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Preface to the Instructor | |
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Preface to the Student | |
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Learning How to Be a Successful Student | |
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Introduction | |
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The Scholar (1926) | |
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Portrait of a Successful Student | |
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Learning Styles | |
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The Syllabus | |
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Review of an Art History Syllabus | |
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Review of Your Own Course Syllabus | |
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Crossword Puzzle | |
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Selection: Commencement Address | |
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Vocabulary: Introduction | |
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Optimism and Success | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Lucky Man: "A Wake Up Call" | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Understanding Psychology: "Critical Thinking-Uncommon Sense" | |
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My Uncle Terwilliger on the Art of Eating Popovers | |
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Life in College and Beyond | |
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The Persistence of Memory (1931) | |
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Portrait of a Successful Student (continued) | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Concepts in Health | |
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Underlining, Highlighting, Annotating | |
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Selection: Excerpt from The Art of Spelling | |
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving | |
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Selection: Overcoming Dyslexia | |
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Vocabulary: Words in Context | |
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SQ3R Study Method | |
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Find Your Procrastination Quotient | |
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And One More Thing! | |
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Selection: Excerpt from You Can Make it Happen: "Win by a Decision" | |
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Test-Taking Tip: Be Prepared | |
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Discovering Meaning Through Structure | |
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Topics, Main Ideas, and Details | |
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Relativity (1953) | |
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Topics and Main Ideas | |
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Exercise: Locating Topics in Textbook Material | |
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Exercise: Locating Main Ideas in Textbook Material | |
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Exercise: Locating Supporting Details in Textbook Material | |
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Exercise: Identifying Main and Supporting Ideas and Diagramming Paragraphs in Textbook Material | |
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Selection: Black Men and Public Space | |
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Selection: The Look of a Victim | |
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Main Ideas and Details in Textbook Material | |
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Paraphrasing | |
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Paraphrasing Quotations | |
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Paraphrasing a Poem | |
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Six Men of Indostan | |
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Paraphrasing a Fable | |
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The Cracked Pot | |
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Islamic Folk Stories | |
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Formulating Implied Main Ideas in Textbook Material | |
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Exercise: Formulating Implied Main Ideas in Textbook Material | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Gilbert's Living with Art: "Public Art" | |
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Summarizing Short Articles | |
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Vocabulary: Homonyms and Other Confusing Words (Unit 1) | |
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Homonym Quiz | |
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Crossword Puzzle | |
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Test-Taking Tip: Day of the Test | |
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The Author's Purpose and the Rhetorical Modes | |
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The Oath of the Horatii (1784) | |
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Determining the Author's Purpose | |
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Exercise: Determining the Author's Purpose | |
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Exercise: Identifying the Clues That Indicate the Author's Purpose and Main Idea | |
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An Introduction to the Rhetorical Modes | |
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Author's Purpose: To Inform | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Understanding Psychology | |
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Outlining | |
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Author's Purpose: To Entertain | |
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Selection: The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse | |
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Author's Purpose: To Persuade | |
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Crossings | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Interpreting Art: "Interpreting Out Loud" | |
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Selection: Life On The Edge | |
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Context Clue Practice Using Textbook Material | |
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Vocabulary: Homonyms and Other Confusing Words (Unit 2) | |
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Homonym Quiz | |
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Crossword Puzzle | |
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Test-Taking Tip: After the Test Is Returned | |
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Transition Words and Patterns of Organization | |
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The Cardsharps (1594) | |
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Transition Words | |
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Exercise: Using Transition Words | |
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Locus of Control | |
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Some Common Patterns of Organization | |
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Classification or Division | |
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Lies, Lies, Lies | |
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Cause and Effect | |
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Examples and Illustration | |
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Comparison-Contrast | |
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Creating a Comparison-Contrast Chart | |
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Main Ideas, Details, Purpose, Patterns of Organization, Transitions | |
