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Develop the critical reading skills you need to complete college assignments with MAKING CONNECTIONS. This textbook uses actual textbook chapters, research articles and literary pieces as reading material to help you hone your critical reading skills.

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

Note to the Instructor

xvii

Note to the Student

xix

PART ONE Reading Skills

(2)

Unit 1 The Student's Role as Learner

(8)

Motivation and PQ3R

(2)

Preview

(1)

Question

(1)

Read

(1)

Recite

(1)

Review

(1)

Textbook Difficulty---What to Do

(1)

Metacognition

(1)

Learning Styles

(1)

Scheduling Your Time

(3)

Unit 2 Vocabulary Skills: Context and Word Part Clues

(18)

Understanding Textbook Vocabulary

(16)

Determining Meaning from Context Clues

(5)

Definition

(1)

Restatement or Synonym

(1)

Example

(1)

Details or Explanation

(1)

Comparison

(1)

Contrast or Antonym

(1)

Exercise 1: Using Context Clues

(3)

Determining Meaning from Word Parts

(6)

Prefixes

(1)

Roots

(1)

Suffixes

(1)

Exercise 2: Using Word Part Clues

(1)

Exercise 3: Using Context and Word Part Clues

(1)

Practice with Periodicals

(1)

Journal Entry

(1)

Textbook Link

(1)

Remembering Content-Related Terms

(5)

Using Meaningful Examples to Remember Definitions

(1)

Exercise 4: Using Meaningful Examples to Remember Definitions

(2)

Visual Aids as a Memory Tool

(1)

Exercise 5: Using Visual Aids to Improve Memory

(2)

Unit 3 Comprehension Skills: Understanding Passages and Graphics

(54)

Finding Main Ideas

(26)

Determining Stated Main Ideas

(2)

Placement of a Main Idea Sentence

(24)

Main Ideas in First Sentences

(1)

Main Ideas in the Final Sentences

(1)

Main Ideas Midparagraph

(1)

Exercise 6: Finding Stated Main Ideas I

(2)

Exercise 7: Finding Stated Main Ideas II

(2)

Determining Implied Main Ideas

(2)

Exercise 8: Determining Implied Main Ideas I

(2)

Exercise 9: Determining Implied Main Ideas II

(3)

Exercise 10: Determining Mixed Stated and Implied Main Ideas

(3)

Determining the Main Idea of Longer Selections

(3)

Writing a Summary of an Article

(1)

Sample Summary: ``Food Fight''

(3)

Practice with Periodicals

(1)

Journal Entry

(1)

Textbook Link

(1)

Determining Organizational Patterns

(13)

Organizational Patterns of Expository Writing

(13)

Example or List

(2)

Comparison or Contrast

(1)

Cause and Effect

(1)

Definition

(1)

Time Order

(1)

Classification

(1)

Exercise 11: Determining Organizational Patterns and Important Details I

(3)

Exercise 12: Determining Organizational Patterns and Important Details II

(4)

Practice with Periodicals

(1)

Journal Entry

(1)

Textbook Link

(1)

Reading and Interpreting Graphics

(14)

Seven Types of Graphics

(6)

Illustration

(1)

Table

(1)

Pie Chart

(1)

Line Graph

(1)

Map

(1)

Bar Graph

(1)

Flow Chart

(7)

Exercise 13: Reading and Interpreting Graphics

(4)

Practice with Periodicals

(1)

Reading Journal Entry

(1)

Textbook Link

(2)

Unit 4 Critical Thinking Skills: Understanding an Author's Intent

(36)

Making Inferences

(15)

Skills to Use in Making an Inference

(15)

Distinguishing between Connotation and Denotation

(1)

Interpreting Figurative Language

(1)

Interpreting Idioms

(1)

Exercise 14: Interpreting Figurative Language

(1)

Making an Inference

(1)

Exercise 15: Making Inferences

(10)

Practice with Periodicals

(1)

Journal Entry

(1)

Textbook Link

(1)

Determining Facts and Opinions

(6)

Distinguishing Facts from Opinions

(1)

Exercise 16: Distinguishing Facts from Opinions

100

(1)

Supporting Opinions with Facts

100

(5)

Exercise 17: Identifying Facts that Support Opinions

102

(2)

Practice with Periodicals

104

(1)

Journal Entry

104

(1)

Textbook Link

104

(1)

Reading and Answering Test Questions

105

(14)

Bloom's Levels of Thinking

105

(1)

Objective Test Questions

106

(6)

Sample Knowledge Question

106

(1)

Sample Comprehension Questions

106

(1)

Sample Application Questions

107

(1)

Sample Analysis Question

108

(1)

Exercise 18: Reading and Answering Test Questions

109

(3)

Essay Questions

112

(3)

Synthesis and Evaluation

112

(1)

Understand the Question: Key Words

113

(1)

Answer the Entire Question

114

(1)

Check the Number of Points Awarded for Each Answer

114

(1)

Begin Answers with a Topic Sentence

114

(1)

Practice with Periodicals

114

(1)

Journal Entry

115

(1)

Textbook Link

115

(1)

Preparing for and Taking the Test

115

(2)

Before the Exam

115

(1)

During the Exam

115

(1)

After the Exam

116

(1)

Exam Review

117

(2)

PART TWO Applying Study/Reading Techniques to Textbook Chapters

119

(2)

