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Reading Now engages students through thematic content to connect meaning with reading skill development and a richly illustrated design that delivers key concepts in an inviting way.

Table of Contents:
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I   OVERVIEW OF THE READING PROCESS Chapter 1   The Active Reader Part 1: Asking the Right Questions Chapter 2   The Active Reader Part 2: Answering Your Questions Chapter 3   A Word about Words   PART II SKILL REVIEW AND PRACTICE READINGS Chapter 4   Everyday Life: Finding the Special in the Ordinary (Skill: Main Idea) Chapter 5   In the News: Lasting Issues that Spark Debate (Skill: Supporting Details) Chapter 6   Work and the Dollar: How They Influence Decisions (Skill: Organization) Chapter 7   Health: Preserving the Mind and Body (Skill: Purpose and Tone) Chapter 8   Science and Technology: Investigating New Realms (Skill: Making Inferences) Chapter 9   The Environment: Interacting with a Changing Planet  (Skill: Critical Thinking) Chapter 10  The World: Glimpses of Different Places and Perspectives (Skill: Checklist Review)   PART III ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Using the Internet Skimming and Scanning Forms for Photocopying    DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS Detailed Table of Contents Preface                        To the Student PART 1 OVERVIEW OF THE READING PROCESS Chapter 1   The Active Reader Part 1: Asking the Right Questions Essential Questions to Ask What Is the Main Idea of the Reading? How Does the Writer Support the Main Idea? How Is the Reading Organized? What Is the Writer’s Purpose? What Is the Writer’s Tone? What Can I Infer from the Reading? What Other Critical-Thinking Skills Do I Need to Use to Fully Appreciate the Reading? Chapter 2   The Active Reader Part 2: Answering Your Questions Delivering the Answers Annotating Making Connections Recording Your Findings Paraphrase Summary Outline Visual Aids Applying the Techniques  “Sport or Not a Sport” by David Andriesen Textbook Considerations Organization SQ4R Reading Method Applying the Techniques “The Nature of Remembering” from Mastering the World of Psychology by Samuel E. Wood, Ellen Green Wood, and Denise Boyd Short Story Considerations Plot Characters and Dialogue Conflict Setting and Tone Symbolism Theme Applying the Techniques “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker Chapter 3   A Word about Words Expanding Your Vocabulary Context Clues Dictionary Use Dictionary Entries Online Dictionaries versus Paper Dictionaries Flash Cards Multiple Meanings Denotations and Connotations Word Parts Prefixes Roots Suffixes PART 2 SKILL REVIEW AND READINGS Chapter 4   Everyday Life: Finding the Special in the Ordinary Main Ideas The Topic Topic Sentences Thesis Statements and Implied Main Ideas Readings “Get Time on Your Side” by Jennifer Nichols “The Blessed Bean: There’s Nothing on Earth like Coffee" by Slim Randles “Professor Delves into Odd Culture of Freshmen” by Michelle Roberts “Behind Every Grad …” by Thomas L. Friedman “Socialization” from Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach by James M. Henslin “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes  Chapter 5   In the News: Lasting Issues that Spark Debate Supporting Details Major and Minor Supporting Details Types of Supporting Details Examples Statistics Testimony Reasons Fact or Opinion  Evaluating Supporting Details Readings “We Need to Get Smart about Marijuana” by Rick Steves “Have Gun, Will Show It” by Nicholas Riccardi “Under Whom?” editorial from theLos Angeles Times                                                                 “Complexion” from Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez by Richard Rodriguez “Identity in Contemporary America” from Created Equal by Jacqueline Jones, Peter H. Wood, Thomas Borstelmann, Elaine Tyler May, and Vicki L. Ruiz “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Chapter 6   Work and the Dollar: How They Influence Decisions Organization Methods of Ordering Information Patterns of Organization Transition Words and Phrases Readings “Life Stages of Debt” by Sheyna Steiner “How to Buy Happiness: Choosing between Stuff and Experiences” by Cynthia G. Wagner “For Love or Money: Workers Weigh Professional Passion with the Need to Make a Living” by Michelle Goodman “School Again” from Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston “Becoming Financially Independent” from Planning Your Future: Keys to Financial Freedom by Stephan Konowalow “Hot Dog Grotto” by Katy Tallorin Chapter 7    Health: Preserving the Mind and Body Purpose and Tone Purpose Tone Selecting Tone Words  Readings “The Great Awakening” by Catherine Price “Sun Savvy: Myth or Reality? From Blistering to Bronze, the Truth about Tanning” by Tracy Davis “Cross-Train Your Brain” by Kate Hanley “How We Eat Reflects and Defines Our Personal and Cultural Identity” from Eating Well for    Optimum Health by Andrew Weil, M.D. “Healthy Relationships” from Access to Health by Rebecca J. Donatelle “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe Chapter 8   Science and Technology: Investigating New Realms Making Inferences Inference Clues Bias      Readings “Kids Led the Way, But Texting’s GR8 for All” by Kevin Simpson “Constant Techno Communication Brings Lack of Focus and Loss of Privacy” by Eric Adler and Laura Bauer “Happily Ever Laughter” by Peter Doskoch “In the Mountain Meadow” from Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey “Responding to Stress” from Mastering the World of Psychology by Samuel E. Wood, Ellen Green Wood, and Denise Boyd “Virtuoso” by Herbert Goldstone Chapter 9   The Environment: Interacting with a Changing Planet Critical Thinking Faulty Logic Figurative Language Readings “Where to Hide from Mother Nature” by Brendan I. Koerner “Stuffing a Lifetime into a Suitcase” by Janet Eastman and Bettijane Levine “Mayors Take the Lead” by Anne Underwood “Surface Waters and Underground Seas” from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson “What Makes Cities Livable?” from Environmental Science by Richard T. Wright “The Phoenix” by Sylvia Townsend Warner Chapter 10   The World: Glimpses of Different Places and Perspectives Checklist Review SQ4R Method Main Idea Supporting Details Organization Purpose and Tone Inference Critical Thinking Short Story Readings “Journey to the Seven Wonders” by Tony Perrottet “Country of Longitudinal Essences” from My Invented Country by Isabel Allende “Mongolia . . . Dancing in the Village of Delight” by Louisa Waugh “Uluru from In a Sunburned Country” by Bill Bryson “Gestures” from Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach by James M. Henslin “Folktales From Around the World: The Roaming Horse, Snake’s Promise, Cat and Fox in the Forest, and Crossing the Lake” PART 3 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Using the Internet Skimming and Scanning Skimming Scanning Forms for Photocopying Reading Review Form Evidence Chart Checklists SQ4R Method Main Idea Supporting Details Evaluating Supporting Details Organization Purpose and Tone Inference Critical Thinking Short Story Glossary Credits Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205639946
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Depth: 25
  • Height: 274 mm
  • No of Pages: 544
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 980 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0205639941
  • Publisher Date: 17 Dec 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: Revised ed.
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 218 mm


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