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| Reading and Writing Success Starts Here! | |
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| Use the Help Features in This Book | |
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| Reading and Writing Success Tips | |
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| Manage Your Time and Identify a Place to Study | |
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| Manage Your Electronic Life | |
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| Build Your Concentration | |
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| Keep a Writing Journal | |
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| Collaborate for Success | |
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| Introduction to Reading and Writing | |
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| An Overview of Active Reading | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Is Active Reading? | |
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| Preview Before Reading | |
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| Form Guide Questions | |
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| Keys to Understanding What You Read | |
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| Build Your Vocabulary Through Reading | |
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| Think Critically | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay A Brother Lost | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Vocabulary Workshops | |
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| Expanding Your Vocabulary | |
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| Using Context Clues | |
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| Learning Specialized and Technical Vocabulary | |
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| Using Word Parts | |
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| An Overview of the Writing Process | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Is Good Writing? | |
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| The Five Steps in Writing Process | |
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| Generate Ideas | |
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| Organize Your Ideas | |
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| Write a First Draft | |
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| Revise and Rewrite Drafts | |
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| Proofread Your Final Draft | |
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| Consider Your Audience and Purpose | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay Education: The Open Road | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay Credit Card Smarts: Take Charge of Your Cards | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Reading and Learning from College Textbooks | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| Why Write as You Read and Study? | |
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| Reading | |
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| Strategies for Reading Textbooks | |
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| Use the SQ3R System for Learning from Textbooks | |
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| Writing | |
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| Use Learning and Recall Strategies | |
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| Highlight and Annotate | |
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| Outline | |
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| Map | |
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| Paraphrase | |
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| Summarize | |
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| Think Critically About Information in Textbooks | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| Textbook Excerpt How to Remember What You Study | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Reading and Evaluating Visuals | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| Why Use Visuals? | |
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| Use Strategies for Reading and Interpreting Visuals | |
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| Integrate Text and Visuals | |
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| Types of Visuals | |
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| Photographs | |
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| Maps | |
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| Tables | |
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| Graphs | |
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| Diagrams | |
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| Charts | |
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| Infographics | |
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| Cartoons | |
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| Think Critically About Visuals | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay Are You Hooked? | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Reading, Writing, and Organizing Paragraphs | |
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| Topics, Main Ideas, and Topic Sentences | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Is a Paragraph? | |
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| Reading | |
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| Locate the Topic | |
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| Locate the Main Idea | |
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| Tips for Locating the Topic Sentence | |
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| Think Critically About Main Ideas | |
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| Writing 000 | |
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| Write Effective Topic Sentences | |
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| Choose a Manageable Topic | |
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| Tips for Writing Effective Topic Sentences | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay The Russian and U.S. School Systems | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay Greed, Cancer, and Pink KFC Buckets | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Details, Transitions, and Implied Main Ideas | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Are Details, Transitions, and Implied Main Ideas? | |
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| Reading | |
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| Identify Supporting Details | |
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| Types of Supporting Details | |
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| Think Critically About Details | |
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| Use Transitions to Guide Your Reading | |
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| Identify Implied Main Ideas | |
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| Writing | |
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| Select Relevant and Sufficient Details | |
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| Organize Details Effectively | |
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| Use Transitional Word and Phrases to Connect Details | |
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| Use Specific Words | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay The China Bug | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay The Most Hateful Words | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Organization: Basic Patterns | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Are Patterns of Organization? | |
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| Reading and Writing Time Sequence: Chronological Order, Process, and Narration | |
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| What Is Time Sequence? | |
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| Reading Chronological Order, Process, and Narration | |
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| Writing Process Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Narration Paragraphs | |
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| Reading and Writing Description | |
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| What Is Description? | |
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| Reading Description | |
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| Writing Descriptive Paragraphs | |
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| Reading and Writing Example | |
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| What Is an Example? | |
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| Reading Examples | |
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| Writing Example Paragraphs | |
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| Thinking Critically About Patterns of Organization | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay From Bullet to Blue Sky | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay Cairo Tunnel | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Organization: Additional Patterns | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Are Additional Patterns of Organization? | |
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| Reading and Writing Definition | |
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| What Is Definition? | |
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| Reading Definition | |
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| Writing Definition Paragraphs | |
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| Reading and Writing Classification | |
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| What Is Classification? | |
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| Reading Classification | |
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| Writing Classification Paragraphs | |
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| Reading and Writing Comparison and Contrast | |
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| What Are Comparison and Contrast? | |
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| Reading Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Writing Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs | |
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| Reading and Writing Cause and Effect | |
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| What Is Cause and Effect? | |
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| Reading Cause and Effect | |
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| Writing Cause and Effect Paragraphs | |
