Opening Doors

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Part 1  Orientation: Preparing and Organizing Yourself for Success in College
	Chapter 1 Making Yourself Successful in College
		Skills
		Doing What Successful Students Do
		Motivating Yourself
		Setting Your Goals
		Identifying Your Learning Style
		Managing Your Time
			Setting Up a Weekly Study Schedule
			Making the Most of Your Study Time
			Planning Further Ahead: Creating a Monthly Assignment Calendar and Using a Daily To Do List
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Readings
		SELECTION 1-1 “Why Go to College?” Study Skills from P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life by Robert S. Feldman
		SELECTION 1-2 “Getting Ready for Prime Time: Learning the Skills Needed to Succeed Today and Tomorrow” Business from Understanding Business by William Nickels, James McHugh, and Susan McHugh
		SELECTION 1-3 “Saved” Literature from The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex Haley
	Chapter 2 Approaching College Reading and Developing a College-Level Vocabulary
		Skills
		Understanding the Reading Process
		Improving Your Reading
			Predicting as You Read
			Monitoring Your Comprehension
			Adjusting Your Reading Rate
		Developing a College-Level Vocabulary
			Using Context Clues
			Using Word-Structure Clues
			Using a Dictionary Pronunciation Key
			Understanding Denotations and Connotations of Words
			Understanding Figurative Language
		A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Context Clues and Figurative Language
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Readings
			SELECTION 2-1 “Making It Happen: Creating Positive Change to Become a Peak Performer” Student Success from Peak Performance: Success in College and Beyond, by Sharon K. Ferrett
			SELECTION 2-2 “Fighting Terrorism in a Global Age” History from “Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic” by James Davidson et al.
			SELECTION 2-3 “A Whale of a Survival Problem” Biology from The Nature of Life by John Postlethwait and Janet Hopson
		C H A P T E R 3 Approaching College Assignments: Reading Textbooks and Following Directions
			Skills
			College Textbooks: Methods for Reading and Studying Effectively
			The SQ3R Study System
			The Three-Step Process for Reading and Studying Textbooks
				Step 1: Prepare to Read
				Step 2: Ask and Answer Questions to Enhance Your Reading
				Step 3: Review by Rehearsing the Answers to Your Questions
			Following Directions in Textbooks and on Tests
				Guidelines for Following Directions
				Example: Directions from a Textbook
				Example: Directions for a Test
			Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
			Readings
				SELECTION 3-1 “African Americans: The Struggle for Equality” Government Companies, from The American Democracy by Thomas E. Patterson
				SELECTION 3-2 “Parenthood: Now, Later, Human Development by Diane E. Papalia, Sally Wendkos Olds, and Ruth Feldman
				SELECTION 3-3 “Art in the Service of Religion” Art Appreciation from Living with Art by Rita Gilbert
Part 2 Comprehension: Understanding College Textbooks by Reading for Ideas
	Chapter 4 Determining the Topic and the Stated Main Idea
		Skills
		The Topic of a Paragraph
			What Is the Topic of a Paragraph, and Why Is It Important?
			Determining and Expressing the Topic
		The Stated Main Idea of a Paragraph
			What Is a Stated Main Idea, and Why Is It Important?
			Locating the Stated Main Idea Sentence
			How to Tell If You Have Identifi ed the Stated Main Idea Sentence
			How to Avoid Two Common Errors in Locating a Stated Main Idea
			Stated Overall Main Ideas in Longer Passages
		A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Topics and Stated Main Ideas
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Test Your Understanding: Determining the Topic and the Stated Main Idea
		Readings
		SELECTION 4-1 “A Warning to Students: Plagiarism, Term Papers Information Technology and Web Research” from Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to Computers and Communication by Brian K. Williams and Stacy C. Sawyer
		SELECTION 4-2 “Latinos: An Emerging Infl uence in the United States” Sociology from Sociology: An Introduction by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine
		SELECTION 4-3 “Muhammad” History from The 100: A Ranking of the Most Infl uential Persons in History by Michael K. Hart
	Chapter 5 Formulating Implied Main Ideas
		Skills
		Implied Main Ideas in Paragraphs
			What Is an Implied Main Idea?
			Why Is Formulating Implied Main Ideas Important?
		Formulating an Implied Main Idea
			Steps to Follow
			Three Formulas for Using Information in a Paragraph to Formulate the Main Idea
			Requirements for Correctly Formulated Main Idea Sentences
			Implied Overall Main Ideas in Longer Passages
		A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Implied Main Ideas
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Test Your Understanding: Formulating Implied Main Ideas
		Readings
		SELECTION 5-1 “Identity Theft: You Are at Risk” Personal Finance Information synthesized from Internet sources
		SELECTION 5-2 “Violence in Television and Video Games: Does the Media’s Message Matter?” Psychology from Essentials of Understanding Psychology, by Robert S. Feldman
		SELECTION 5-3 “Demography, the Study of Population” Sociology from Sociology: An Introduction by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine
	Chapter 6 Identifying Supporting Details
		Skills
		Supporting Details in Paragraphs
			What Are Supporting Details?
			Why Are Supporting Details Important?