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Crime at Its Best | |
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Listing | |
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And The Third Biggest Lie Is... | |
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Steps in a Process | |
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Definition | |
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Burglary | |
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Mapping | |
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Chronological Order | |
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Brancusi's Bird: Manufactured Metal or Work of Art | |
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Time Lines | |
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Identifying Patterns of Organization in Textbook Material | |
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Selection: School Cheating Scandal Tests a Town's Values | |
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Study Technique 8: Summarizing Longer Articles | |
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Transition Words, Main Ideas and Supporting Details, and Vocabulary in Context | |
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Excerpt from Gilbert's Living with Art: "Whose Grave Is This Anyway" | |
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Test-Taking Tip: Dealing with Test-Taking Anxiety | |
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Interpreting What We Read | |
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Inference | |
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The Horse Fair (1853) | |
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Introduction to Inference Skills | |
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Barney | |
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A Remote-Controlled Rat: Using Robotics, Researchers Give Upgrade to Lowly Rats; Study Sees Job for Rodents at Disaster Sites | |
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Drawing Inferences from Textbook Material | |
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Drawing Inferences from Literature | |
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Selection: The Life and Death of a Western Gladiator | |
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Drawing Inferences from Cartoons | |
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The Wolf in Fables | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Wolf Songs: "George" | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Seabiscuit: "The Race of the Century" | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Living with Art: "Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)" | |
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Test-Taking Tips: Creating Review Tools | |
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Figurative Language | |
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The Two Fridas (1939) | |
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Types of Figurative Language | |
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Identifying Similes, Metaphors, and Personification | |
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Interpreting Figurative Language | |
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Identifying and Interpreting Figurative Comparisons | |
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Analyzing Figurative Language in Poetry | |
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Symposium | |
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The First Book | |
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Selection: To Be of Use | |
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Analyzing Figurative Language in Fiction | |
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Excerpt from Caramelo: "Acapulco" | |
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Analyzing Figurative Language In Nonfiction | |
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Selection: Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall | |
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The Use of Symbols | |
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Color Communication | |
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Imagery | |
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Analyzing Imagery | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: "Heaven and Earth in Jest" | |
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Main Ideas and Supporting Details, Transition Words, Vocabulary in Context, and Imagery | |
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Excerpt from Frida: "Accident and Aftermath" | |
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Selection: From the Subway to the Streets | |
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Test-Taking Tip: Taking Multiple-Choice Tests | |
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Tone | |
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American Gothic (1930) | |
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Inferring Tone | |
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Identifying Tone | |
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Identifying Tone in Textbook Material | |
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Determining Tone in Literature | |
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Exercise: Detecting Tone | |
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Daughter's Friend Is a Boy | |
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Irony and Satire | |
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Exercise: Identifying Irony and Satire | |
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Bodybuilders' Contest | |
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Selection: Waiting in Life's Long Lines | |
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Selection: The Art Breakers | |
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Test-Taking Tip: Taking Multiple-Choice Tests (continued) | |
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Reading Critically | |
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Fact and Opinion | |
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Mona Lisa (1503) | |
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Introduction to Fact and Opinion | |
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Identifying Facts and Opinions | |
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Identifying Facts and Opinions | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Introduction to Psychology: "Pseudopsychology-Astrology" | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Don't Know Much About the Universe: "What Does Astrology Have to Do with Astronomy?" | |
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Selection: A Review of The Sixth Sense | |
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Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Core Concepts in Health: "Herbal Remedies-Are They Safe?" | |
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Selection: When Health Supplements May Do Harm | |
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Selection: Are We Dying to Be Thin? | |
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Evaluating Health News | |
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The Facts About Health Information on the Internet | |
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Supporting Details and Inference | |
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Excerpt from Gilbert's Living with Art: "Vincenzo Perugia" | |
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Point of View | |
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1981-1983) | |
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Introduction to Point of View | |
