Reading Beyond Words

by Adams, W. Royce; Brody, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780155080294
• ISBN10: 0155080296
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-06
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This sixth edition of READING BEYOND WORDS continues to provide instructional materials to help students develop reading-study skills, not only for college success but for lifetime use. As the title suggests, reading beyond words implies not only comprehending what the words are saying, butinterpreting, questioning, comparing, and evaluating what an author means. Comprehension exercises lead students from the basics of finding main ideas to realizing that some questions have no ready answers and require thought and discussion. Reading selections vary in length, difficulty, and subject matter, accommodating a variety of student skill levels and interests. Selections by Malcolm X, John Gonzales, and Richard Rodriguez provide inspiration and encouragement to students.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Reading for Main Ideas	1	(44)
Warming Up	2	(1)
Reading Tips	3	(11)
Topics and Main Ideas	3	(1)
Main Ideas and Supporting Details	4	(5)
Paragraphs with Implied Main Ideas	9	(5)
Vocabulary Tips	14	(5)
Dictionary Usage	14	(4)
Overlearning New Words	18	(1)
Applying What You Have Learned	19	(26)
Reading for Main Ideas: Psychology	19	(1)
Succeeding on Campus	20	(7)
Adam Ribb
Reading for Main Ideas: Media	27	(1)
Funny Papers: Behind the Scenes of the Comics	28	(6)
Elaine Scott
Reading for Main Ideas: Political Science	34	(1)
The Defense Budget	35	(7)
James Q. Wilson
John J. DiIulio Jr.
A Though Provoker	42	(1)
Why We don't Read	42	(3)
Dave Barry
Using Writing Patterns to Find the Main Ideas	45	(54)
Warming Up	46	(1)
Reading Tips	46	(19)
Common Writing Patterns	46	(19)
Vocabulary Tips	65	(5)
Words in Context	65	(3)
Contrast Clue Words	68	(2)
Applying What You Have Learned	70	(29)
Finding the Main Ideas: Essential Skills	70	(1)
Shifting Reading Gears	71	(7)
Loretta Forbes
Finding the Main Ideas: Health Education	78	(1)
How to Stop Worrying	79	(8)
Cathy Perlmutter
Finding the Main Ideas: Language	87	(1)
Prediction and Comprehension	88	(6)
Frank Smith
A Thought Provoker	94	(1)
Do I Really Need to Know This Stuff?	95	(4)
Michael Haederle
Understanding Textbooks	99	(48)
Warming Up	100	(1)
Reading Tips	100	(11)
Surveying Textbooks	100	(9)
Surveying Textbook Chapters	109	(2)
Vocabulary Tips	111	(1)
Using Glossaries	111	(1)
Applying What You Have Learned	111	(36)
Surveying and Reading Textbook Chapters: Computer Science	112	(1)
Learning via New Technologies	113	(8)
Ronald Gross
Surveying and Reading Textbook Chapters: Business	121	(1)
Investment Basics	122	(6)
Chuck Carlson
Surveying and Reading Textbook Chapters: History	128	(2)
Native Americans in World War II	130	(11)
James J. Rawls
Surveying Practice: Textbooks and Chapters	141	(4)
A Thought Provoker	145	(1)
My Greatest Lack	145	(2)
Malcolm X
Reading to Learn	147	(54)
Warming Up	148	(2)
Reading Tips	150	(20)
The SQ3R Study Technique	150	(1)
Taking Notes	151	(1)
Marking Textbooks	152	(6)
Reading and Lecture Notes	158	(2)
Mapping	160	(5)
Summarizing	165	(2)
Taking Tests	167	(3)
Vocabulary Tips	170	(5)
Signal Words	170	(5)
Applying What You Have Learned	175	(26)
Reading and Marking: Psychology	175	(1)