		Identifying and Listing Supporting Details
		Major and Minor Details, and How to Tell the Difference
		A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Supporting Details
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Test Your Understanding: Identifying Supporting Details
		Readings
		SELECTION 6-1 “Shaping Your Health: The Millennial Generation and Early Adulthood” Health from Understanding Your Health by Wayne A. Payne, Dale B. Hahn, and Ellen B. Lucas
		SELECTION 6-2 “America’s Most Popular Drug: Caffeine” Health reserved. from Understanding Your Health by Wayne A. Payne, Dale B. Hahn, and Ellen B. Mauer
		SELECTION 6-3 “What Can Be Done to Help Third World Countries?” Economics All from A Beginner’s Guide to the World Economy by Randy Charles Epping
	Chapter 7 Recognizing Authors’ Writing Patterns
		Skills
		Patterns of Writing
			What Are Authors’ Writing Patterns?
			Why Is Recognizing Writing Patterns Important?
		Recognizing Author’s Writing Patterns
			The List Pattern
			Sequence Pattern
			Defi nition Pattern
			Comparison-Contrast Pattern
			Cause-Effect Pattern
			Spatial Order Pattern
			Avoid Seeing Everything as a List
		Other Writing Patterns
			Addition Pattern
			Generalization and Example Pattern
			Statement and Clarifi cation Pattern
			Summary Pattern
			Mixed Pattern
		Relationships within and between Sentences
			1. Clarifi cation
			2. Example
			3. Addition
			4. Sequence
			5. Comparison
			6. Contrast
			7. Cause-Effect
			8. Problem-Solution
			9. Spatial Order
			10. Summary/Conclusion
		A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Authors’ Writing Patterns
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Test Your Understanding: Part One—Basic Writing Patterns
		Test Your Understanding: Part Two—Other Writing Patterns
		Test Your Understanding: Part Three—Relationship within and Between Sentences
		Readings
		SELECTION 7-1 “E-Commerce? It’s E-Normous!” Business from Understanding Business by William Nickels, James McHugh, and Susan McHugh
		SELECTION 7-2 “The Development of Rock Music and Rock in American Society” Music Appreciation from Music: An Appreciation by Roger Kamien
		SELECTION 7-3 “Reactions to Impending Death” Psychology from Essentials of Psychology by Dennis Coon
	Chapter 8 Reading Critically
		Skills
		What Is Critical Reading?
		Critical Reading Skills
			Determining an Author’s Purpose and Intended Audience
			Determining an Author’s Point of View, Tone, and Intended Meaning
		A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Critical Reading
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Test Your Understanding: Reading Critically
		Readings
		SELECTION 8-1 “Prologue” Literature from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
		SELECTION 8-2 “Think Before You Speak: Public Speaking in a Multicultural World” Speech Communication from The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen E. Lucas
		SELECTION 8-3 From The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Literature
	Chapter 9 Thinking Critically
		Skills
		What Is Critical Thinking, and Why Is It Important?
		Critical Thinking Skills
			Why Readers Fail to Think Critically
			Distinguishing Facts from Opinions and Determining Whether Opinions Are Well Supported
			Making Inferences and Drawing Logical Conclusions
			Distinguishing between Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
			Evaluating an Author’s Argument
			Identifying Propaganda Devices
		A Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Critical Thinking
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Test Your Understanding: Thinking Critically
		Readings
			SELECTION 9-1 “Poverty in America and Improving Social Welfare through Public Education” Government from The American Democracy by Thomas E. Patterson
			SELECTION 9-2 “Sport Utility Vehicles: How Do I Hate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways” 2011 Editorial © from The Washington Post by Geneva Overholser
			SELECTION 9-3 “Take Out the Trash, and Put It  from Parade Magazine by Bernard Gavzer
Part 3 Systems for Studying Textbooks: Developing a System That Works for You
	Chapter 10 Selecting and Organizing Textbook Information
		Skills
		Studying Better Rather Than Harder
		Three Keys to Studying College Textbooks
			Key 1: Selectivity
			Key 2: Organization
			Key 3: Rehearsal
		Using Textbook Features
		Marking Textbooks: Underlining, Highlighting, and Annotating
		Taking Notes from Textbooks: Outlining, Mapping, and Summarizing
			Taking Notes on a Laptop
			Guidelines for Outlining
			Guidelines for the Cornell Method of Note-Taking
			Guidelines for Mapping
			Guidelines for Summarizing
		Guidelines for Interpreting Graphs and Visual Aids
			Bar Graphs
			Line Graphs
			Pie Charts
			Tables
			Photographs
			Diagrams
			Maps
			Cartoons
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Reading
		SELECTION 10-1 “The Age of Globalization” History from American History: A Survey by Alan Brinkley
	Chapter 11 Rehearsing Textbook Information and Preparing for Tests
		Skills
		Rehearsal and Memory
		Studying for Tests
			General Guidelines
			Five-Day Test Review Plan
			Creating Review Cards to Prepare for a Test
			Creating Test Review Sheets
		Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards
		Reading
		SELECTION 11-1 “Cultural Diversity: Family Strengths and Challenges” Marriage and Family from Marriages and Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths by David Olson and John DeFrain
Appendix 1 Glossary of Key Reading and Study Skills Terms
Appendix 2 A List of Word Parts: Prefi xes, Roots, and Suffi xes
Appendix 3 World Map, United States Map, and List of World Capitals
Appendix 4 Master Vocabulary List
Credits
Index