Reader's Choice 4, Split Edition Book 2

by Silberstein, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9780472088645
• ISBN10: 0472088645
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-23
• Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr

Summary

The two volumes of Reader's Choice 4, Split Editions, contain all the high-quality reading skills and strategies in the fourth edition of Reader's Choice. Reader's Choice is based on the theory that proficient reading requires the coordination of a number of skills, but most important, the reader's ability to select the proper skills or strategies to solve each reading problem. The exercises and readings in the new split editions of Reader's Choice will help students become independent, efficient readers. Each carefully selected reading is accompanied by a wide variety of exercises, including a composition focus to facilitate use of the text in integrated reading-writing programs. Skills-focused units alternate with units centering on full reading passages. New in the split editions: " Visual literacy. Today's students are confronted with a dizzying array and combination of print and graphics. These editions feature activities that develop strategies for gleaning information from combinations of text and graphics. " Web work. The ability of today's students to evaluate information sources is nowhere more crucial than on the Internet. Web work appears in two skills units in book 1, and other activities accompany several reading selections. " New readings. The changing world around us has led to the addition of readings on topics such as genetic engineering, the globalization of tourism, and the cross-generational workplace. " Additional vocabulary. New readings bring additional vocabulary. New lexical items are topically related across a series of linked readings. Items are introduced and practiced in a variety of formats, reinforcing both the given item and more general literacy and acquisitions skills. Book 1 includes units 1-6 and unit 13 from the single volume of the fourth edition. Book 2 includes units 7-12 and unit 14 from the single volume of the fourth edition. Both volumes include an extensive lesson plan and guide for teachers and an answer key. The split editions of Reader's Choice 4 are supported by an accompanying website.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Nonprose Reading: Poetry	p. 1
Word Study: Context Clues	p. 5
Word Study: Stems and Affixes	p. 8
Sentence Study: Restatement and Inference	p. 12
Paragraph Analysis: Reading for Full Understanding	p. 16
Discourse Focus: Prediction	p. 28
Reading Selections 1A-1B: Technical Prose and Science Reporting (Economics)	p. 33
Composition Foci: Using Supporting Data / Developing a Proposal
"Six Billion ... and Counting"	p. 35
"The World Turns Gray"	p. 40
Reading Selection 2: Magazine Article (Popular Psychology)	p. 51
Composition Focus: Comparison and Contrast
"Why We Laugh"	p. 51
Reading Selection 3: Short Story	p. 58
Composition Focus: Arguing a Position
"The Lottery"	p. 58
Nonprose Reading: Bus Schedule	p. 69
Word Study: Stems and Affixes	p. 74
Sentence Study: Comprehension	p. 77
Paragraph Reading: Restatement and Inference	p. 80
Discourse Focus: Careful Reading / Drawing Inferences	p. 83
Reading Selections 1A-1B: Science Reporting (Genetic Engineering)	p. 87
Composition Foci: Arguing a Position / Developing a Proposal
"Grains of Hope"	p. 88
"The Global Food Fight"	p. 98
Reading Selection 2: Poetry	p. 103
"How to Eat a Poem"	p. 103
"Unfolding Bud"	p. 103
"This is Just to Say"	p. 105
"in Just-"	p. 106
"Spring and Fall: To a Young Child"	p. 107
Reading Selection 3: Short Story	p. 109
Composition Foci: Analogy / Fiction
"The Chaser"	p. 109
Nonprose Reading: Road Map	p. 115
Word Study: Context Clues	p. 122
Sentence Study: Restatement and Inference	p. 124
Paragraph Analysis: Reading for Full Understanding	p. 128
Discourse Focus: Prediction	p. 135
Reading Selection 1: Textbook (Anthropology)	p. 141
Composition Foci: Description / Presenting an Opinion
"The Sacred 'Rac'"	p. 141
Reading Selection 2: Business Text	p. 145
Composition Focus: Book Review / Advisory Report
"The Cross-Generational Workplace"	p. 146
Reading Selections 3A-3C: Family Narratives	p. 156
Composition Foci: Narrative / Description / Biography
"An Attack on the Family"	p. 156
"The Circuit"	p. 162
"Fish Cheeks"	p. 175
Longer Reading: Suspense	p. 179
Composition Foci: Presenting an Opinion / Arguing a Position
"The Dusty Drawer," Harry Miles Muheim	p. 179
Appendixes
Discourse Focus: Reading for Different Goals--Web Work	p. 201
Context Clues	p. 205
Dictionary Use	p. 207
Stems and Affixes	p. 210
Sentence Study	p. 212
Main Idea	p. 214
Answer Key	p. 216
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