Each chapter concludes with a “Summary.” To the Instructor.
To the Student: Welcome to The Reader's Voice.
I. DISCOVERING THE READERS'S VOICE.
With Readings on Learning for Yourself .
Part I Introduction.
1. Listen to Yourself First: Check In.
Try the New Strategy: Check In.
The Title and the Subject.
Your Feelings and Experiences.
Reading 1: “Poppa and the Spruce Tree,” By Mario Cuomo.
Apply the New Strategy.
Reading 2: “A Role Model of Resiliency: Bouncing Back From Disaster,” By Tom Wanamaker.
Time Out for You: How Can Resiliency Help You in College?
2. Stay Involved in the Reading: Respond.
Try the New Strategy: Respond.
Reading 3: “The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl,” By Elizabeth Wong.
Get a Close-Up of the New Strategy: Respond.
Time for Responding.
Space for Responding.
Your Own Mind.
Margin Notes.
Journal or Log.
Reading Partner.
Questions and Comments.
Questions.
Agreements and Disagreements.
Likes and Dislikes.
Connections.
Talking with Others.
Follow-Up Activities throughout This Book.
Apply the New Strategy: Respond.
Reading 4: (Textbook Excerpt) “Self-Esteem,” By Joseph A. Devito.
Time Out for You: What Is Your Learning Style?
Part I: Additional Readings.
Reading I A: “Learning to Write,” by Russell Baker.
Reading I B: “Pandora's Box and Pollyanna: The Power of Positive Thinking,” by Daniel Goleman.
Reading I C: (Poem) “I May, I Might, I Must,” by Marianne Moore.
Part I Review: The Reading's Voice.
Using Strategies throughout the Reading Process.
How Are the Strategies Working for You?
II. PREDICTING AND QUESTIONING.
With Readings on Popular Culture.
Part II Introduction.
3. Work with New Words: Use Context Clues.
Introduction to the New Strategy: Use Context Clues.
Logic Clues.
Example Clues.
Contrast Clues.
Definition Clues.
PRACTICE EXERCISES.
Apply the New Strategy: Use Context Clues.
Reading 5: “Sounds of Home: An 8,690 Mile Echo,” by Sare Rimer.
Time Out for You: What Helps You Plan Ahead?
4. Work with New Words: Find the Right Definition.
Introduction to the New Strategy: Find the Right Definition.
Word Parts.
Prefixes.
Roots.
Suffixes.
The Dictionary.
When to Look up a Word.
Dictionary Entries.
Choosing the Definition that Fits.
Choosing the Right Dictionary.
PRACTICE EXERCISES.
Apply the New Strategy: Find the Right Definition.
Reading 6: “American Youth Slang: From Flappers to Rappers,” by Tom Dalzell.
Time Out for You: How Can You Improve Your Vocabular?
5. Ask Questions.
Introduction to the New Strategy: Ask Questions.
Questions for Connecting to the Reading.
Questions for Getting an Overview.
Title as Key to the Subject.
Other Important Cues.
The Overall Point and the Umbrella Question.
Answers and New Questions.
Try the New Strategy: Ask Questions.
Reading 7: (Textbook Excerpt) “Movie Censorship: A Brief History,” by John Vivian.
Apply the New Strategy: Ask Questions.
Reading 8: “The Day Athletics Won Out Over Politics,” by Ron Fimrite.
Time Out for You: How Can You Take Notes in Class?
Part II: Additional Readings.
Reading II A: (Textbook Excerpt) “But Weight!“ by Robert Wallace.
Reading II B: “New Advertising Hits Consumers Everywhere,” by Karen Talaski.
Reading II C: (Poem) “Runnin',” by Jamila Z. Wade.
Part II Review: Predicting and Questioning.
III. UNDERSTANDING MAIN IDEAS.
Theme: Men and Women, Boys and Girls.
Part III Introduction.
6. Find Topics and Main Ideas.
Introduction to the New Strategy: Find Topics and Main Ideas.
Umbrella Question and Main Topics.
Umbrella Question.
Main Topics.
Headings and Main Topics.
Readings Without Headings.
Main Topics and Main Ideas.
Main Ideas and the Overall Point.
Try the New Strategy: Find Topics and Main Ideas.
Reading 9: “Money Fights Can Ruin a Marriage,” by Dianne Hales.
Get a Close-Up of the New Strategy: Find Topics and Main Ideas.
Finding Topics and Main Ideas.
Stated Main Ideas.
Unstated Main Ideas.
Main Ideas and the Overall Point.
Marking Ideas.
Margin Notes and Symbols.
Underlining.
Apply the New Strategy: Find Topics and Main Ideas.
