Making Reading Real / Edition 1

by Sharon M. Snyders

Overview

This skills-based Reading text/series addresses a major challenge in the course — engaging students — by giving them diverse and relevant readings with integrated coverage of learning styles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132423106
Publisher:	Pearson
Publication date:	11/01/2011
Series:	MyReadingLab Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

About Sharon Snyders

Sharon Snyders has been helping community college and university students to become better readers and achieve their personal and career goals for over twenty years. Sharon received Ivy Tech Community College’s top teaching award, the Glenn W. Sample Award for Excellence in Instruction, in 2005. She has also been honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction and received the NISOD Award for Excellence. Sharon serves as the Program Chair for Academic Skills Advancement - Reading, and has served in the past as chair of the College and Life Success program. She has not only conducted extensive educational research, but has also presented at numerous state and national conferences over the years. Currently Sharon serves as the President-Elect of INADE, The Indiana Association of Developmental Educators, and is actively involved in serving her college and her community through various committees and volunteer activities.

Sharon is passionate about enabling all students to be empowered with knowledge, inspiration, and hope as they discover the pleasure and opportunity reading creates. She lives in Indiana with her husband, daughter, dog, and two cats. Sharon enjoys walking in the woods, listening to music, visiting people, and exploring new places. She especially loves to read and share learning ideas with students and colleagues. Please contact her at [e-mail].

Table of Contents

A Note to Students ....................................................................................................... xv

Preface …………………………………………………………………………….....xvi

Unique Features of this Text.............................................................................. xvi

Organization ..................................................................................................... xvii

Get Ready to Learn .................................................................................................... xxiii

Spotlight on Learning Styles ............................................................................. xxiii

Reading Techniques SQ3R................................................................................. xxiii

Note-taking Strategies xxiv

Chapter 1 Vocabulary ...................................................................................................... 1

  Theme: Adjusting to College

Spotlight on Learning Styles – Look and Do …………………………………..2

Shortcuts, Time-savers, and Educated Guessing …….……………………………3

Using Vocabulary in Context (What clues help me figure out the word?)............. 4

Synonyms and Definitions.......................................................................... 5

Antonyms.................................................................................................... 7

Examples...................................................................................................... 7

Experience, Prior Knowledge, and Perceptions.......................................... 9

Recognizing Word Parts (Where have I heard this before?)................................. 12

Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes ……………………………………………14

Prefixes...................................................................................................... 14

Roots ....................................................................................................... 20

Suffixes...................................................................................................... 24

Learning Style Activities....................................................................................... 37

Reading Practice.................................................................................................... 39

Reading 1 – Internet.................................................................................. 39

Learning Doctor from Student Success SuperSite, Academic Skills

Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................... 44

Outside In, the Life of a Commuter Student from Patti See and Bruce

Taylor, Higher Learning

Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................... 51

The Meaning of Eight Miles from The Lakota Way by Joseph

Marshall III

Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals........................................................... 56

For Many Jobless, It’s Back to School by Kim Clark from U.S. News

& World Report

Reading 5 – Visual Images........................................................................ 80

College students

Chapter 2 Main Ideas...................................................................................................... 63

  Theme: Life Relationships

Spotlight on Learning Styles – Listen …………………………………………64

SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review for better comprehension) ...65

Finding the Topic (What is this about?)................................................................ 70

Determining the Main Idea (What does the author want me to know?)............... 77

Learning Style Activities....................................................................................... 94

Life Relationships Research

Readings ....................................................................................................... 94

Reading 1 – Internet.................................................................................. 94

The 5 Love Languages website

Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................... 98

Nonverbal Communication of Emotion from Psychology: An Introduction by Charles G. Morris and Albert A. Maistoin

Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 103

W ith Help from a Friend by Dorri Olds from Chicken Soup for the College Soul: Inspiring and Humorous Stories about College.

Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 106

W ork: When Personalities Clash by Judith Sills from Psychology Today

Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 114

Couples

Chapter 3 Supporting Details....................................................................................... 116

  Theme: Time Management

Spotlight on Learning Styles –Write …………………………………………..117

Reading the other sentences (What details are included in the paragraph?)....... 118

Using PIE (Prove, Illustrate, or Explain the author’s point)................................ 120

Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 136

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Readings ..................................................................................................... 138

Reading 1 – Internet................................................................................ 138

Declutter 15 Minutes a Day - 5 Great Tools That Make it Easy! from The Fly Lady

Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 143

Managing Your Time and Stress by Amy Baldwin from The Community College Experience: Plus

Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 148

Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 150

Beat the Clock by Mark Rowth from Career World

Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 155

Multitasking

Chapter 4 Implied Main Ideas...................................................................................... 157

  Theme: Global Issues

Spotlight on Learning Styles – Do ……………………………………………..158

Putting Implied Main Ideas in Your Own Words (What is the unstated main

idea?) …………………………………………………………………………...159

Finding the Implied Main Topic………………………………………..160

Finding the Implied Main Idea from a Group of Ideas…………………161

Finding the Implied Main Idea in a Paragraph…………………………164

Writing the Implied Main Idea in Your Own Words …………………..168

Putting the Implied Main Idea in Your Own Words in Paragraphs…….169

Finding the Implied Central Idea in Longer Passages………………………….175

Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 190 Blood: Water Mission

Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 193

Reading 1 – Internet................................................................................ 194

Tragedy during trip to Uganda from the Equal Exchange website

Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 197

The Extent of Poverty from Society: The Basics by John Macionis

Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 201

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women

Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 204

Secondary Use by Marianne Peters from The Covenant Companion

Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 208

Habitat for Humanity

Chapter 5 Patterns of Organization............................................................................. 210

