Guide to College Reading
by Kathleen T. McWhorter
11th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780134111711 |
| eText ISBN | 9780134105130 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 11th Edition |
| Language | English |
Guide to College Reading, 11th Edition, prepares students for the reading demands of college courses. Designed for introductory reading courses at the 6th to 9th grade reading level, the textbook supports students in becoming active learners and critical thinkers.
The instructional framework progresses logically from literal comprehension to critical interpretation and response. Core subjects center on reading comprehension, vocabulary improvement, and textbook reading, while concurrently addressing student learning characteristics, attitudes, and motivation.
Organized into six parts, the text guides learners from comprehension to application through exercises and skill practice. The title also includes dedicated fiction and contemporary issues mini-readers, with optional support available through the MyReadingLab digital learning platform.
Table of Contents
Part I: SUCCESS IN COLLEGE READING
Chapter 1: Reading and Learning: Getting Started
- • Understand What Is Expected in College
- • Build Your Concentration
- • Analyze Your Learning Style
- • Improve Your Comprehension
- • Read and Think Visually
- • Use Writing to Learn
- • Learn from and with Other Students
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “The Allure of Disaster,” Eric G. Wilson
Chapter 2: An Overview of College Textbook Reading
- • Textbooks as Learning Tools
- • Before Reading: Preview and Activate Background Knowledge
- • Develop Questions to Guide Your Reading
- • During Reading: Read for Meaning and Test Your Recall as You Read
- • Read to Understand Graphics and Visual Aids
- • After Reading: Review After You Read
- • Build a Reading-Study System: SQ3R
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “Looking for Love,” Jenifer Kunz
- • Mastery Test 2: READING SELECTION: “Saving Species,” Colleen Belk and Virginia Borden Maier
Chapter 3: Organizing and Remembering Information
- • Highlighting and Marking
- • Paraphrasing Sentences and Paragraphs
- • Outlining
- • Mapping
- • Summarizing
- • Immediate and Periodic Review
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: Are You Sleep Deprived?” Saundra K. Ciccarelli and J. Noland White
- • Mastery Test 2: READING SELECTION: “Corporate Social Responsibility,” Michael R. Solomon, Mary Anne Poatsy, and Kendall Martin
Part II: VOCABULARY: THE KEY TO MEANING
Chapter 4: Using Context Clues
- • What Is Context?
- • Types of Context Clues
- • The Limitations of Context Clues
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “Compulsive or Pathological Gambling,” Rebecca J. Donatelle
- • Mastery Test 2: READING SELECTION: “Paying It Forward,” Teresa Audesirk, Gerald Audesirk, and Bruce E. Byers
Chapter 5: Using Word Parts and Learning New Words
- • Learn Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
- • Learn New Words
- • Select and Use a Dictionary
- • Pronounce Unfamiliar Words
- • Resources for Learning New Words
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “The ‘McDonaldization’ of Society,” John J. Macionis
- • Mastery Test 2: READING SELECTION: “How Can You Study When You Can’t Eat? The Invisible Problem of Hunger on Campus,” Stacia L. Brown
Part III: COMPREHENSION AND LEARNING SKILLS
Chapter 6: Understanding Paragraphs: Topics and Main Ideas
- • General and Specific Ideas
- • Identify the Topic
- • Find the Stated Main Idea
- • Identify Topic Sentences
- • Implied Main Ideas
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “Communicating Through Objects,” Joseph A. DeVito
- • Mastery Test 2: READING SELECTION: “What Is Veiling?” Banu Gökariksel
Chapter 7: Understanding Paragraphs: Supporting Details and Transitions
- • Recognize Supporting Details
- • Types of Supporting Details
- • Transitions
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “Let There Be Dark,” Paul Bogard
- • Mastery Test 2: READING SELECTION: “The Big Win: Life After the Lottery,” James M. Henslin
Chapter 8: Following the Author’s Thought Patterns
- • Six Common Thought Patterns
- • Other Useful Patterns of Organization
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “Right Place, Wrong Face,” Alton Fitzgerald White
- • Mastery Test 2: READING SELECTION: “Why More People Are Single,” Nijole V. Benokraitis
Part IV: CRITICAL READING SKILLS
Chapter 9: Interpreting the Writer’s Message and Purpose
- • Connotative Meanings
- • Implied Meanings
- • Figurative Language
- • Understand the Author’s Purpose
- • Tone
- • Language
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “The Doctor Will E-mail You Now,” Consumer Reports
- • Mastery Test 2: READING SELECTION: “You Must Be This Old to Die,” Nicholas St. Fleur
Chapter 10: Evaluating: Asking Critical Questions
- • What Is the Source of the Material?
- • What Is the Authority of the Author?
- • Is an Internet Source Appropriate, Accurate, and Timely?
- • Does the Writer Make Assumptions?
- • Is the Author Biased?
- • Is the Writing Slanted?
- • How Does the Writer Support Ideas?
- • Is It Fact or Opinion?
- • Does the Writer Make Value Judgments?
- • Self-Test Summary
- • Going Online
- • Mastery Test 1: READING SELECTION: “Reality Check: Reality TV Does Not Make You Feel Better,” Rosie Molinary
- • Mastery Test 2: READING SELECTION: “Vigilantes: When the State Breaks Down,” James M. Henslin
Part V: A FICTION MINI-READER
- • Reading and Interpreting Short Stories
- • The Story of an Hour
- • Kate Chopin
- • The Tell-Tale Heart
- • Edgar Allan Poe
- • Little Brother™
- • Bruce Holland Rogers
- • Reading and Interpreting Novels
- • Prologue from Water for Elephants
- • Sara Gruen
Part VI: A CONTEMPORARY ISSUES MINI-READER
- • Reading About Controversial Issues
- • ISSUE 1: CELEBRITIES AND ATHLETES AS ACTIVISTS
- • Why Celebrity Activism Does More Harm than Good
- • Andres Jimenez
- • After Ferguson, Staten Island, Cleveland, Athletes Are Becoming Activists Again
- • Dave Sheinin
- • Analyzing and Synthesizing Ideas
- • ISSUE 2: THE MARKETING OF HUMAN ORGANS
- • Is Selling Human Organs Really So Unethical?
- • Andrew Crane and Dirk Matten
- • Ethicists, Philosophers Discuss Selling of Human Organs
- • Corydon Ireland
- • ISSUE 3: THE INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
- • Is Internet Addiction a Real Thing?
- • Maria Konnikova
- • Internet Use on Mobile Phones in Africa Predicted to Increase 20-Fold
- • David Smith
- • ISSUE 4: REVIVING EXTINCT SPECIES
- • Pro: The Case for Reviving Extinct Species
- • Stewart Brand
- • Con: The Case Against Species Revival
- • Stuart Pimm
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