Developmental English
Reading for Results, 10th Edition
ISBN-10: 0618766774 ISBN-13: 9780618766772
752 Pages Paperbound
© 2008 Published
- Overview
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- About the Author
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- Table of Contents
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- Features
Table of Contents
1. Strategies for Mastering Your Textbooks
Introducing SQ3R: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review
S: Survey to Get a General Overview
Q: Use Questions to Guide Your Attention
R: Read
R: Recite
R: Review
Mining the Web for Background Knowledge
Introducing Bonus Questions
Sample Chapter: The Cold War Abroad and at Home, 1945-1952
2. Word Power
Using Context
Context and Meaning
Defining Words from Their Parts
Combine Forces: Use Context Clues and Word Parts
More Pointers About Specialized Vocabulary
Connotations and Denotations of Words
The Difference Between Reading and Writing Vocabularies
3. Relating the General to the Specific in Reading and Writing
General and Specific Words
Understanding the Difference Between General and Specific Sentences
The Writer's Responsibility
The Reader's Response
Connecting General and Specific Sentences in Paragraphs
4. Discovering Topics, Main Ideas, and Topic Sentences
Identify the Topic
Use the Topic to Discover the Main Idea
Topic Sentences and Main Ideas
More Topic Sentence Locations
Paraphrasing Topic Sentences
A Two-Step Method for Paraphrasing Complex Ideas
5. Inferences and Main Ideas
Inferences in Everyday Life
Filling in the Gaps in Topic Sentences
Inferring Main Ideas
Five Types of Paragraphs Likely to Imply the Main Idea
More on Evaluating Your Inferences
Test 6: Vocabulary Review
6. More on the Function of Supporting Details
Supporting Details Develop Topic Sentences
Understanding the Difference Between Major and Minor Details
Topic Sentences Help Identify Major Details
Transitions and Major Details
Reader-Supplied Inferences and Supporting Details
Visual Aids as Supporting Details
Concluding Sentences and Supporting Details
7. Beyond the Paragraph: Reading Longer Selections
Moving Beyond the Paragraph
Diagramming Major and Minor Details
Implied Main Ideas in Longer Readings
Monitoring Comprehension with Informal Outlines
Taking Notes with Informal Outlines
Introducing Graphic Organizers
8. Recognizing Patterns of Organization in Paragraphs
Pattern 1: Definition
Pattern 2: Time Order
Pattern 3: Comparison and Contrast
Pattern 4: Cause and Effect
Pattern 5: Classification
Identifying the "Primary" Pattern
9. Combining Patterns in Paragraphs and Longer Readings
Combining Patterns in Paragraphs
Seeing Patterns in Longer Readings
10. More on Purpose, Tone, and Bias
Why Think About Purpose?
Informative Writing
Persuasive writing
Separating Fact and Opinion
Combining Opinions with Facts
Evaluating Bias in Persuasive Writing
Backing Opinions with Arguments
Putting It All Together
Reading 1. The Altruistic Personality, Sharon S. Brehm, Saul M. Kassin, and Steven Fein
Reading 2. A Hero Scorned, USA Today Editorial
Reading 3. Does America Need a Third Party? Ann O'M. Bowman and Richard C. Kearney
Reading 4. The Stereotype Trap, Sharon Begley
Reading 5. Where Does Free Speech End? Ann Marie Radaskiewicz and Laraine Flemming
Reading 6. Memory, Perception, and Eyewitness Testimony, Douglas A. Bernstein, Louis A. Penner, Alison Clarke-Stewart, and Edward J. Roy
Reading 7. Kohlberg's Six Stages of Moral Judgment, Kelvin L. Seifert, Robert J. Hoffnung, and Michele Hoffnung
Reading 8. Marla Ruzicka: An Activist Angel, Ann Marie Radaskiewicz
Reading 9. The Wolf Children, David Wallechinsky
Reading 10. Nuclear Power and Waste Disposal, James T. Shipman, Jerry D. Wilson, and Aaron W. Todd
Appendix: Reading Pie Charts and Graphs