Theme: Money Management

Spotlight on Learning Styles – Look and Write ……………………………….211

Writers have a plan (What are they trying to do?)............................................... 211

Patterns Of Organization……………………………………………………….212

Paragraphs Developed with Time Order/Sequence................................. 212

Paragraphs Developed with Simple Listing............................................. 219

Paragraphs Developed with Definition................................................... 227

Paragraphs Developed with Example...................................................... 229

Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 236

The FAFSA Factor and SCAM ALERT Don’t Pay to Get Money by Sid Kirchheimer from Scam-Proof Your Life: 377 Smart Ways to Protect You & Your Family From Ripoffs, Bogus Deals & Other Consumer Headaches

Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 240 Reading 1 – Internet 241

5 Lessons the Rich Can Teach You by Liz Pulliam Weston from

Moneycentral

Reading 2 – Magazines/Periodicals ........................................................ 245

Debit-card Smarts by Joan Goldwasser and Amy Esbensahde Herbert

from Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

Chapter 6 Advanced Patterns of Organization........................................................... 250

Theme: Money Management

Paragraphs Developed with Classification.......................................................... 251

Paragraphs Developed with Compare/Contrast................................................... 257

Paragraphs Developed with Cause/Effect........................................................... 262

Paragraphs Developed with a Combination of Patterns ..................................... 267

Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 275 Reading 1 – Textbook 276

Conserving Money by Controlling It by Robert J. Ebert and Ricky W.

Griffin from Business Essentials

Reading 2 – Literature............................................................................. 280

The Story about Investment by Eugene Peterson from The Message

Reading 3 – Visual Images...................................................................... 284

Compounding Money over Time by Robert J. Ebert and Ricky W.

Griffin from Business Essentials

Chapter 7 Facts and Opinions...................................................................................... 288

Theme: Current Social Issues – Politics, Populations, and Poverty

Spotlight on Learning Styles – Do ……………………………………………289

Separating Facts and Opinions (How do I tell when the information is real?)... 290

Detecting opinions in persuasive text ................................................................. 293

Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 306

Ethanol Isn’t Worth Costly Cornflakes and Tortillas, by Michael

Economides from Forbes Magazine

Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 309 Reading 1– Internet 310

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Half in Three Steps: Lose Ten

Tons of Carbon Emissions in a Year by Collin Dunn from Planet

Green website

Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 314

Controversy & Debate The Welfare Dilemma by John Macionis from

Society: The Basics

Reading 3 - Literature ............................................................................. 318

Quotations from W alden by Henry David Thoreau

Reading 4 - Magazine/Periodicals........................................................... 319

10 Ways to Go Green and Save Cash – No Excuses by Maura

Judkis from U.S. News & World Report

Reading 5 -Visual Images....................................................................... 326

“Be the Change You Want To See In The World”

Chapter 8 Inferences........................................................................................................... 328

Theme: Goal Setting and Achievement

Spotlight on Learning Styles – Do…………………………………….……..329

How to Find Inferences (What can you see between the lines?)........................ 329

How to Separate Valid from Invalid Inferences (Can the inference be

supported?).. ..................................................................................................... 331

Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 345

W e Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks

Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 348 Reading 1 – Internet 348

What Is Cyberbullying and What Can We Do About It? From WhatIsSocialNetworking Web Site

Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 352

Being Realistic About Goals by Amy Baldwin from The Community College Experience: Plus

Reading 3 – Literature ............................................................................ 355

Of Snakes, Butterflies, and Small Acts of Kindness by Mawi Asgedom from Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard

Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals ........................................................ 359

Goal Setting Essential for Success by Charlie Greer from Contracting Business

Reading 5 – Visual Image ...................................................................... 366

Determination

Chapter 9 Purpose and Tone........................................................................................ 368

Theme: Entertainment – Movies, Music, Food, Sports, and Hobbies

Spotlight on Learning Styles – Listen and Look ……………………………369

Connotative and Denotative Words (Are emotions evoked?)............................ 370

Author’s Purpose (Why is the author writing?)................................................... 374

Author’s Tone (What are the author’s emotions)?............................................... 378

Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 393

Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 394 Reading 1 – Internet 394

Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring

Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 398

The Value of Play by George S. Morrison from Early Childhood

Education Today

Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 405

Just This Side of Byzantium, An Introduction by Ray Bradbury

Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 409

Inception Review:Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan Blow

Our Minds by Elizabeth Weitzman from NY Daily News

Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 413

Motocross Rider

Chapter 10 Critical Thinking....................................................................................... 415

Theme: Health and Wellness

Spotlight on Learning Styles – Write and Do ………………………………..416

Detecting Bias ………………………………….. ……………………………...417

Determining Credibility................................................................................... …418

SAVE – 4 step system to evaluate readings ……………………………………..421

Learning Style Activities..................................................................................... 447

Research Project

Reading Practice.................................................................................................. 448 Reading 1 – Internet

The Dangerous Art of the by Bernadine Healy, M.D. along with

Reader Response Blogs from U.S. News & World Report online

Reading 2 – Textbook............................................................................. 456

Staying Healthy: How does a healthy lifestyle help us control stress? By Charles G Morris and Albert A Maisto from Psychology: An Introduction

Reading 3 – Literature............................................................................. 461

Brain Surgeon: A Doctor’s Inspiring Encounters with Mortality

and Miracles by Keith Black, M.D.

Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals......................................................... 468

Smoker’s Corpse, Diseased Lungs Appear on Cigarette Warning

Labels by Michael Felberbaum, AP

Reading 5 – Visual Images...................................................................... 471

Dark Chocolate is Healthy Chocolate

Appendix A – Reading in Math

Appendix B – Visual Rhetoric