| |
| |
| Each chapter concludes with a "Summary." | |
| |
| |
| Readings by Theme | |
| |
| |
| Preface for Instructors | |
| |
| |
| Acknowledgements | |
| |
| |
| A Note to Students | |
| |
| |
| |
| Interpreting Through Writing, Reading, and Critical Thinking | |
| |
| |
| |
| Valuing Your Interpretations | |
| |
| |
| Eiffel Tower plan | |
| |
| |
| |
| Valuing Your Interpretations | |
| |
| |
| Your Interpretations Are Valid | |
| |
| |
| Interpreting through Writing, Reading, and Critical Thinking | |
| |
| |
| Examining Your Writing Habits | |
| |
| |
| Establishing Your Writing Goals for the Semester | |
| |
| |
| |
| Reading Critically, Interpreting, and Summarizing Texts | |
| |
| |
| "We Can Do It" WWII poster | |
| |
| |
| |
| Reading Critically, Interpreting, and Summarizing Texts | |
| |
| |
| Reading Critically | |
| |
| |
| Becoming a Critical, Active Reader | |
| |
| |
| A Process for Reading Critically and Actively | |
| |
| |
| Practicing the Reading Process | |
| |
| |
| Reading Assignment 1: "Pay Your Own Way!" | |
| |
| |
| |
| Reading Assignment 2: "The Work Force of the Twenty-first Century" | |
| |
| |
| |
| Reading Assignment 3: Read a chapter from a textbook | |
| |
| |
| Reading Assignment 4: "Girl Power" | |
| |
| |
| |
| Building Summary Skills | |
| |
| |
| Reading: "The New Surveillance" | |
| |
| |
| |
| A Process for Summary Writing | |
| |
| |
| Reading: "Looking Ahead: Schooling in the Twenty-first Century" | |
| |
| |
| |
| Reading: "Is Technology Making Us Intimate Strangers?" | |
| |
| |
| |
| Reading: "So, You Want to be a WEBMASTER" | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Writing Essays in College | |
| |
| |
| Writing Essays in College | |
| |
| |
| Your Past Writing Experiences | |
| |
| |
| Examining the Academic Essay | |
| |
| |
| Student Essay: "Who Should Pay for College?" | |
| |
| |
| |
| Examining the Writing Process | |
| |
| |
| Writing the Essay Using the Writing Process | |
| |
| |
| Writing Assignment 1: Should Students Pay Their Own Way? | |
| |
| |
| Writing Assignment 2: Is Computer Proficiency Necessary? | |
| |
| |
| Reading: "Computers on Campus: PCs becoming must-have staple of college education" | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Interpreting Issues in Communications Technology, Education and Society | |
| |
| |
| Scene from 1936 film | |
| |
| |
| Modern Timesstarring Charlie Chaplin | |
| |
| |
| |
| Exploring Issues in Communication and Technology | |
| |
| |
| &ld | |