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| Reading and Writing Other Patterns of Organization | |
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| Statement and Clarification | |
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| Summary | |
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| Addition | |
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| Spatial Order | |
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| Thinking Critically About Patterns of Organization | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay Benefits of Joining the Military | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay E-Waste and E-Waste Recycling | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Strategies for Revising Paragraphs | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Is Revision? | |
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| Reading | |
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| Read Critically to Revise | |
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| Writing | |
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| Consider Your Purpose and Audience | |
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| Examine Your Ideas | |
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| Revise for Specific and Vivid Language | |
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| Edit for Correctness | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay My Unexpected Addiction | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay Who Should Live, and Who Should Die? The Dilemma of Rationing Medical Care | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Reading and Writing Essays | |
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| Reading, Planning, and Organizing Essays | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| Why Read and Write Essays? | |
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| Reading | |
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| Read Essays to Build Comprehension and Recall | |
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| Understand the Structure of an Essay | |
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| To Catch A Liar | |
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| Mind Your Own Browser | |
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| Read for Retention, Recall, and Response | |
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| Think Critically About Essays | |
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| Writing | |
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| Choose a Topic | |
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| Generate Ideas About Your Topic | |
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| Plan Your Essay | |
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| Organize Your Essay | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| Student Freewriting, Ted Sawchuck | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| Measuring Success by Access to Gadgets, Patrick Smith | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Drafting and Revising Essays | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Is a Draft? | |
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| Reading | |
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| Read While Drafting | |
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| Writing | |
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| Write and Revise Your Thesis Statement | |
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| Support Your Thesis with Substantial Evidence | |
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| Use Transitions to Make Connections | |
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| Write the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title | |
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| Think Critically About Your Draft and How to Revise It | |
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| Edit and Proofread | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay Relationships 2.0: Dating and Relating in the Internet | |
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| Age | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay Stop Asking Me My Major | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Reading and Writing Essays with Multiple Patterns | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Is a Multi-Pattern Essay? | |
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| Reading | |
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| Recognizing Multiple Patterns | |
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| Writing | |
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| Choose a Primary Pattern of Organization for Your Essay | |
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| Common Secondary Patterns of Organization | |
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| Plan and Write a Multi-Pattern Essay | |
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| Use Multiple Patterns in Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay Gang Life: Better from the Outside | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay Emotional Troubles for "Cyberbullies" and Victims | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing | |
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| Critical Thinking: Making Inferences and Analyzing the Author's Message | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Is Critical Thinking? | |
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| Reading | |
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| Make Inferences | |
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| Assess the Source and Author Qualifications | |
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| Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion | |
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| Evaluate Evidence and Omissions | |
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| Analyze Tone | |
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| Writing | |
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| Think Critically When Writing | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay Making a Difference | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay Are Latinos Different? | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Critical Thinking: Evaluating the Author's Techniques | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| Why Evaluate the Author's Techniques? | |
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| Reading | |
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| Understand Connotative and Figurative Language | |
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| Analyze Assumptions | |
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| Evaluate Generalizations | |
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| Identify Bias | |
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| Writing | |
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| Write Effectively and Fairly | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay From Ignorant Bliss to Painful Awareness | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Professional Essay Sweatshops at Sea | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Critical Thinking: Reading and Writing Arguments | |
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| Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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| What Is an Argument? | |
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| Reading | |
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| The Parts of an Argument | |
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| Read an Argument Effectively | |
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| Think Critically About Arguments | |
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| From a Vegetarian: Looking at Hunting from Both Sides Now | |
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| Writing | |
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| Write Argument Paragraphs | |
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| Write Argument Essays | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay Marijuana: An Argument for Legalization | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| Paired Professional Essays Should Online States Ban Postings by Groups the Government Identifies as Terrorists? | |
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| Pro Argument from Sen. Joseph Lieberman | |
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| Con Argument Leslie Harris and John Morris | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Reading and Writing from Sources | |
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| Writing Essays Using Sources | |
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| Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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| What Is an Essay that Uses Sources? | |
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| Find and Record Appropriate Sources | |
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| Use Sources to Support Your Thesis and Develop Your Essay | |
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| Synthesize Sources | |
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| Document Sources | |
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| An Overview of MLA Style | |
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| An Overview of APA Style | |
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| Read and Respond | |
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| A Student Essay Weighing the Consequences of Censorship in the Media | |
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| Self-Test Summary | |
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| Handbook: Reviewing the Basics | |
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| U nderstanding the Parts of Speech | |
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| U nderstanding the Parts of Sentences | |
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| Avo iding Sentence Errors | |
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| Writing Effective Sentences | |
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| Us ing Punctuation Correctly | |
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| M anaging Mechanics and spelling | |
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| Error Correction Exercises | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |