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This intermediate-level text for Developmental Reading and Reading and Study Skills courses presents a systematic way of approaching college textbook material to help students be more efficient in their reading and studying. Packaged with a free student CD-ROM and containing 24 full-length selections from both textbooks and popular sources, plus 2 complete textbook chapters, "Opening Doors" teaches essential reading comprehension skills and specific strategies for approaching college reading assignments effectively.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: ORIENTATION: Preparing and Organizing Yourself for Success in College Chapter 1: Making Yourself Successful in College Skills: Doing What Successful Students Do Setting Your Goals Motivating Yourself Managing Your Time Understanding Learning Styles Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Card Readings: Selection 1-1: 'Why Go to College?' from P.O.W.E.R. LEARNING: Strategies for Success in College and Life by Robert S. Feldman (Study skills) Selection 1-2: 'Hero on Parade' from The Big Picture by Ben Carson with Gregg Lewis (Nonfiction) Selection 1-3: 'Saved,' from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley (Autobiography) Chapter 2: Approaching College Reading and Developing a College-Level Vocabulary Skills: Understanding the Reading Process Improving Your Reading Developing a College-Level Vocabulary Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings: Selection 2-1: 'The World Wide Web' by Robert Harris (Information Technology) Selection 2-2: 'The Yellow Ribbon' by Pete Hamill (Literature) Selection 2-3: 'A Whale of a Survival Problem' by John Postlethwait and Janet Hopson (Biology) Chapter 3: Approaching College Assignments: Reading Textbooks and Following Directions Skills: College Textbooks: A Process for Reading and Studying Effectively Following Directions in Textbooks and on Tests Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings: Selection 3-1: 'How to Find the Time to Read' by Louis Shores (Essay) Selection 3-2: 'Parenthood' by Diane E. Papalia and Sally Wendkos Olds (Human development) Selection 3-3: 'Art in the Service of Religion' by Rita Gilbert (Art appreciation) PART TWO: COMPREHENSION: Understanding College Textbooks by Reading for Ideas Chapter 4: Determining the Topic and the Stated Main Idea Skills: The Topic of a Paragraph The Stated Main Idea of a Paragraph A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Topics and Stated Main Ideas Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings: Selection 4-1: 'The New Workforce' by Michelle Conlin (Magazine article) Selection 4-2: 'Latinos' by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine (Sociology) Selection 4-3: 'Muhammad' by Michael Hart (History) Chapter 5: Formulating Implied Main Ideas Skills: Implied Main Ideas in Paragraphs Formulating an Implied Main Idea A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Implied Main Ideas Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings: Selection 5-1: 'Laugh Your Stress Away' by Stephen Lally (Magazine article) Selection 5-2: 'The Changing Roles of Men and Women' by Merrill McLoughlin and other (Sociology) Selection 5-3: 'Demography?' by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine (Sociology) Chapter 6: Identifying Supporting Details Skills: Supporting Details in Paragraphs Identifying and Listing Supporting Details Major and Minor Details and How to Tell the Difference A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Supporting Details Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings: Selection 6-1: 'Benjamin Franklin' by Mary L. Sherk (Newspaper article) Selection 6-2: 'Communication Close-Up at Ben and Jerry's Homemade' by Courtland Bovee and John Thill (Business) Selection 6-3: From A Beginner's Guide to the World Economy by Randy Charles Epping (Economics) Chapter 7: Recognizing Authors' Writing Patterns Skills: Patterns of Writing Recognizing Author's Writing Patterns A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Writing Patterns Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards: Readings: Selection 7-1: 'Career Choice' by Jack R. Kapoor, et al. (Personal Finance) Selection 7-2: 'The Decision to Marry' by Marvin Levy, Mark Dignan, and Janet Shirreffs (Health) Selection 7-3: 'Reactions to Impending Death' by Dennis Coon (Psychology) Chapter 8: Reading Critically Skills: What Is Critical Reading? Critical Reading Skills A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Critical Reading Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings: Selection 8-1: 'The Time Message' by Elwood Chapman (Study Skills) Selection 8-2: From Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Sarah and Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth (Memoir) Selection 8-3: From Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Fiction) Chapter 9: Thinking Critically Skills: What Is Critical Thinking and Why is it Important? Critical Thinking Skills A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Critical Thinking Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings: Selection 9-1: "Sport Utility Vehicles: How Do I Hate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways" by Geneva Overholser (Newspaper article) Selection 9-2: 'Why Vote? Politicians Are All the Same" by Janet Flammang, et al. (Government) Selection 9-3: 'Take Out the Trash and Put It'Where?" by Bernard Gavzer (Magazine article) PART THREE: SYSTEMS FOR STUDYING TEXTBOOKS: Developing a System that Works for You Chapter 10: Selecting and Organizing Textbook Information Skills: Studying Better Rather Than Harder Three Keys to Studying College Textbooks Using Textbook Features Marking Textbooks: Underlining, Highlighting, and Annotating Taking Notes from Textbooks: Outlining, Mapping, and Summarizing Interpreting Graphic Material Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Reading: Selection 10-1: 'Intercultural Communication' by Stewart Tubbs and Sylvia Moss (Speech communicaitons) Chapter 11: Rehearsing Textbook Information and Preparing for Tests Skills: Rehearsal and Memory Studying for Tests Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Reading: Selection 11-1: 'Communication,' by James Wiggins, Beverly Wiggins, and James Vander Zanden (Psychology) Appendix 1: An Introduction To Using Computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web Appendix 2: Glossary of Key Terms Appendix 3: A List of Word Parts Appendix 4: World Map


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780072532432
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1165 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0072532432
  • Publisher Date: 10 Aug 2001
  • Binding: SA
  • Height: 231 mm
  • Spine Width: 27 mm
  • Width: 188 mm


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