Master Student Reader : Used with ... Master Student-Becoming a Master Student

by Andersen, Catherine F.

• ISBN13: 9780618606030
• ISBN10: 0618606033
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-07
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

The newest addition to the Master Student program provides a collection of contemporary readings for self-reflection and critical thinking. Structured in a way that exposes students to a variety of reading and writing styles, theMaster Student Readerexcerpts work from a variety of sources including student writing, textbooks, magazines, newspapers, websites, essays, and speeches. An emphasis on journal writing provides students with a means to self assess, while additional writing requirements--such as persuasive essays, fact or opinion papers, and research papers--help students take a more traditional approach to developing critical-thinking skills. Power Processarticles motivate and encourage students to take charge of their college experience. Reflection Questionsstimulate in-class discussion and can be used as writing prompts. Writing Assignmentsget students thinking about audience, purpose, and length of an essay, and help them analyze the information they have learned. Journal Entries (Discovery and Intention Statements)allow students to reflect specifically on their personal feelings, identify new information that they have discovered in the articles, and think about how to apply these ideas in other courses and in life. Mastering Vocabularyprompts students to identify and define new vocabulary words. Additional Activitiesinclude exercises for working with classmates, alternative projects and out-of-the-box activities for students to explore their campus.

Table of Contents

Note: Each reading is followed by Reflection Questions

Each chapter concludes with a Writing Assignment, Journal Entry, Mastering Vocabulary, and Additional Activities

Every chapter begins with The Power Process /Introduction to the readings--the purpose

Introduction: Discover What You Want

The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise to Fulfill a Dream

Flow Learning--The Myth Buster

Job Outlook for College Graduates

Ideas Are Tools Liberal Education, Work, and Human Development

Developmental Foundations of Critical Thinking

My Moment of Truth

Be Here Now How to Help Them Succeed

Ambition: Why Some People Are Most Likely to Succeed

Could You Be a Leader?

Love Your Problems Too Sacred for Words: Fear of Public Speaking Can Be Overcome, Experts Insist

11 Steps to a Better Brain He Has Become a Turtle with a Tailwind

Notice Your Pictures and Let Them Go Learning to Read

X Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds

Light Coming Out Letter,from Troy to his mother

I Create It All The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise to Fulfill a Dream

With Age Comes Resilience, Storm's Aftermath Proves

September 11, 2001:Answering the Call

Detach Stress Management: Rolling with the Punches

The Secrets of Sleep

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Find a Bigger Problem 3 Years after Attacks, Conflicting Emotions

Day in the Life of Homeless in America

Stem Cells and False Hope

The Stem Cell Controversy, excerpts

Employ Your Word What Corporate America Can't Build: A Sentence

Honest Words: Low Impact Language

Writing a Wrong: Too Many Students Can't Put Pen--or Pencil--to Paper

Choose Your Conversations and Your Community Welcome to Civility 101

'Invisible' Disability Now Visable on Campus Back to School

The AAUP's Committee on Women Responds to Lawrence Summers

Risk Being a Fool

The Higher Purpose

How to Fight College Cheating

The Road Not Taken

Surrender

The Fat Girlby

How to Get Unstuck Now!

How to Avoid the Dread of Debtby

Be It Choosing a College Major: For the Love or for the Money?

College Graduates Aren't Ready for the Real World

The New Science of Happiness

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