Critical Reading, Critical Thinking : A Contemporary Issues Approach

by Pirozzi, Richard; Starks-Martin, Gretchen; Dziewisz, Julie

• ISBN13: 9780321088352
• ISBN10: 0321088352
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

The first developmental reading book to take a contemporary issues approach,Critical Reading, Critical Thinking offers a brief review of important developmental reading skills followed by a sequence of chapters covering critical reading. Interesting, relevant, and fun, this book offers increased focus on vocabulary and critical thinking, providing an even stronger connection between the development of reading, writing, and critical thinking skills with contemporary issues. The examples and readings are all drawn from a variety of contemporary genres: from today's headlines and news shows to movies and magazines. The readings range from animal rights to European integration to teen pregnancy to religious and cultural clashes in the United States. Each chapter includes mastery tests with both subjective and objective questions in keeping with instructors' desire for easy-to-grade homework. Each chapter includes a large number of activities and practice exercises to help readers apply what they have learned. Think About It! exercises contain photographs, advertisements, and other visual aids to encourage critical thinking. A unique chapter on reading advertisements critically allows readers to apply critical thinking to the real world. In keeping with its critical reading approach, throughout the book the author provides several suggestions for evaluating Internet resources. For those seeking to develop their reading skills using a contemporary issues approach.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Part 1 Back to Basics	1	(192)
Understanding Vocabulary: A Review	2	(48)
Think About It!	3	(1)
Using Context Clues	4	(12)
Punctuation	5	(1)
Synonyms	6	(1)
Antonyms	6	(1)
Examples	7	(1)
General Sentence Clues	7	(9)
Using Word Parts: Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes	16	(3)
Using a Glossary	19	(6)
Using the Dictionary	25	(3)
Learning and Reviewing Vocabulary Words	28	(1)
Looking Back	29	(1)
Think Again!	29	(1)
And Again!	29	(3)
The Dashing Detective	32	(2)
Mastery Test 1-1	34	(5)
Mastery Test 1-2	39	(3)
Mastery Test 1-3	42	(8)
Understanding What You Read: A Review	50	(74)
Think About It!	51	(1)
Distinguishing Main Ideas, Major Details, and Minor Details	52	(12)
Unstated Main Ideas	55	(9)
Recognizing Patterns of Organization	64	(14)
Simple Listing of Facts	64	(2)
Time Sequence	66	(1)
Comparison and Contrast	67	(1)
Cause and Effect	68	(10)
Uncovering the Central Message of a Longer Selection	78	(11)
Summarizing and Paraphrasing	89	(6)
Looking Back	95	(1)
Think Again!	96	(2)
The Dashing Detective	98	(2)
Mastery Test 2-1	100	(8)
Mastery Test 2-2	108	(5)
Mastery Test 2-3	113	(8)
Mastery Test 2-4	121	(3)
Getting the Most Out of Your Textbooks: A Review	124	(69)
Think About It!	125	(1)
Overviewing Your Textbooks	126	(28)
Previewing Textbook Chapters	154	(2)
Reading a Textbook Chapter Critically: Questions and Answers	156	(17)
Looking Back	173	(1)
Think Again!	173	(3)
The Dashing Detective	176	(2)
Mastery Test 3-1	178	(2)
Mastery Test 3-2	180	(6)
Mastery Test 3-3	186	(1)
Playing Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson	187	(6)
Part 2 Dealing with Complexity	193	(128)
Critical Thinking and Contemporary Issues	194	(74)
Think About It!	195	(1)
Critical Thinking Versus Random Thinking	196	(1)
Benefits and Uses of Critical Thinking	197	(1)
Characteristics of Critical Thinking	197	(35)
Flexibility	198	(2)
Clear Purpose	200	(2)
Organization	202	(1)
Time and Effort	202	(1)
Asking questions and Finding Answers	203	(6)
Research	209	(18)
Coming to Logical Conclusions	227	(5)
