Reading and all that jazz : tuning up your reading, thinking, and study skills
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Reading and all that jazz : tuning up your reading, thinking, and study skills
（McGraw-Hill higher education）
McGraw-Hill, c2007
3rd ed
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Includes index
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内容説明
Designed to help students become jazzed about reading, this introductory-to-intermediate reading text provides motivating and engaging readings selected to grab the reader's attention. "Reading and All That Jazz, Third Edition", also features clear explanations and a wide variety of well-developed practice exercises designed to provoke genuine thinking, interpretation, and even some improvisation on the part of the student and the instructor. The theme of jazz encourages a positive, exciting, personally involved approach to reading and learning.
目次
- *New to this edition PART 1 Getting a Handle on College Introduction Your First Week in Class Assignment Sheets *Taking Objective Tests Are Your Ready for College? Colin Powell Excerpt from My American Journey Pablo Neruda Excerpt from "Ode to the Present" Vocabulary: Introduction Robert Olen Butler "Crickets" Chapter Summary and Review. CHAPTER 1 How We Learn--Finding Out about Ourselves Auditory, Visual, or Kinesthetic: What Is Your Learning Style? Vocabulary: Words in Context Day versus Night People: Are You More of a Morning Lark or a Night Owl? Lowell Ponte "The Two Most Dangerous Hours of Your Day" Left-Brain and Right-Brain Orientation: Which One Are You? Multiple Intelligences: What Rea Your Strengths? Isaac Asimov "What Is Intelligence, Anyway?" Stress Inventory: How Much Stress Is There in Your Life? Rick Reilly "An Easy Choice" Study Schedules SQ3R: A Classic Way to Study *Gregory Hamilton "Analyzing Internet Sites" Chapter Review and Summary PART 2 Discovering Meaning through Structure CHAPTER 2 Topics, Main Ideas, and Details Description of Topics, Main Ideas, and Details Distinguishing between General and Specific Locating Topics and Main Ideas Paragraph Diagrams Main Idea: Location of the Main Idea Paraphrasing Tran Thi Nga "Grandmother's Fable" Implied Main Ideas Your Gender Communication Quotient Dave Barry "What Women Don't Understand about Guys" U.S. News & World Report "This Is 911 ... Please Hold" CHAPTER 3 Determining an Author's Purpose Author's Purpose
- To Entertain William Saroyan "The Shepherd's Daughter" Authors Purpose: To Inform Ira Flatow "From a Melted Candy Bar to Microwaves" Author's Purpose: To Persuade Walter Minot "Students Who Push Burgers" What's Your Opinion? Writing Summaries Mel Allen "Letter to Olivia" Chapter Summary and Review Vocabulary: Word Structure and Unit 1 CHAPTER 4 Transition Words and Patterns of Organization Description of Transition Words and Patterns of Organization Transition Words Classification Cause-and-Effect Comparison/Contrast Steps-in-a Process Examples Definition Chronological Order Listing Transition Worlds and Patterns of Organization(Continued) Nonverbal Communication: Topic Main Ideas, Details Exercise *Freda Adler, Gerhard O. W. Mueller, and William S. Laufer "Road Rage" (criminology textbook) William Nack and Lester Munson "Out of Control" Chapter Review and Summary PART 3 Interpreting What We Read CHAPTER 5 Inference Introduction to Drawing Inferences Fannie Flagg Excerpt from Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man Robert Devine "Inside the Vicious Heart" Tom Brokaw "Thomas Broderick" Chapter Review and Summary Vocabulary: Unit 2 CHAPTER 6 Figurative Language Figures of Speech--Similes, Metaphors, and Personification Ann Landers "The Love of My Life" The Use of Symbols Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken" Rita Gilbert "Guernica" (art history textbook)) Pete Hamill "The Yellow Ribbon" Literary Allusions Imagery Bill Bryson "Terror in a Tent" Pam Houston "A Blizzard Under Blue Sky" Chapter Summary and Review CHAPTER 7 Tone Inferring Tone Annie Dillard "The Fixed" Irony Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes "A Letter to God" Satire Dr. George H. Reavis "The Animal School" Art Buchwald "Hurts Rent-A-Gun" Chapter Summary and Review Vocabulary: Unit 3 PART 4 Recognizing Modes of Writing CHAPTER 8 Four Primary Modes An Introduction to Modes of Writing (Rhetorical Modes) Narrative *Michelle Kennedy "Checking on the Kids" Descriptive *Jo Goodwin Parker "What