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Preface An Overview of Bridging the Gap Chapter 1: Active Learning What is Active Learning? What Are Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience? How Does the Brain Screen Messages? Brain Boosters Brain Boosters: Are You Paying Attention? Cognitive Styles Cognitive Style Preferences Global Versus Analytical Sensory Learning Styles Multiple Intelligences: There Is More Than One Way to Be Smart What If I’m Not a Verbal or Logical Learner? What is Concentration? Poor Concentration: Cause and Cures External Distractions Internal Distractions Brain Booster: Are You Curious? Reader’s Tip: Improving Concentration Successful Academic Behaviors Reader’s Tip: Managing School and Work E-Mail Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop SECTION 1: PSYCHOLOGY Video: “Creativity” “Becoming More Creative” By Carol Wade and Carol Tavris Concept Prep for Psychology SECTION 2: HISTORY “Home Front Workers, Rosie the Riveter, and Victory Girls” by Jacqueline Jones, et al Concept Prep for History SECTION 3: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE “Volunteers Help protect the Environment” from www.peacecorps.gov Chapter 2: Vocabulary Remembering New Words Brain Booster: Use Your Senses to Make More Sense! Associate Words in Phrases Associate Words with Rhymes or Sounds Associate Words with Images Associate Words in Families Seek Reinforcement Create Concept Cards Using Context Clues Definition or Synonym Elaborating Details Examples Comparison Contrast Antonyms Limitations of Context Clues Multiple Meanings of a Word Understanding the Structure of Words Using a Dictionary Using a Glossary Using a Thesaurus Brain Booster: Meaning Matters! Word Origins Using Analogies Reader’s Tip: Categories of Analogy Relationships Easily Confused Words Recognizing Acronyms Recognizing Transitional Words Reader’s Tip: Types of Transitional Words Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop Vocabulary Booster: Over, Under, Around, and Through Chapter 3: Strategic Reading and Study What is Strategic Reading? Four Types of Readers The Stages of Reading Stage 1: Strategies for Previewing Signposts for Previewing Reader’s Tip: Asking Questions Before Reading Preview to Activate Schemata Brain Booster: Schemata and Your Brain Stage 2: Strategies for Integrating Knowledge with Reading Integrating Ideas: How Do Good Readers Think? Reader’s Tip: Using Thinking Strategies While Reading Metacognition Reader’s Tip: Developing Metacognition for Reading Stage 3: Strategies for Recalling Recalling Through Writing The Three Steps of Recalling Reader’s Tip: Recalling After Reading Brain Booster: Use It To Remember It! Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop SECTION 1: HISTORY “Madam C.J. Walker: Business Savvy To Generous Philanthropy” from America.gov Archive SECTION 2: HEALTH “High-Risk Drinking and College Students” by Rebecca Donatelle SECTION 3: BUSINESS Video: TOMS Shoes: Changing the World “TOMS Shoes” Be The Change You Want to See In the World” by Gary Armstrong and Philip Kotler Concept Prep For Business Vocabulary Booster: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Chapter 4: Main Idea What is a Topic? What is a Main Idea? What are Supporting Details? Distinguishing Topics, Main Ideas, and Details: A Closer Look Strategies for Finding Main Idea Prior Knowledge and Constructing the Main Idea “Informed” Expert Readers “Uninformed” Expert Readers Identifying Main Ideas Among Sentences Questioning for the Main Idea Reader’s Tip: Using Questions for Find the Main Idea Stated Main Ideas The Topic Sentence How Common Are Stated Main Ideas? Where Are Stated Main Ideas Located? What Are Major and Minor Details? Reader’s Tip: Signals for Significance Unstated Main Ideas Unstated Main Ideas in Sentences Unstated Main Ideas in Paragraphs Interpreting the Main Idea of Longer Selections Reader’s Tip: Getting the Main Idea of Longer