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| Improving Reading and Thinking | |
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| Goals for Chapter 1 | |
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| Pretest | |
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| Reading and Better Thinking | |
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| How to Improve Reading Skills | |
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| Be Aware of the Mental Skills Required for Reading | |
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| Develop Individual Reading Skills | |
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| Learn and Use Different Reading Strategies | |
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| How This Book Will Help You Improve | |
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| Goals of This Book | |
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| Organization and Features | |
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| Reading Strategy: Active Reading | |
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| Reading Selections | |
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| Textbook Reading: History: “New Americans from Europe“ | |
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| Textbook Reading: Communication: “Intercultural Communication in a Dynamic World.“ | |
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| Vocabulary Strategy: Using the Dictionary | |
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| Guide Words | |
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| Using a Dictionary Entry | |
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| Chapter 1 Review | |
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| Main Ideas | |
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| Goals for Chapter 2 | |
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| Pretest | |
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| General and Specific | |
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| Determining the Topic | |
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| Too Narrow or Too Broad | |
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| Determining the Main Idea | |
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| The Topic Sentence | |
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| Locations of Topic Sentences | |
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| Topic Sentence as First Sentence | |
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| Topic Sentence as Second or Third Sentence | |
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| Topic Sentence in the Middle | |
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| Topic Sentence as Last Sentence | |
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| Topic Sentence as First and Last Sentence | |
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| Steps for Locating the Topic Sentence | |
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| Topic Sentences That Cover More Than One Paragraph | |
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| Longer Selections: Topic, Main Idea, and Thesis | |
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| Reading Strategy: Creating an Effective Reading Environment | |
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| Reading Selections | |
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| Textbook Reading: Social Psychology: “The Honesty Virus“ | |
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| Textbook Reading: Wildlife and Natural Resources: “A Career in the Wild.“ | |
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| Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms | |
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| Chapter 2 Review | |
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| Supporting Details, Mapping, and Outlining | |
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| Goals for Chapter 3 | |
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| Pretest | |
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| Supporting Details | |
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| Major and Minor Details | |
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| Transitions | |
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| Mapping | |
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| Outlining | |
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| Reading Longer Selections | |
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| Reading Strategy: Reading and Time Management | |
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| Reading Selections | |
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| Textbook Reading: Marriage and Family: “Family Ties and Immigration“ | |
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| Textbook Reading: Sociology: “Types of Families | |
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| Vocabulary Strategy: Context and Meaning | |
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| Chapter 3 Review | |
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| Implied Main Ideas | |
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| Goals for Chapter 4 | |
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| Pretest | |
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| Understanding Implied Main Ideas | |
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| Determining Implied Main Ideas | |
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| Step 1 Find the Subject of Each Sentence | |
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| Step 2 Determine a General Topic Based on the Specific Details | |
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| Step 3 State an Implied Main Idea | |
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| Reading Longer Selections | |
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| Reading Strategy: SQ3R | |
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| Reading Selections | |
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| Textbook Reading: Child and Adolescent Development: “Socializing on the Net“ | |
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| Textbook Reading: Health and Wellness: “Sleep and Wellness.“ | |
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| Vocabulary Strategy: The Definition/Restatement | |
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| Context Clue | |
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| Chapter 4 Review | |
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| Transitions | |
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| Goals for Chapter 5 | |
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| Pretest | |
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| Characteristics of Transitions | |
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| Transition Words That Indicate a List | |
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| Transition Words That Indicate Sequence | |
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| Transition Words That Indicate Cause/Effect | |
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| Transition Words That Indicate | |
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| Comparison/Contrast | |
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| Transition Words That Indicate Definition | |
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| Transitions in Combinations of Patterns | |
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| Reading Longer Selections | |
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| Reading Strategy: Summarizing | |
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| Reading Selections | |
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| Textbook Reading: Sociology: “Power and Gender“ | |
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| Textbook Reading: Law Enforcement: “The Trial.“ | |
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| Vocabulary Strategy: The Explanation Context Clue | |
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| Chapter 5 Review | |
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| Patterns of Organization | |
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| Goals for Chapter 6 | |
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| Pretest | |
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| Topic Sentences | |
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| List | |
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| Cause/Effect | |
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| Comparison/Contrast | |
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| Definition | |
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| Combinations of Patterns | |
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| Reading Longer Selections | |
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| Reading Strategy: Taking Notes | |
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| Reading Selections | |
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| Textbook Reading: Natural Hazards and Disasters: “Human Impact of Natural Disasters“ | |
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| Textbook Reading: Cultural Anthropology: “Sorcery and Witchcraft.“ | |
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| Vocabulary Strategy: The Example Context Clue | |
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| Chapter 6 Review | |
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| Inferences | |
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| Goals for Chapter 7 | |
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| Pretest | |
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| Making Inferences | |
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| Guidelines for Making Accurate Inferences | |
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| Making Inferences in Literature | |
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| Reading Strategy: Keeping a Reading Journal | |
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| Reading Selections | |
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| Textbook Reading: Business: “Language and Communication“ | |
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| Textbook Reading: Sociology: “Why Should People Be Educated?“ | |
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| Vocabulary Strategy: The Contrast Context Clue | |
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| Chapter 7 Review | |
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| Purpose and Bias | |
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| Goals for Chapter 8 | |
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| Pretest | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Purpose: To Entertain | |
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| Purpose: To Inform | |
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| Purpose: To Persuade | |
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| Determining the Purpose | |
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| Bias | |
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| Recogniz | |