Landscapes: Groundwork for College Reading

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Table of Contents Foreword to Students Acknowledgments Unit 1: Approaching College Reading Ch 1: Active Reading and Previewing Theme: Success in College-Your Attitude Objectives Focus on Reading Study Skills: The Reading Process Focus on Comprehension: Active Reading, Previewing, and Predicting Focus on Vocabulary : Definition and Synonym Context Clues Applications Wrapping It Up Ch 2: Topic and Posing Questions Theme: Success in College-Your Health Objectives Focus on Comprehension: Determining the Topic and Posing Guide Questions Focus on Vocabulary : Antonym and Inference Context Clues Focus on Reading Study Skills: Motivation and Time Management Applications Wrapping It Up Unit 2: Main Ideas Ch 3: Explicit Main Ideas Theme: Money and Happiness Objectives Focus on Comprehension: Author's Purpose and Explicit Main Ideas Focus on Vocabulary : Recognizing Prefixes and Suffixes Focus on Reading Study Skills: Goal Setting and Study Environments Applications Wrapping It Up Ch 4: Implied Main Ideas Theme: Personality: Nature versus Nurture Objectives Focus on Reading Study Skills: Paraphrasing Focus on Comprehension: Inferences and Implied Main Ideas Focus on Vocabulary : Recognizing Root Words Root Words Applications Wrapping It Up Units 1-2 Textbook Application Focus on Comprehension: Using Textbook Features Applying What you Have Learned to a Full-Length Textbook Chapter: "Chapter 2: Learning about Learning" from Focus on College Success by Constance Staley Focus on Test -Taking Strategies: Taking Objective Tests Unit 3: Relationships between Ideas Ch 5: Patterns of Organization Theme: Sleep and Dreams Objectives Focus on Vocabulary : Recognizing Transition Words Focus on Comprehension: Recognizing Patterns of Organization Focus on Reading Study Skills: Reading Graphics Applications Wrapping It Up Ch 6: Supporting Details Theme: The World of Work Objectives Focus on Comprehension: Identifying and Organizing Supporting Details Focus on Reading Study Skills: Reading Rate and Monitoring Comprehension Focus on Vocabulary: Improving Your College-Level Vocabulary Applications Wrapping It Up Unit 4: Critical Thinking Ch 7: Critical Reading Theme: Issues in the Modern World Objectives Focus on Reading Study Skills: Critical Thinking and Critical Reading Focus on Vocabulary: Recognizing Bias, Tone, and Loaded Language Focus on Comprehension: Reading Arguments Applications Wrapping It Up Units 3-4 Textbook Application Applying What You Have Learned to a Full-Length Textbook Chapter: "Chapter 3: Communicating Verbally" from Communicate! by Rudolph F. Verderber, Kathleen S. Verderber, and Deanna D. Sellnow Focus on Test -Taking Strategies: Taking Subjective Tests Credits Index