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Identifying Point of View | |
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Identifying an Author's Point of View in Textbook Material | |
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Selection: Popular Mechanics | |
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Selection: The Lady or the Tiger? | |
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Selection: Excerpt from America Past and Present: "Surviving Vietnam" | |
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Vietnam War Memorial: Multiple Points of View | |
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What's In A Name | |
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Vietnam Memorial War | |
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What Happens When a Woman Designs a War Monument? | |
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Vietnam Memorial | |
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Boundaries | |
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A Quiet Place for Personal Reflection | |
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Bias | |
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The Uprising (1848) | |
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Introduction to Bias | |
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Denotative and Connotative Language | |
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Recognizing Connotative Meaning | |
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Identifying Connotative Language | |
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Using Connotative Language | |
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Euphemism | |
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Exercise: Identifying Euphemisms | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Teachers, Schools, and Society: "Seven Forms of Bias" | |
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Selection: Textbook Bias Cops Ban Ideas: "Kids' Free Thought Loses to Sensitivity" | |
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Excerpt from Teachers, Schools, and Society: "Where Do You Stand?" | |
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Multiculturalism versus Core Curriculum | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Teachers, Schools, and Society: "Cultural Literacy or Cultural Imperialism?" | |
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Selection: Excerpt from The Death of the West: "The New History" | |
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Is the United States Going Test Crazy? | |
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Exercise: Identifying Bias in Textbook Material | |
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Exercise: Identifying Bias | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Mass Media Mass Culture: "Propaganda" | |
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Exercise: Identifying Propaganda Devices | |
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Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments | |
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Trial by Jury (1964) | |
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Identifying Arguments | |
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Evaluating Arguments | |
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An Introduction to Logical Fallacies | |
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Exercise: Identifying Logical Fallacies | |
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Exercise: Identifying Arguments | |
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Our Heritage: Legal and Political | |
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Selection: Excerpt from John Adams: "Jefferson, Adams, and the Declaration of Independence" | |
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Venn Diagram | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Benjamin Franklin: An American Life: "Benjamin Franklin-Declaring Independence" | |
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Annotating-An Example: The Declaration of Independence | |
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Selection: Excerpt from The Majesty of the Law: "The Evolution of the Bill of Rights" | |
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The Bill of Rights | |
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Five Tests of Your Freedoms The USA Weekend First Amendment Center Poll | |
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Test-Taking Tip: Key Words That Often Appear in Essay Questions | |
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Evaluating the Evidence | |
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The Thinker (1880) | |
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Evaluating Persuasive Writing | |
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Characteristics of the Audience | |
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Outlining | |
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Introduction to Deductive and Inductive Reasoning | |
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Exercise: Identifying Inductive and Deductive Arguments | |
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Death and Dying | |
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Selection: Dreaming of Disconnecting a Respirator | |
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Selection: The Good Death: Embracing a Right to Die Well | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Core Concepts in Health: "El Dia de los Muertos-The Day of the Dead" | |
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Animal Rights | |
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Selection: Excerpt from Animal Experimentation Raises Ethical Questions | |
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Selection: The Monkey Wars | |
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Selection: An excerpt from Ddminion | |
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Test-Taking Tip: Key Words That Often Appear in Essay Questions (Continued) | |
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Study Skills | |
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Organizing Textbook Information | |
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Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin (1995) | |
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Studying Textbook Chapters | |
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Skimming | |
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Scanning | |
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Annotating | |
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Outlining | |
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Mapping | |
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Comparison-Contrast Chart | |
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Venn Diagram | |
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Selection: Chapter 13 The Arts | |
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Test-Taking Tip: Preparing for Standardized Tests | |
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Vocabulary | |
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Vocabulary Units | |
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Test-Taking Tip: Taking Standardized Tests | |
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Appendices | |
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Visual Aids | |
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Using a Thesaurus | |
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Spelling Tips | |
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Sample Summary | |
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Vocabulary Word Parts | |
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Internet Site Evaluation Sheet | |