We are What We Think We Are	175	(6)
Jennifer Hubris
Reading and Mapping: Media	181	(1)
Truth: The First Victim of War?	181	(11)
Rune Ottosen
Reading and Note Taking: Sociology	192	(1)
Political Institutions in Modern Societies	192	(6)
William Kornblum
A Thought Provoker	198	(1)
College Brings Alienation	199	(2)
John Gonzales
Distinguishing Fact from Opinion and Bias	201	(38)
Warming Up	202	(1)
Reading Tips	203	(12)
Recognizing Fact and Opinion	203	(7)
Reader and Author Bias	210	(4)
Examining Your Biases	214	(1)
Vocabulary Tips	215	(3)
Biased and Emotional Language	215	(3)
Applying What You Have Learned	218	(21)
Recognizing Fact, Opinion, and Bias: English	218	(1)
The Achievement of Desire	218	(8)
Richar Rodriguez
Recognizing Fact, Opinion, and Bias: Science	226	(1)
What Kind of World Do We Want?	226	(5)
Peter H. Raven
Linda R. Berg
George B. Johnson
Recognizing Fact, Opinion, and Bias: Health	231	(1)
Danger: Read the Label	231	(5)
Catherine Arnst
A Thought Provoker	236	(1)
Primary Colors	236	(3)
Kim McLarin
Understanding an Author's Purpose and Tone	239	(44)
Warming Up	240	(1)
Reading Tips	240	(20)
Recognizing an Author's Purpose and Tone	240	(6)
Animals Hold the Key to Saving Human Lives	246	(2)
Joseph E. Murray
Thesis versus Subject	248	(5)
Essay Organization	253	(3)
OK, I'm Going to Fess Up Now	256	(3)
Bob Baker
Purpose and Theme in Imaginative Writings	259	(1)
Vocabulary Tips	260	(5)
Figurative Language	260	(5)
Applying What You Have Learned	265	(18)
Author's Purpose and Tone: Newspaper Column	265	(1)
Licensing for Parents	265	(5)
Robin Branch
Author's Purpose and Tone: Fiction	270	(1)
Wilshire Bus	270	(7)
Hisaye Yamamoto
Author's Purpose and Tone: Poetry	277	(1)
In Response to Executive Order 9066	277	(2)
Dwight Okita
A Thought Provoker	279	(1)
A Teenager's Courage Remembered	280	(3)
Cecilia Rasmussen
Drawing Inferences and Detecting Propaganda	283	(42)
Warming Up	284	(1)
Reading Tips	284	(14)
Drawing Inferences	284	(9)
Detecting Propaganda	293	(5)
Vocabulary Tips	298	(3)
Denotation and Connotation	298	(3)
Applying What You Have Learned	301	(24)
Reading about Word Connotations: English	301	(1)
The Uses of Connotation	302	(7)
Andrea Lundsford
Richard Altick
Reading about Emotive Language: Communications	309	(1)
Equivocal and Emotive Language	310	(6)
Ronald B. Adler
George Rodman
Recognizing Inference and Propaganda: Advertisements	316	(6)
A Thought Provoker	322	(1)
Bigots' One-Dimensional World of Hate	322	(3)
Dianne Klein
Thinking for Yourself	325	(40)
Warming Up	326	(1)
Reading Tips	327	(11)
Understanding and Evaluating Arguments	327	(4)
Errors in Reasoning	331	(2)
A Guide to Reading Argumentative Writings	333	(1)
The Case for Torture	334	(4)
Michael Levin
Vocabulary Tips	338	(6)
Key Word Parts	338	(6)
Applying What You Have Learned	344	(21)
Putting It All Together: Psychology	345	(1)
Anorexia	345	(7)
Rita Atkinson
Putting It All Together: Anthropology	352	(1)
The Family Unit	352	(6)
William A. Haviland
Putting It All Together: News Media	358	(1)
Why Johnny Can't Think	358	(4)
Peter Kugel
A Thought Provoker	362	(1)
On Begging, Giving, and Second Thoughts	362	(2)
Karl Fleming
Reading Beyond This Book	364	(1)
Appendix Reading Graphic Aids	365	(10)
A. How to Read a Table	365	(3)
B. How to Read a Graph	368	(3)
C. How to Read a Chart or Diagram	371	(4)
Index	375