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Exercise Your College Reading Skills: Developing More Powerful Comprehension

Exercise Your College Reading Skills: Developing More Powerful Comprehension

          
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About the Book

Through the familiar and motivating metaphor of sports, Janet Elder (Opening Doors, New Worlds) provides students extensive opportunities to learn, apply, and reinforce essential reading skills.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTIONTHE “SECRETS” OF SUCCESS PART I: WARM-UP Chapter 1: Determining the Meaning of an Unfamiliar Word through Context The Skill: Determining the Meaning of an Unfamiliar Word through ContextThe Technique: Use Five Types of Context CluesThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Using Context CluesThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Using Context CluesThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Using Context CluesThree Sets of Practice ExercisesPART II: BASIC WORKOUT Chapter 2: Determining the Topic of a ParagraphThe Skill: Determining the Topic of a ParagraphThe Technique: Use the Four Strategies for Determining the TopicThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Determining the TopicThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Determining the Topic The Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Determining the Topic of a ParagraphThree Sets of Practice ExercisesChapter 3: Identifying the Stated Main Idea Sentence and Supporting Details of a ParagraphThe Skill: Identifying the Stated Main Idea Sentence of a ParagraphThe Technique: Find the Sentence That Has the Characteristics of a Main Idea SentenceThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Identifying the Stated Main Idea Sentence The Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Identifying the Stated Main Idea Sentence The Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the Chapter (Stated Main Idea)The Skill: Identifying the Supporting Details of a ParagraphThe Technique: Identify the Supporting DetailsThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Identifying Supporting DetailsThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Identifying Supporting DetailsThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the Chapter (Supporting Details)The Practice: Apply the Skill of Identifying the Stated Main Idea Sentence Three Sets of Practice ExercisesChapter 4: Formulating the Implied Main Idea Sentence of a ParagraphThe Skill: Formulating the Implied Main Idea Sentence of a ParagraphThe Technique: Use the Three Formulas for Formulating an Implied Main Idea SentenceThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Formulating the Implied Main Idea Sentence The Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Formulating the Implied Main Idea Sentence The Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Formulating the Implied Main Idea SentenceThree Sets of Practice ExercisesChapter 5: Recognizing Authors' Writing PatternsThe Skill: Recognizing Authors' Writing PatternsThe Technique: Learn the Characteristics of Authors’ Five Writing PatternsThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Identifying Authors' Writing PatternsThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Identifying Authors' Writing PatternsThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Identifying Authors' Writing PatternsThree Sets of Practice ExercisesPART III: BASIC STRETCHING Chapter 6: Applying All the Basic Skills to ParagraphsThe Practice: Apply All of the Basic Skills to ParagraphsThree Sets of Practice ExercisesPART IV: ADVANCED WORKOUT Welcome to the Advanced WorkoutChapter 7: Distinguishing Facts from OpinionsThe Skill: Distinguishing Facts from OpinionsThe Technique: Apply the Characteristics of Facts and OpinionsThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Distinguishing Facts from OpinionsThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Distinguishing Facts from OpinionsThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Distinguishing Facts from OpinionsThree Sets of Practice ExercisesChapter 8: Making Inferences and Drawing ConclusionsThe Skill: Making Inferences and Drawing ConclusionsThe Technique: Base Inferences and Conclusions on the PassageThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Making Inferences and Drawing ConclusionsThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Making Inferences and Drawing ConclusionsThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Making Inferences and Drawing ConclusionsThree Sets of Practice ExercisesChapter 9: Determining the Author’s Purpose, Tone, Point of View, and Intended AudienceThe Skill: Determining the Author’s Purpose, Tone, Point of View, and Intended AudienceThe Technique: Ask the Purpose, Tone, Point of View, and Intended Audience QuestionsThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Determining the Author’s Purpose, Tone, Point of View, and Intended AudienceThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Determining the Author’s Purpose, Tone, Point of View, and Intended AudienceThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of the Author’s Purpose, Tone, Point of View, and Intended AudienceThree Sets of Practice ExercisesChapter 10: Evaluating an Author’s ArgumentThe Skill: Evaluating an Author’s ArgumentThe Technique: Identify the Issue and the Author's Argument, Then Ask the Evaluation QuestionsThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Evaluating an Author’s ArgumentThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Evaluating an Author’s ArgumentThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Evaluating an Author’s ArgumentThree Sets of Practice ExercisesPART V: ADVANCED STRETCHING Chapter 11: Applying All the Advanced Skills to Single- and Multiple-Paragraph SelectionsThe Practice: Apply All of the Advanced Skills to Single- and Multiple-Paragraph SelectionsThree Sets of Practice ExercisesBonus Workout: Applying the Skills to Literary SelectionsPART VI: FLEX YOUR LITERARY MUSCLESWelcome to Flex Your Literary MusclesChapter 12: Interpreting Figures of SpeechThe Skill: Interpreting Figures of SpeechThe Technique: Recognize and Interpret Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Hyperboles, and MetonymyThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Interpreting Figures of SpeechThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Interpreting Figures of SpeechThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Interpreting Figures of SpeechThree Sets of Practice ExercisesChapter 13: Achieving Basic Comprehension of Literary Works The Skill: Achieving Basic Comprehension of Literary WorksThe Technique: Apply the Literary Counterparts of the Basic Comprehension SkillsThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Basic Comprehension of Literary WorksThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Achieving Basic Comprehension of Literary WorksThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Achieving Basic Comprehension of Literary WorksThree Sets of Practice ExercisesPART VII: COOL DOWNWelcome to the Cool DownChapter 14: Interpreting Graphic AidsThe Skill: Interpreting Graphic AidsThe Technique: Interpret Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Charts, Flowcharts, and TablesThe Trainer: Applying the Skill of Interpreting Graphic AidsThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Interpreting Graphic AidsThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Interpreting Graphic AidsThree Sets of Practice ExercisesChapter 15: Organizing Information for Study The Skill: Organizing Information for StudyThe Technique: Mark and Annotate Textbooks, Take Notes, Make Outlines and Study Maps, and Write SummariesThe Edge: Pointers from the Coach about Organizing Information for StudyThe Replay: Remembering the Essential Information from the ChapterThe Practice: Apply the Skill of Organizing Information for StudyThree Sets of Practice ExercisesPART VIII: GRAND SLAM: PLAYING IN THE BIG LEAGUESWelcome to the Grand Slam Transition Words and MetacomprehensionChapter 16: Applying All the Skills You Have LearnedSelection 1: “Four Types of Computers” (computer science)Selection 2: “Achieving What You Really Want in Life”(study skills)Selection 3: Excerpt from The Man Who Listens to Horses(autobiography)Selection 4: “Burglars and Burglary, Robbers and Robbery, and Hot Products”(criminology)Selection 5: “Repressed Memories: Truth or Fiction?”(psychology)Selection 6: “Choosing a Mate”(sociology)Selection 7: “The Great Midlothian Sawdust War” (essay)Selection 8: “To Robert Frost”(poem)Selection 9: Major Sullivan Ballou’s Letter to His Wife, Sarah(letter)Kudos from Your CoachAppendix 1: A List of Word PartsAppendix 2: “Tackling the Test”: Test-Taking Strategies and TipsAppendix 3: Suggested Reading That You’ll Enjoy (bibliography)Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780072563801
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional
  • Height: 274 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1068 gr
  • ISBN-10: 007256380X
  • Publisher Date: 16 May 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 213 mm


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