1. Vocabulary Skills.
Context Clues.
Word Parts.
Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary.
Textbook Skills: Textbook Definitions.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
2. Stated Main Ideas.
The Topic Sentence.
Placement of Topic Sentences.
The Central Point.
Textbook Skills: Topics, Main Ideas, and Central Points in College Textbooks.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
3. Supporting Details.
Major and Minor Details.
Creating a Summary from Annotations.
Textbook Skills: Chapter-end Questions in a Textbook.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
4. Outlines and Concept Maps.
Outlines.
Concept Maps.
Textbook Skills: The Table of Contents in a Textbook.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
5. Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Points.
What Is an Implied Main Idea?
Using Supporting Details to Find Implied Main Ideas.
Finding the Implied Main Ideas of Paragraphs.
Stating Main Ideas.
The Implied Central Point.
Patterns of Organization.
Textbook Skills: Graphics as Details That Imply a Main Idea.
A Final Note: The Importance of Details.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
6. Transitions and Thought Patterns.
Transition Words: Relationships Within a Sentence.
Thought Patterns: Relationships Between Sentences.
Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns in Textbooks.
A Final Note.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
7. More Thought Patterns.
The Generalization and Example Pattern.
The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern.
The Cause-and-Effect Pattern.
A Final Note: Thought Patterns and Textbooks.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
8. Fact and Opinion.
What Is the Difference Between Fact and Opinion?
Ask Questions to Identify Opinions.
Think Carefully about Supposed "Facts."
Fact and Opinion in Reading Paragraphs.
Informed and Expert Opinions.
Textbook Skills: Fact and Opinion in a Textbook Passage.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
9. Purpose and Tone.
Purpose.
Primary Purpose.
Tone.
Commonly Used Tone Words.
Understanding Irony.
Textbook Skills: Author's Purpose and Tone.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
10. Inferences.
What Is an Inference?
Making Ingerences While Reading.
Making Sound Inferences and Avoiding False Conclusions.
Inferences in Literature.
Textbook Skills: Inferences and Visual Aids.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
11. Argument.
Step 1. Identify the Author's Claim and Supports.
Step 2. Decide If the Supports Are Relevant.
Step 3. Decide If the Supports Are Adequate.
Step 4: Check the Argument for Bias.
Textbook Skills: The Logic of Arguments.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
12. A Reading System for Effective Readers.
Prior Knowledge.
The Reading Process.
Textbook Skills: Before, During, and After Reading: Asking Questions and Reciting Answers.
Chapter Review.
Applications.
Review Tests.
Mastery Tests.
PART 2
Additional Readings.
Combined-Skills Tests.
Reading Enrichment: Five Textbook Readings.
Lab Manual.
Credits.
Index.
