Mindscapes, 2nd Edition

Introduction: Fundamental Study Strategies For College Success UNIT I: READING FOR STRUCTURE 1. Understanding Active Reading. How You Learn. Reading Strategies. Your Purpose For Reading. Reading Study Strategy: Surveying And Previewing A Reading. Identifying Topic. Vocabulary Strategy: Using Context Clues. Applications. 2. Understanding Patterns Of Organization And Supporting Details. Recognizing Patterns Of Organization. Relationships Between Ideas. Reading Study Strategies: Paraphrase To Aid Comprehension. Vocabulary Strategy: Identifying Prefixes And Suffixes. Applications. Unit 1: Textbook Application. UNIT II: READING FOR MAIN IDEAS 3. Understanding Explicit Main Ideas. Author’s Purpose. Main Idea. Reading Study Strategy: Summarizing to Express Main Idea and Supporting Details. Vocabulary Strategy: Recognizing Root Words. Applications. 4. Understanding Implied Main Ideas. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions. Implied Main Idea. Vocabulary Strategy: Understanding Figurative Language. Reading Study Strategy: Reading and Understanding Literature. Applications. Unit 2: Textbook Application. UNIT III: READING FOR STUDY 5. Understanding Text Marking and Annotation. Reading Study Strategies: Monitoring Your Reading. Marking and Annotating Text. Vocabulary Strategy: Improving Your College-Level Vocabulary. Applications. 6. Understanding Text Note Taking. Reading Study Strategies: College Reading In The Disciplines. Using Textbook Features. Taking Notes. Note Taking from Reading. Vocabulary Strategy: Studying Vocabulary. Applications. Unit 3: Textbook Application. UNIT IV: READING CRITICALLY 7. Understanding Arguments. Reading Study Strategies: How to Read a Variety of Sources. Reading Controversial Text. Vocabulary Strategy: Recognizing Bias and Tone: Denotation, Connotation, and Loaded Language. Applications. 8: Evaluating Arguments. Reading Study Strategy: Critical Thinking Strategies. Recognizing Deductive and Inductive Reasoning. Evaluating Arguments. Vocabulary Strategy: Intended Meaning: Euphemisms and Doublespeak. Applications. Unit 4: Textbook Application.

Raised in Toronto, Christine Evans Carter is a professor of reading in the English department and has taught reading and writing at St. Louis Community College for almost 20 years. She holds two master�s degrees in anthropology and reading along with a graduate certificate in gender studies. She has published two textbooks about reading skills and strategies for college learners with Cengage.