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Academic Reading: College Majors and Career Applications
by McWhorter, Kathleen T.; Sember,... | PB | Acceptable
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Book Title
- Academic Reading
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780321865823
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pearson Education
ISBN-10
0321865820
ISBN-13
9780321865823
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150597211
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Publication Name
Academic Reading
Language
English
Subject
Reading Skills, Readers
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Myreadinglab Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
24 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
8
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2012-954641
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
428.4071/1
Table Of Content
PART ONE Fundamental Reading Strategies CHAPTER 1 Strategies for Active Reading Reading and Academic Success Assessing Your Learning Style Building Your Concentration Developing Levels of Thinking Previewing and Predicting Developing Guide Questions Checking Your Comprehension Using the SQ3R Reading/Study System Self-Test Summary PSYCHOLOGY READING: Stereotypes and Prejudices: Seen One, Seen ''Em All CHAPTER 2 Fundamental Comprehension Skills Finding the Main Idea Identifying Topic Sentences Finding an Implied Main Idea Recognizing Primary and Secondary Details Adjusting Your Rate to Meet Comprehension Demands Self-Test Summary SOCIOLOGY READING: Diversity in U.S. Families CHAPTER 3 Essential Vocabulary Skills Techniques for Vocabulary Development Using a System for Learning New Vocabulary Using Context Clues Learning Word Parts: The Multiplier Effect Using Word Mapping to Expand Your Vocabulary Learning Specialized and Scientific Vocabulary Self-Test Summary Interpersonal Communication Reading: Principles of Verbal Messages PART TWO Critical Reading Strategies CHAPTER 4 Evaluating the Author''s Message Make Inferences as You Read Assessing the Author''s Qualifications Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion Identifying the Author''s Purpose Evaluating the Data and Evidence Analyzing the Writer''s Tone Annotating as You Read Synthesizing Your Ideas Self-Test Summary EDUCATION READING: His Name Is Michael CHAPTER 5 Evaluating the Author''s Techniques Does the Writer Use Connotative Language? Does the Writer Use Figurative Language? Is the Author Fair or Biased? What Isn''t the Author Telling Me? Does the Author Make and Support Generalizations? What Assumptions Is the Author Making? Does the Author Use Manipulative Language? Self-Test Summary Public Relations READING: Women Mobilize Against Scruffy-Faced Men CHAPTER 6 Reading and Evaluat ing Arguments What Is an Argument? Parts of an Argument Inductive and Deductive Arguments Strategies for Reading an Argument Strategies for Evaluating Arguments Errors in Logical Reasoning Self-Test Summary PAIRED TECHNOLOGY READING: Should Online Sites Ban Postings by Groups the Government Identifies as Terrorists (Pro) Should Online Sites Ban Postings by Groups the Government Identifies as Terrorists (Con) PART THREE Academic Reading Strategies CHAPTER 7 Patterns of Academic Thought Patterns: A Focus for Reading The Definition Pattern The Classification Pattern The Order of Sequence Pattern The Cause and Effect Pattern The Comparison and Contrast Pattern The Listing/Enumeration Pattern Mixed Patterns Other Useful Patterns of Organization Self-Test Summary HISTORY READING: The Rise of African Americans CHAPTER 8 Reading and Evaluating Graphics and Online Sources How to Read Graphics Types of Graphics Understanding Visuals Evaluating Internet Sources Avoiding Plagiarism Self-Test Summary BIOLOGY READING: Biodiversity Loss and Species Extinction CHAPTER 9 Using Writing to Learn Writing to Assess and Strengthen Comprehension Highlighting and Annotating Textbooks Note Taking to Organize Ideas Mapping to Show Relationships Summarizing to Condense Ideas Self-Test Summary CRIMINAL JUSTICE READING: New Ways of Administering Justice and Punishment <p style="MARGIN: 0px" align="left"
Synopsis
Academic Reading: College Major and Career Applications focuses on developing essential reading skills while showing students how to adapt them to specific academic disciplines and career fields. Kathleen McWhorter offers a unique, contextualized approach that focuses on academic reading skills and also motivates students towards a particular area of interest or field of study. Readers learn important comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills, as well as how to adapt these skills to study specific academic disciplines. While doing so, they also learn what each discipline involves and explore the available career paths. As an end result, Academic Reading teaches essential reading skills while opening up new academic and career possibilities. 0321881583 / 9780321881588 Academic Reading with NEW MyReadingLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205869165 / 9780205869169 NEW MyReadingLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access 0321865820 / 9780321865823 Academic Reading, Academic Reading: College Major and Career Applications focuses on developing essential reading skills while showing students how to adapt them to specific academic disciplines and career fields.
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LB2395.3.M37 2014
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