Unit 5 Four Textbook Chapters

121

(232)

Health

122

(58)

Preview

122

(3)

Survey the Chapter

123

(1)

Make Connections

124

(1)

Journal Entry

124

(1)

Monitor

125

(10)

Taking Notes

125

(1)

Determining the Notes to Write

126

(9)

Recite

135

(8)

Key Word Column

135

(2)

Journal Entry

137

(1)

Continue Notetaking

137

(6)

Review

143

(5)

Review Your Notes

143

(1)

Methods of Studying

144

(1)

Key Word Column

144

(1)

Summaries

144

(1)

Vocabulary Cards

144

(1)

Concept Maps

144

(2)

Practice Tests

146

(1)

Study Guide

147

(1)

Predicted Test Questions

147

(1)

Recording and Listening

147

(1)

Group or Partner Study

147

(1)

Prepare for the Test

147

(1)

Review the Test

148

(1)

Journal Entry

148

(1)

Health Study Guide Practice Test

148

(4)

Part I

148

(1)

Part II

149

(1)

Part III

150

(2)

Health Textbook Chapter: ``Personal Stress Management''

152

(28)

American History

180

(50)

Preview

180

(2)

Summary

180

(1)

Survey the Chapter

181

(1)

Make Connections

181

(1)

Journal Entry

182

(1)

Monitor

182

(12)

How to Mark and Annotate

182

(1)

Determining What to Mark and Annotate

183

(11)

Journal Entry

194

(1)

Recite

194

(1)

Review

194

(3)

Review Your Notes

194

(1)

Methods of Studying

194

(1)

Summaries

194

(1)

Key Name and Date Cards

195

(1)

Concept Maps

195

(1)

Time Line

195

(1)

Study Guide

196

(1)

Predicted Test Questions

196

(1)

Group or Partner Study

196

(1)

Recording and Listening

196

(1)

Visualizing

196

(1)

Using Maps

196

(1)

Prepare for the Test

196

(1)

After the Test

196

(1)

Journal Entry

196

(1)

American History Study Guide Practice Test

197

(7)

Part I

197

(1)

Part II

198

(1)

Part III

199

(5)

American History Textbook Chapter: ``The Furnace of Civil War''

204

(26)

Business: Human Resource Management and Motivation

230

(57)

Preview

230

(2)

Survey the Chapter

230

(1)

Make Connections

231

(1)

Journal Entry

232

(1)

Monitor

232

(7)

How to Outline

232

(1)

Determining the Notes for Your Outline

233

(1)

Outlining the Chapter

233

(6)

Journal Entry

239

(1)

Recite

239

(3)

Continue Outlining

239

(3)

Review

242

(2)

Review Your Notes

242

(1)

Methods of Studying

242

(1)

Summaries

242

(1)

Vocabulary Cards

242

(1)

Concept Maps

242

(1)

Practice Tests

243

(1)

Study Guide

243

(1)

Predicted Test Questions

243

(1)

Recording and Listening

243

(1)

Group or Partner Study

244

(1)

Prepare for the Test

244

(1)

After the Test

244

(1)

Journal Entry

244

(1)

Business Study Guide Practice Test

244

(8)

Part I

244

(1)

Part II

245

(2)

Part III

247

(2)

Part IV

249

(2)

Application Exercises

251

(1)

Business Textbook Chapter: ``Human Resource Management and Motivation''

252

(35)

Psychology

287

(66)

Preview

287

(1)

Survey the Chapter

287

(1)

Make Connections

287

(1)

Monitor

288

(1)

Recite

288

(1)

Review

289

(1)

Review Your Notes

289

(1)

Methods of Studying

289

(1)

Prepare for the Test

290

(1)

After the Test

290

(1)

Psychology Study Guide Practice Test

290

(23)

The Psychodynamic Approach

290

(9)

The Humanistic Approach

299

(2)

The Trait Approach

301

(4)

The Social Cognitive Approach

305

(3)

End-of-Chapter Quiz

308

(5)

Psychology Textbook Chapter: ``Personality''

313

(40)

PART THREE Periodical Research

353

(2)

Unit 6 Reading and Taking Notes from Periodicals

355

(34)

Sample Notes for a Research Card

356

(1)

A Note on Plagiarism

356

(1)

Health Articles

357

(9)

Reading and Writing Activities for ``Alternate and Complementary Modalities for Managing Stress and Anxiety''

361

(4)

Reading and Writing Activities for ``10 Simple Ways to Manage Stress''

365

(1)

American History Articles

366

(8)

Reading and Writing Activities for ``Women in Battle in the Civil War''

370

(4)

Reading and Writing Activities for ``Lincoln's Last Hours''

374

(1)

Business Articles

374

(6)

Reading and Writing Activities for ``Beyond the Suggestion Box''

377

(3)

Reading and Writing Activities for ``Comparative Competitive Aspects of Japanese Use of Human Resources Vis-a-Vis United States and Canada''

380

(1)

Psychology Articles

380

(9)

Reading and Writing Activities for ``Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy of College Students with Disabilities''

387

(1)

Reading and Writing Activities for ``Is Freud Finished?''

388

(1)

Appendix A Answers to Practice Tests

389

(12)

Appendix B Reading Essays about Literary Works

401

(10)

Appendix C Selected Answers to the Part I Exercises

411

(10)

Index

421

(4)

Credits

425

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