What Is a Contemporary Issue?	232	(6)
Determining What Is at Issue	234	(1)
Distinguishing Among Opposing Viewpoints	235	(1)
Expressing a Personal Viewpoint	236	(2)
Eye on Vocabulary	238	(13)
Looking Back	251	(1)
Think Again!	251	(1)
The Dashing Detective	252	(2)
Mastery Test 4-1	254	(3)
Mastery Test 4-2	257	(8)
Mastery Test 4-3	265	(3)
Basic Problem Solving	268	(53)
Think About It!	269	(1)
Problem-Solving Exercise	270	(1)
What Is a Problem?	270	(1)
What Is a Solution?	271	(1)
How Do You Solve Problems?	272	(1)
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking	272	(1)
A Basic Method for Personal Problem Solving	272	(4)
Step 1: Identifying the Problem	273	(1)
Step 2: Gathering Information and Determining If the Problem Can Be Broken Down	273	(1)
Step 3: Thinking About Possible Solutions and Weighing the Advantages and Disadvantages of Each	274	(1)
Step 4: Choosing a Possible Solution	275	(1)
Step 5: Checking Back on the Problem and the Possible Solution	276	(1)
Applying the Method to a Typical Problem Situation	276	(10)
Eye on Vocabulary	286	(20)
Looking Back	306	(1)
Think Again!	306	(2)
The Dashing Detective	308	(2)
Mastery Test 5-1	310	(2)
Mastery Test 5-2	312	(3)
Playing Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson	315	(6)
Part 3 Critical Reading: Evaluating what you Read	321	(174)
Using Inference	322	(44)
Think About It!	323	(1)
Problem-Solving Exercise	324	(1)
What Is Critical Reading?	325	(1)
Drawing Inferences	326	(7)
Using Knowledge to Infer	327	(1)
Using Experience to Infer	328	(1)
Using Clues to Infer	329	(4)
Looking at the World with a Questioning Mind	333	(1)
Using Inferences with Contemporary Issues and Problem Solving	333	(5)
Eye on Vocabulary	338	(13)
Looking Back	351	(1)
Think Again!	351	(3)
The Dashing Detective	354	(2)
Mastery Test 6-1	356	(3)
Mastery Test 6-2	359	(2)
Mastery Test 6-3	361	(5)
Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions	366	(26)
Think About It!	367	(1)
Problem-Solving Exercise	368	(1)
Why Distinguish Between Facts and Opinions?	369	(1)
What Is a Fact?	370	(1)
What Is an Opinion?	371	(1)
Facts and Opinions in Combination	372	(1)
Relating Facts and Opinions to Problem Solving and Contemporary Issues	373	(1)
Eye on Vocabulary	374	(9)
Looking Back	383	(1)
Think Again!	383	(1)
The Dashing Detective	384	(2)
Mastery Test 7-1	386	(1)
Mastery Test 7-2	387	(2)
Mastery Test 7-3	389	(3)
Recognizing Purpose and Tone	392	(44)
Think About It!	393	(2)
Problem-Solving Exercise	395	(1)
The Importance of Recognizing Purpose	395	(8)
To Inform	396	(2)
To Persuade	398	(2)
To Entertain	400	(2)
Combination of Purposes	402	(1)
Eye on Vocabulary	403	(7)
The Importance of Recognizing Tone	410	(5)
Matter-of-Fact Tone	411	(1)
Humorous Tone	411	(1)
Angry Tone	412	(1)
Sad Tone	413	(1)
Ironic Tone	413	(2)
Eye on Vocabulary	415	(7)
Looking Back	422	(1)
Think Again!	422	(2)
The Dashing Detective	424	(2)
Mastery Test 8-1	426	(3)
Mastery Test 8-2	429	(5)
Mastery Test 8-3	434	(2)
Looking at Advertisements with a Critical Eye	436	(59)
Think About It!	437	(2)
Problem-Solving Exercise	439	(1)
Advertisements and Critical Thinking	440	(1)
Evaluating an Advertisement	441	(13)
How Does It Try to Catch the Interest of Readers?	441	(1)
To Whom Is It Designed to Appeal?	442	(1)
What Is It Trying to Persuade Readers to Buy, Do, or Think?	443	(1)
What Benefit to Readers Is It Stressing?	444	(1)
How Convincing Is It?	445	(9)
Eye on Vocabulary	454	(14)
Looking Back	468	(1)
Think Again!	468	(4)
The Dashing Detective	472	(2)
Mastery Test 9-1	474	(5)
Mastery Test 9-2	479	(1)
Mastery Test 9-3	480	(9)
Mastery Test 9-4	489	(3)
The Dashing Detective	492	(2)
Playing Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson	494	(1)
Holmes and Watson to the Rescue One Last Time	494	(1)
Glossary	495	(4)
Credits	499	(6)
Index	505