confused Words	107	(3)
Word Memory	110	(2)
Improving Test-Taking Strategies	112	(12)
Wayne Weiten
Vocabulary Skills Review	120	(4)
Dictionary: Confused Words	120	(2)
Context Clues	122	(2)
Conflict and Communication: Learning How to Disagree	124	(11)
Brian K. Williams
Sharon M. Knight
Vocabulary Skills Review	132	(3)
Word Memory	132	(1)
Analogies	133	(2)
UNIT III Textbook Learning with the ACT Method	135	(108)
Creating a Study System Using the ACT Method	136	(8)
Preread	136	(1)
Read	137	(1)
Analyze What You Read---Create a Study Guide	137	(3)
Remember What's Important	140	(1)
Make Use of What You Read---Take the Test	141	(2)
Evaluate Your ACT Skills---Analyze Test Results	143	(1)
Textbook Reading Selections
The Stages of Death and Loss	144	(8)
Gerald Corey
Marianne Schneider Corey
Intellectual Health: Critical Thinking and the Art of Living	152	(11)
Brian K. Williams
Sharon M. Knight
Shared Characteristics of Life	163	(11)
Cecie Starr
Interpersonal Attractions: Liking and Loving	174	(7)
Wayne Weiten
Safer Sex	181	(14)
Brian K. Williams
Sharon M. Knight
Choosing an Occupation or a Career	195	(9)
Gerald Corey
Marianne Schneider Corey
Causes of Infection: Pathogens	204	(8)
Brian K. Williams
Sharon M. Knight
Family Violence	212	(13)
Guy Lefrancois
Why We Sleep	225	(8)
James W. Kalat
Ethics and the Consumer	233	(10)
Roger LeRoy Miller
Alan D. Stafford
UNIT IV Critical Reading with the ACT Method	243	(212)
Critical Thinking Using the ACT Method	245	(2)
Preread	245	(1)
Read	245	(1)
Analyze What You Read	245	(1)
Remember What's Important	246	(1)
Make Use of What You Read	246	(1)
Evaluate Your Active Critical Thinking Skills	246	(1)
Critical Reading Selections
``Three Strikes'' Laws	247	(1)
How Many Prisons Must We Build to Feel Secure?	248	(7)
Jonathan Simon
A Case for Discretion	255	(9)
Michael Brennan
Competition in Sports and Games	263	(1)
No-Win Situations	264	(9)
Alfie Kohn
Who Wins? Who Cares?	273	(9)
Mariah Burton Nelson
Smoking	281	(1)
The Amazing Smoke Screen	282	(10)
Robert J. Samuelson
Remarks on the Tobacco Settlement	292	(7)
Bill Clinton
Euthanasia	298	(1)
Acting to End a Life Is Sometimes Justified	299	(9)
Christiaan Barnard
In Crisis, She Rejected Plea to Expedite Dying	308	(10)
Derek Gill
Affirmative Action	317	(1)
The Dream, the Stars and Dr. King	318	(8)
Jesse Jackson
Spiral of Silence	326	(129)
Peter Brimelow
Additional Resources
Tests: Comprehension and Vocabulary Checks	337	(118)
Reading 1	339	(4)
Reading 2	343	(4)
Reading 3	347	(4)
Reading 4	351	(4)
Reading 5	355	(4)
Reading 6	359	(4)
Reading 7	363	(4)
Reading 8	367	(4)
Reading 9	371	(4)
Reading 10	375	(4)
Reading 11	379	(4)
Reading 12	383	(4)
Reading 13	387	(4)
Reading 14	391	(4)
Reading 15	395	(4)
Reading 16	399	(4)
Reading 17	403	(2)
Reading 18	405	(4)
Reading 19	409	(2)
Reading 20	411	(4)
Reading 21	415	(4)
Reading 22	419	(4)
Reading 23	423	(4)
Reading 24	427	(4)
Reading 25	431	(4)
Reading 26	435	(4)
Reading 27	439	(4)
Reading 28	443	(4)
Reading 29	447	(4)
Reading 30	451	(4)
Progress Chart	455	(2)
Evaluation Checklist	457	(1)
Reading Efficiency	458	(8)
Increasing Reading Flexibility	458	(1)
Types of Reading	458	(2)
Factors in the Reader	460	(1)
Rate Chart	460	(1)
Reading Efficiency Progress Chart	461	(5)
Word Parts	466	(7)
60 Common Prefixes	466	(2)
150 Common Roots	468	(5)
Credits	473	(2)
Index	475