Read and Respond A Text / Anthology

Name: Read and Respond A Text / Anthology
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ISBN: 9780195330106

ISBN-10: 0195330102

ISBN-13: 9780195330106

Edition: 4th 2004

Authors: Janet R. Swinton, William J. Agopsowicz

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The Fourth Edition of this popular combination text/anthology integrates reading and writing skills. The approach of Read and Respond is unique: students are assessed for comprehension through summary-writing rather than objective testing. After summarizing an article, students write a personal response. Because the summary and personal response are written in the students' own words, the instructor gains valuable insight into their vocabulary and writing ability. As a result, students develop proficiency in reading, writing, and critical thinking. The new edition retains the best features of the previous editions. It integrates reading and writing, offers step-by-step progression,…

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List price: $79.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 174
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.89" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.924




The Reading Process


How We Learn Language


Reading Two Types of Writing


Narrative Writing


Visualization


Story Analysis


Non-Narrative Writing


Self-Check Review



Learning New Vocabulary


Paying Attention to Words You Do Not Know


Using the Context


Looking up Words in a Dictionary


Studying Vocabulary


Self-Check Review



Finding the Topic and the Main Idea


Discovering the Topic


Previewing to Locate the Topic


Locating the Main Idea


How to Find the Main Idea


Self-Check Review



Locating Major Details


How to Locate Major Details


Signal WordsKey Sentences


Strategies for Understanding


Longer Articles


Self-Check Review



Writing a Summary


Start With a Summary Outline


Turn Your Summary Outline Into a Summary


Writing the Opening Sentence


After the Opening Sentence


Self-Check Review



Writing a Response


Record Your First Impressions


The Value of Questioning


The Process of Listing


The Technique of Mapping


Write Your Response


Self-Check Review



Reading Textbooks


Becoming Familiar With Your Textbook


Studying a Textbook Chapter


Before You Read


Preview



Warm up Your Thinking



Anticipate the


Chapter Contents


Step 3


What Is a Survey Map?


How To Make a Survey Map


Step 4


As You Read


After You Read


Other Strategies for Studying the Chapter


Review


Self-Check Review


Sample


Chapter From a Sociology Textbook



Additional Readings


Narrative Essays


They Live the Dream


Me and My Shadow


AIDS in Africa


Academic Subjects


We View Juvenile Delinquents Differently Than Adult Criminals


Bacteria: Enough to Give You an Ulcer


The Boss Feels Your Pain


The Chemical Foundation of Life


History of Communication


Communicating Nonverbally


Improving Intercultural Communication


Raising Daughters and Sons: Different Challenges


I Want My Son to Be Proud


In Defense of the Real American Family


This Is Your Brain on TV