New worlds : an introduction to college reading /
Joe Cortina, Janet Elder.
- xxiii, 515 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
PART 1: A NEW WORLD OF LEARNING: GETTING STARTED IN COLLEGE Chapter 1: Being Successful in College: A New World of Reading and Studying Reading Selection 1: Coping with Stress and Making It Work for You (Wellness) Chapter 2: Developing a College Vocabulary: A New World of Words Reading Selection 2: Road Rage: Aggressive Driving (Health)
PART 2: A NEW WORLD OF UNDERSTANDING: USING CORE COMPREHENSION SKILLS TO READ COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS Chapter 3: Determining the Topic Reading Selection 3: Three Parenting Styles (Human Development) Chapter 4: Locating the Stated Main Idea Reading Selection 4: Identifying Your Job Opportunities (Marketing) Chapter 5: Formulating Implied Main Ideas Reading Selection 5: The Vietnam Memorial and the AIDS Quilt (Art appreciation) Chapter 6: Identifying Supporting Details Reading Selection 6-1: Smart Cards (Information technology) Reading Selection 6-2: Buddha (History) Chapter 7: Recognizing Authors? Writing Patterns Reading Selection 7-1: The Common Cold (Health) Reading Selection 7-2: Theory X and Theory Y (Business)
PART 3: A NEW WORLD OF THINKING CRITICALLY Chapter 8: Reading Critically Reading Selection 8-1: ?A Day Away? from Wouldn?t Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou (Literature) Reading Selection 8-2: ?A Passage of Hands?: from About This Life by Barry Lopez (Literature) Chapter 9: Reading Critically to Evaluate Written Material Reading Selection 9-1: Police Power in Japan (Sociology) Reading Selection 9-2: Dual-Earner Couples (Human development)
PART 4: A NEW WORLD OF STUDYING Chapter 10: Approaching College Reading and Studying Reading Selection 10: Sole Proprietorships (Business) Chapter 11: Applying Core Comprehension Skills When You Study Reading Selection 11: AIDS (Health)