Reading 10: (Textbook Excerpt) “The Influence of Sports on Male Identity,” by James M. Henslin.
Time Out for You: How Can You Mark Ideas in Your Books?
7. Find the Support .
Try the New Strategy: Find the Support.
Reading 11: (Textbook Excerpt) “How Men and Women Communicate in Relationships,” by Rebecca J. Donatelle.
Get a Close-Up of the New Strategy: Find the Support.
Main Ideas and Supporting Details.
General and Specific Levels of Support.
Subheadings for Supporting Details.
Major and Minor Details.
Supporting Details Without Subheadings.
Finding the Main Idea and Supporting Details.
“Testing” the main idea.
Types of supporting details.
Examples.
Descriptive Deails.
Facts.
Quotations.
Ideas in Paragraphs.
Topics.
Supporting Details and Stated Main Ideas.
Supporting Details and Unstated Main Ideas.
Apply the New Strategy: Find the Support.
Reading 12: “The Men We Carry in Our Minds“ by Scott Russell Sanders.
Time Out for You: How Can You Handle the Stress of Taking Tests?
8. Look for Patterns of Thought.
Introduction to the New Strategy: Look for Patterns of Thought.
Six Common Patterns of Thought.
Examples.
Comparison/Contrast.
Definition and Classification.
Cause-and-Effect Reasoning.
Sequence.
Location.
Patterns and Main Ideas.
Grouping the Reading into Main Topics.
Finding Main Ideas about Topics.
Finding Supporting Details about a Main Idea.
Transitions.
Transitions and Patterns of Thought.
Transitions to More Information.
Try the New Strategy: Look for Patterns of Thought.
Reading 13 “When Not Asking for Directions is Dangerout to Your Healkth” by Deborah Tannen.
Summary Table of Patterns of Thought.
Time Out for You: How Can You Predict Test Questions?
Part III: Additional Readings.
Reading III A: (Textbook Excerpt) “Teaching Sex Roles,” by Janet Gonzales-Mena and Janet Emerita.
Reading III B: “Horrors! Girls with Gavels! What a Difference a Day Makes,” by Anna Quindlen.
Reading III C: (Narrative Essay) “Only Daughter,” by Sandra Cisneros.
Part III Review: Understanding Main Ideas.
IV. REMEMBERING AND INTERPRETING.
With Readings on Working and Careers.
Part IV Introduction.
9. Look for Patterns of Thought.
Try the New Strategy: Write to Remember.
Reading 14: (Psychology Textbook): “The Effects of Work on Motivation,” by Carole Wade and Caroltavris).
Get a Close-Up of the New Strategy: Write to Remember.
Mapping Main Ideas.
Formats for mapping.
Placing overall point and main ideas.
Summarizing.
Organizing the Ideas.
Paraphrasing.
Quoting.
Setting Aside Your Own Ideas.
Apply the New Strategy: Write to Remember.
Reading 15:“Thurgood Marshall: The Brain of the Civil Rights Movement,” by Adam Cohen.
Time Out for You: How Can You Improve Your Memory?
10. Make Inferences.
Introduction to the New Strategy: Make Inferences.
Inferences and implied ideas.
Logical connections.
PRACTICE EXERCISES.
Word choice.
Denotation.
Connotation.
Metaphors.
PRACTICE EXERCISES.
Try the New Strategy: Make Inferences.
Reading 16: “Serving in Florida,” (from Nickel and Dimed) by Barbara Ehrenreich's.
Time Out for You: What Helps You Plan Your Next Term?
11. Analyze the Information.
Introduction to the New Strategy: Analyze the Information.
The Writer's Purpose.
Types of Writing.
Intended Audience.
The Writer's Perspective.
Fact and Opinion.
Facts.
Opinions.
Analyzing facts and opinion.
Try the New Strategy: Analyze the Information.
Reading 17: “Lost Jobs, Ragged Safety Net,” by Robert Reich.
Apply the New Strategy: Analyze the Information.
Reading 18: (History Textbook) “The Conditions of Work,” by James Kirby Martin, Randy Roberts, Steven Mintz, Linda O. McMurry, and James H. Jones.
Time Out for You: What Has Worked Well for You in This Course?
IV. ADDITIONAL READINGS.
Reading IV A: “Satisfaction Not Guaranteed, But You Can Find Meaning in Your Work“ by Sondra Farrell Bazrod.
Reading IV B: “One Airline's Magic: How Does Southwest Soar?“ by Sally B. Donnelly.
Reading IV C: (Story) “The Bridge“ by Daniel Orozco.
Reading IV D: (Poem) “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper,” by Martin Espada.
Part IV Review: Interpreting and Analyzing.
Additional Questions.