Is Poverty?" Expository *Thomas Patterson "The Poor: Who and How Many?" (political science textbook) Persuasive *Barbara Ehrenreich "Is Poverty Sustainable?" Langston Hughes "Thank You Ma'm" John Daniel "A Son's Memoir" *Peter Salovey "So What's Your EQ?" Maya Angelou "On Aging" Daniel Goleman "Impulse Control: The Marshmallow Test" Mary Pipher "TV" Chapter Summary and Review Vocabulary: Unit 4 CHAPTER 9 Modes of Organization An Introduction to the Modes of Organization Cause and Effect Comparison Contrast *Wayne Weiten and Margaret Lloyd "The Roots of Happiness: An Empirical Analysis" (psychology textbook) Listing *Sonja Lyubomirsky "Eight Keys to a More Satisfying Life" Chronological Order and Summaries of Longer Articles Shannon Moon Leonetti "Charley's Secret" Categories Russell W. Belk "My Possessions Myself" Steps in a Process *Ronald B. Adler, Russell F. Proctor, and Neil Towne "Developmental Stages in Intimate Relationships" (communications textbook) Cause and Effect John Collier "The Chaser" Example *Joshua Plven, David Borgenicht, and Jennifer Worick "The 'It's Not You, It's Me' Letter" PART 5 Reading Critically CHAPTER 10 Fact and Opinion Learning to Read Critically Shirley Haley-James and John Warren Stewig "Listening: To Tell Fact from Opinion" *Thomas Patterson "The Nature of Public Opinion" by Thomas Patterson (political science textbook) Patricia Wen Excerpt from "Superstitions Help Us Cope" Chapter Summary and Review Vocabulary: Unit 5 CHAPTER 11 Bias An Introduction to Bias David G. Myers "The Defendant's Characteristics" (psychology textbook) Euphemism *Hamilton Gregory "Beware of Doublespeak" (speech textbook) Katharine Brush "A Birthday Party" (short story/Literature) *Samuel Walker and Charles Katz "Beyond Stereotypes of Cops" (criminology textbook) George Orwell "A Hanging" Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing George W. Bush "A Statement on Timothy McVeigh's Execution" CHAPTER 12 Propaganda Techniques What Are They and How Are They Used? More Propaganda Techniques Last Major Propaganda Technique *Stanley J. Baran "Boosting Smoking Among Women" (mass communications textbook) Violence in the Media *Robert S. Feldman "Violence in Television and Video Games: Does the Media's Message Matter?" (psychology textbook) Chapter Summary and Review Vocabulary: Unit 6 CHAPTER 13 Evaluating the Evidence Introduction to Evaluating Persuasive Writing Drawing Conclusions: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Selection: "DNA Fingerprinting" by Ruth Bernstein and Stephen Bernstein (biology textbook/Biology, Criminology) *Jennifer Thompson "Eyewitness Testimony" (psychology textbook) Evaluating the Evidence in Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and Advertisement, and a Cartoon *Paul M. Insel "Marijuana--Background Information" (health textbook) *Associated Press "Medical Marijuana Ruling" Arguments For and Against Legalizing the Use of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes: *Ethan Madelmann "For" Argument *John P. Walters "Against" Argument Arguments For and Against the Current "War on Drugs" Analyzing the Editorials--Propaganda Techniques Analyzing the Editorials--Techniques for Appealing to Readers Arguments For and Against the Current "War on Drugs" *USA Today Editorial Staff "Against" Argument by *John P. Walters "For" Argument by John P. Walters Letters to the Editor *Gary Storck Letter 1: For Legalizing the Use of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes *The O'Reilly Factor Letter 2: Against Legalizing the Use of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes *Mitch Earleywine Letter 3: Against the Current War on Drugs *Kirk Muse Letter 4: Against the Current War on Drugs Evaluating an Advertisement Evaluating a Political Cartoon Chapter Summary and Review Part 6 Becoming Ready for Content-Area Classes CHAPTER 14 Scanning and Skimming Scanning *Alan Brinkley "The American Environment: 'Silent Spring'" (American history textbook) Skimming *Sylvia Mader "Pesticides: An Asset and a Liability" (biology textbook) *Rachel Carson "A Fable for Tomorrow" Chapter Summary and Review Vocabulary: Word Parts and Review CHAPTER 15 Organizing Textbook Information Annotating Your Textbook Studying Textbook Chapters Outlining Mapping Time Lines Comparison-Contrast Chart *Jean Ferris Excerpts from Chapters 9, 10, and 11, America's Musical Landscape (music appreciation textbook)
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