1. The Reading Process (PRO) Celebrating Self and Community.
Prepare to Read.
Reading 1: “Becoming a Student,” Barbara Jordan.
The Reading Process (PRO).
Prepare to Read.
Reading 2: “Motives to Work,” Carole Wade and Carol Tavris.
Organizing to Learn.
Reading 3: “Suburb High, USA: School or Prison?,” Marley Peifer.
Chapter Review.
Mastery Test 1A: “How to Remember,” Carole Wade and Carol Tavris.
Mastery Test 1B: “What Is Collaborative Learning?,” Toni Haring Smith.
2. Working with Words: Computer Technology.
Prepare to Read.
Reading 1: “Living Without Computers,” George Beekman.
Reading 2: “Living with Computers,” George Beekman.
Reading 3: “Computers and Jobs,” George Beekman.
Chapter Review.
Mastery Test 2A: “No Sacred Trust,” Connie Guglielmo.
Mastery Test 2B: “Ergonomics,” Timothy J. O'Leary and Linda L. O'Leary.
3. Topics and Main Ideas Our Food, Our Culture.
Prepare to Read.
Reading 1: “Oh, the Flavor of Your Fries, ” Eric Schlosser.
Topics and Main Ideas.
Reading 2: “Fat Wars: Economics or Chemistry? ” Paul Hursel.
Reading 3: “Easy Bake Ovens and Fashion Magazines,” Kelly Mayhew.
Chapter Review.
Mastery Test 3A: “Behind the Counter,” Eric Schlosser.
Mastery Test 3B: “What's in the Beef?,” Howard Lyman.
4. Support for Main Ideas Staying Well.
Prepare to Read.
Reading 1: “Wellness: The New Health Goal,” Paul M. Insel, Walton T. Roth, L. McKay Rollins, and Ray A. Peterson.
Supporting Points.
Organize To Learn.
Reading 2: “Exercise for Health and Fitness,” Paul M. Insel, Walton T. Roth, L. McKay Rollins, and Ray A. Peterson.
Reading 3: “How Stress Works,” Bryan Williams and Sharon Knight.
Chapter Review.
Mastery Test 4A: “A Personal Stress Survival Guide,” Dianne Hales.
Mastery Test 4B: “Smoking,” Dianne Hales.
5. Patterns of Organization Where We Live.
Prepare to Read.
Reading 1: “Cities and Suburbs,” William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey.
Patterns of Organization.
Definition and Classification.
Exemplification.
Cause and Effect.
Comparison and Contrast.
Process.
Reading 2: “The Growth of Cities in Nineteenth-Century America,” James Kirby Martin, Randy Roberts, Steven Mintz, Linda O. McMurry, and James H. Jones.
Combined Patterns of Organization.
Argument.
Reading 3: “Why Are People Homeless?,” The National Coalition for the Homeless.
Chapter Review.
Mastery Test 5A: “Rootlessness,” David Morris.
Mastery Test 5B: “Tijuana and San Diego, Contrasting Neighbors,” Enrique Dàvalos.
6. Interpreting Visual Aids Working.
Prepare to Read.
Reading 1: “Telework: The Technomedia and the Changing Face of Work in the Twenty-First Century,” William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey.
Visual Aids.
Types of visual aids.
Reading 2: “Inequality in the Workplace,” William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey.
Reading 3: “Human Factors and Working Conditions,” Robert D. Smither.
Chapter Review.
Mastery Test 6A: “Workers Feel Like Suckers,” Ralph Frammolino.
Mastery Test 6B: “Wealth and Poverty,” Holly Sklar.
7. Inferences and Reading Literature Dealing with Gender.
Prepare to Read.
Reading 1: “Sex and Gender,” William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey.
Inferences.
Reading 2: “Sex, Lies, and Conversation,” Deborah Tannen.
Inferences from Words.
Reading 3: “Why I Want a Wife,” Judy Brady.
Reading Literature.
Reading 4: “The Chase,” Alberto Moravia.
Chapter Review.
Mastery Test 7B: “The Men We Carry in Our Minds,” Scott Russell Sanders.
8. Facts and Opinions Living in a Diverse Society.
Prepare to Read.
Reading 1: “America Singing,” Garrett Hongo.
Fact And Opinion.
Evaluating Facts.
Reading 2: “Colorblind: When Blacks and Whites Can See No Gray,” Alex Kotlowitz.
Evaluating Opinions.
Reading 3: “Freeing Choices,” Nancy Mairs.
Chapter Review.
Mastery Test 8A: “Rage,” Martín Espada.
MASTERY TEST 8B: “Can We All Get Along?,” Al Martinez.
9. Critical Thinking Science, Society, and Disease.
Prepare to Read.
Reading 1: “This Is the End of the World: The Black Death,” Barbara Tuchman.
Critical Thinking.
Reading 2: “Pathology of the Black Death,” John P. McKay, Bennett D. Hill, and John Buckler.
Reading 3: “AIDS: The Long War,” The Economist.
Evaluating Arguments.
Reading 4: “The Going Rate on Shrinks,” E. Fuller Torrey, MD.
Chapter Review.
Mastery Test 9A: “Emergency Rooms and the Uninsured,” Rudolph Mueller, MD.
Mastery Test 9B: “Making Well People 'Better',” Pat Mooney.
Extend Your Thinking.
For Chapter 1, Joining a Community of Learners: “How We Learn,” Ricki Linksman.
For Chapter 2, Computer Technology: “Robo Rats,” Ben Harder.
For Chapter 3, Our Food, Our Culture: “Strange New World of Food,” Naomi Perian.
For Chapter 4, Staying Well: “Creativity and Longevity,” Norman Cousins.
For Chapter 5, Where We Live: “Working with Our Hands,” Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter.
For Chapter 6, Working: “Criminals at Work,” Hugh D. Barlow.
For Chapter 7, Dealing with Gender: “Ties,” Kelvin Christopher James.
For Chapter 9, Science, Society and Disease: “As Sick As It Gets,” Rudolph Mueller, MD.
A Reader's Toolkit.
Note-Taking: The Cornell Note-Taking System.
Test-Taking.
Writing Tips for Readers.
Reader Response Journals.
Suggested Reading for Book Reports.
