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Tables of Contents for Active Reading in the Arts and Sciences
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
4
To the Student
xiii
PART 1 Building the Foundation for Critical Reading
1
80
1 Reading for Ideas
3
23
Making Connections
3
7
Thinking and Reading
3
2
What Is Reading
5
1
Reading and You
6
4
Questioning
10
16
Defining Your Purpose
11
2
Associating
13
1
Predicting
14
12
2 Previewing
26
33
Previewing a Course Syllabus
26
5
Previewing a Textbook
31
13
Previewing a Chapter
44
4
Previewing an Article
48
11
3 Developing Vocabulary: Connecting Words and Ideas
59
22
Words and Meaning
59
1
General Vocabulary
60
12
Using Context Clues
61
5
Using Association Clues
66
3
Using Word-part Clues
69
3
Academic Language
72
6
General Words
73
1
Same Words/Different Meanings
73
1
Technical Words
73
5
Moving from a Passive to an Active Vocabulary
78
3
PART 2 Basic College Reading Skills
81
82
4 Finding the Topic
83
17
The Topic in Sentences
84
2
The Topic in Paragraphs
86
4
Topics and Subtopics in Longer Readings
90
5
Inferring the Topic from Clues
95
5
5 Discovering the Key Idea
100
28
The Key Idea of a Sentence
100
3
The Key Idea of Paragraphs
103
7
Placement of the Key Idea
105
5
Inferred Key Ideas
110
3
Key Ideas of Longer Readings
113
11
Writing Summaries
124
4
6 Identifying Supporting Ideas and Supporting Details
128
35
Supporting Words and Phrases in Sentences
129
3
Supporting Ideas and Supporting Details in Paragraphs
132
9
Supporting Ideas and Supporting Details in Longer Readings
141
14
Mastery Exercise I
155
8
PART 3 Analytical and Critical Reading Skills
163
142
7 Recognizing Basic Structure
165
14
The Introduction
166
1
The Development of the Topic
167
1
The Conclusion
168
3
Signal Words for Basic Structure
171
8
8 Analyzing Patterns of Organization
179
28
List Pattern
181
2
Signal Words for List Pattern
181
2
Order Pattern
183
3
Chronological Order
183
1
Process
183
1
Size or Place
184
1
Importance
185
1
Signal Words for Order Pattern
186
1
Compare/Contrast Pattern
186
4
Signal Words for Compare/Contrast Pattern
188
2
Cause-and-Effect Pattern
190
2
Signal Words for Cause-and-Effect Pattern
191
1
Problem-Solution Pattern
192
15
9 Becoming a Critical Reader: Determining the Author's Purpose
207
19
Distinguishing between Informational Writing and Persuasive Writing
208
2
Informational Writing
210
4
Persuasive Writing
214
12
10 Becoming a Critical Reader: Evaluating Evidence and Reasoning
226
19
The Author's Credibility and Bias
227
6
Evidence
233
4
Distinguishing between Fact and Opinion
233
3
Evaluating Facts
236
1
Reasoning
237
3
Emotional Appeal
240
5
Propaganda
241
4
11 Putting It Together: Flexible Reading and Active Learning
245
60
The Three Approaches to Reading
246
1
Reading Strategies
247
48
Skimming
247
19
Reading and Sectioning
266
10
Studying and Organizing
277
18
Mastery Exercise II
295
10
PART 4 Critical Reading Skills Applied to Academic Fields
305
138
12 Reading the Humanities
307
42
The Nature of the Humanities
307
1
Informational Writing
308
8
Factual Writing
308
1
Descriptive Writing
309
1
Process Writing
309
1
Patterns of Organization
312
4
Imaginative Writing: Fiction
316
14
Previewing Fiction
316
2
Analytical and Critical Reading of Fiction
318
12
Persuasive Writing and Critical Reading
330
15
Criticism
331
7
Argument
338
7
Applications to Career Fields
345
4
13 Reading the Natural Sciences
349
41
Characteristics of the Natural Sciences
349
1
Reading Mathematical and Scientific Material
350
13
The Textbook
350
9
Scientific Reports
359
4
Analytical and Critical Reading
363
13
Patterns of Organization
368
2
Organizing for Study
370
2
Problem Solving
372
3
Evaluation of Evidence
375
1
Applications to Career Fields
376
14
14 Reading the Social Sciences and History
390
55
The Nature of the Social Sciences and History
390
3
The Social Sciences
390
2
History
392
1
Previewing
393
6
Textbooks
393
1
Nontextbook Material
393
6
Analytical and Critical Reading Skills
399
30
Vocabulary
400
1
Patterns of Organization
400
4
Reading Graphic Aids
404
8
The Research Report
412
15
The Evaluation of Evidence
427
2
Applications to Career Fields
429
16
Kinds of Reading
431
1
Evaluation
432
13
Appendix A List of Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
445
4
Appendix B An Active Reader's Glossary
449
6
Appendix C Answer Key
455
18
Index
473