Selections Brain Booster: Brains Need the Right Amount Of Sleep Summary Writing: A Main Idea Skill Why Summarize? Reader’s Tip: How to Summarize Brain Booster: Chronic Stress and the Brain Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop SELECTION 1: PHYSCHOLOGY Video: The Effects of Stress “Coping With Stress” by Carol Wade and Carol Tavris Concept Prep for Psychology SELECTION 2: SHORT STORY “On the Sidewalk Bleeding” by Evan Hunter Concept Prep for Literature SELECTION 3: CRIMINAL JUSTICE “Fighting Violent Gang Crime with Math” by Stuart Wolpert Vocabulary Booster: Who’s Who in Medicine? Chapter 5: Patterns of Organization Textbook Organization: The Big Picture What do Transitional Words Do? Words That Signal Addition Words That Signal Examples or Illustrations Words That Signal Time or Sequence Words That Signal Comparison Words That Signal Contrast Words That Signal Cause and Effect Reader’s Tip: Signal Words for Transition Patterns of Organization in Textbooks Simple Listing Definition Brain Booster: Brains Like Patterns Description Time Order, Sequence, or Narration Comparison Contrast Comparison and Contrast Cause and Effect Classification Addition Summary Location or Spatial Order Generalization and Examples Reader’s Tip: Patterns of Organization and Signal Words Clues to the Organizational Pattern Brain Booster: Watering the Brain Mixed Organizational Patterns Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop SELECTION 1: NARRATIVE “Instant Message, Instant Girlfriend” by Roger Hobs SELECTION 2: HISTORY “Women In History” by Leonard Pitt Chapter 6: Organizing Textbook Information The Demands of College Study Building Knowledge Networks The Study Process Organizing Textbook Information Brain Booster: Exercise to Boost Brain Power Annotating Why Annotate? Reader’s Tip: How to Annotate When to Annotate Note Taking The Cornell Method Reader’s Tip: How to Take Notes: The Cornell Method Outlining Reader’s Tip: Guidelines for Successful Outlining Brain Booster: Sleep and Problem Solving Mapping Reader’s Tip: How to Map Summary Points MyReaingLab The Reading Workshop SECTION 1: BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS “Watch Your Language” by Gary Armstrong and Philip Kotler Concept Prep for Communications and Language SECTION 2: HEALTH “Nutrition, Health, and Stress” by Barbara Brehm Concept Prep for Health SECTION 3: CRIMINAL JUSTICE Video: DNA and the Criminal Justice System “Police DNA Collection Sparks Questions” by Carolyn Thompson Vocabulary Booster: The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars Chapter 7: Inference What is an Inference? What is Required to Make a Reasonable Inference? Implied Meaning in Humor Brain Booster: The Brain’s Pleasure Center and Learning Connotative Language Euphemisms and Politically Correct language Figurative Language Idioms Similes Metaphors Literary Analogies Hyperbole Personification Verbal Irony Figurative Language in Poetry More Types of Inferences Inferences from Facts Inferences About a Speaker or Narrator Inferences Based on Action and Description Using Prior Knowledge to Make Inferences Brain Booster: Boost Brain Power Through Collaboration Expanding Prior Knowledge Drawing Conclusions Reader’s Tip: Making Inferences Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop SELECTION 1: SHORT STORY “A Dip in the Poole” by Bill Pronzini Concept Prep for Philosophy and Literature SELECTION 2: SHORT STORY “The Mountain Man” by Thaddeus Rutowski SELECTION 3: PERSONAL NARRATIVE Video: Illiteracy in the United States “Fear the College Years” from The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read: A Memoir by John Corcoran Concept Prep for Political Science Vocabulary Booster: Can I Get That In Writing? Chapter 8: Point of View Textbooks and Author’s Point of View What is the Author’s Point of View? What is Bias? What is the Reader’s Point of View? Brain Booster: Male and Female Brains and Their Points of View What Are Fact and Opinion? Reader’s Tip: Questions to Uncover Bias What is the Author’s Purpose? What is the Author’s Tone? Reader’s Tip: Recognizing an Author’s Tone Point of View in Editorial Cartoons Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop SELECTION 1: PHILOSOPHY “Decision” by Gary Kirby and Jeffrey Goodpaster SELECTION 2: SCIENCE Video: Global Warming “The Role of Humansin Global Warming” by Teresa Audesirk SELECTION 3: HEALTH “Steroids” by Rebecca J. Donatelle Vocabulary Booster Chapter 9: Critical Thinking What is Thinking? What is Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Skills and College Goals Reader’s Tip: Four Habits of Effective Critical Thinkers Barriers to Critical Thinking Recognizing an Argument Steps in Analyzing and Evaluating and Argument Step 1: Identify the Position on the Issue Step 2: Identify the Support in the Argument Step 3: Evaluate the Support Reader’s Tip: Types of Support for Arguments Step 4: Evaluate the Argument Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Applying the Four Steps of Critical Thinking Explanation of the Four Steps Creative and Critical Thinking Brain Booster: The Creative Plan Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop SELECTION 1: ESSAY Video: The Magic Number of Beauty “The Importance of being Beautiful” by Sidney Katz SELECTION 2: ESSAY “Give the Ref a Gavel” by Eldon L. Ham SELECTION 3: ESSAY “How Boys Become Men” by John Katz Vocabulary Booster: Lights, Camera, Action! Chapter 10: Graphic Illustrations What Graphics Do Reader’s Tip: How to Read Graphic Material Diagrams Tables Maps Pie Graphs Bar Graphs Line Graphs Flowcharts Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop SELECTION 1: PERSONAL NARRATIVE “Little Income, Big Debt: Managing Money in College” by Trent Hamm SELECTION 2: SCIENCE Video: The American Diet “The Risks and Benefits of Weight Loss Plans” by Campbell, et al. SELECTION 3: SOCIOLOGY “Technology and the Environment” by John J. Macionis Vocabulary Booster: Play It Again, Sam Chapter 11: Rate Flexibility Why is Reading Rate Important? What is Your Baseline Reading Rate? Factors Affecting Reading Rate and Technique Varying rate and technique to Fit Purpose Rate Variations and Prior Knowledge Brain Booster: Music to Our Ears and to Our Brains Habits for Faster Reading Concentrate Stop Regressing Expand Fixations Stop Vocalizing Preview Use Your Pen as a Pacer Push and Pace: Set a Time Goal Skimming Reader’s Tip: Techniques for Skimming Scanning Reader’s Tip: Techniques for Scanning Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop Vocabulary Booster: Foreign Terms Chapter 12: Test Taking Can Being Test Wise Improve Your Score? Brain Booster: Balance Memorization and Application in Test Preparation General Strategies for Mental and Physical Preparation Before Taking a Test Reader’s Tip: Preparing For a Test During the Test After the Test Brain Booster: Turn Mistakes into Success Strategies for Standardized Reading Tests Anticipate What is Coming Next Read Rapidly, but Don’t Allow Yourself to Feel Rushed Read to Learn and Enjoy Self-Test for the Main Idea Consider All Alternatives Before Choosing an Answer Recognizing the Major Question Types on Reading Comprehension Tests Main Idea Questions Detail Questions Inference Questions Author’s Purpose Questions Vocabulary Questions Strategies for Content Exams Multiple-Choice, True-False, and Matching Items Short-Answer Items Essay Questions Reader’s Tip: Key Words in Essay Questions Locus of Control Summary Points MyReadingLab The Reading Workshop Appendix 1: ESL: Making Sense of Figurative Language and Idions Reader’s Tip: Categorizing Idioms Appendix 2: The Reading Workshop: Topics and formats for Book Discussion Glossary Index Photo Credits Text Credits An Overview of Concept Preps (Inside Front Cover) Progress Chart for Reading Selections (Inside Rear Cover) Table of Contents
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