Preface

Part I:

Getting Down to Basics

Strategy 1:

Use Questions to Discover the Main Ideas

Strategy 2:

Look for Sentences That Summarize Main Ideas

Strategy 3:

Determine What Questions the Supporting Details Answer

Strategy 4:

Make Paraphrasing a Habit

Strategy 5:

Be Ready to Draw Inferences

Strategy 6:

Let Transitions Be Your Guide

Strategy 7:

Read to Uncover Patterns

Strategy 8:

Pay Attention to Tone

Strategy 9:

Get a Sense of the Writer's Purpose

Strategy 10:

Analyze Arguments

Strategy 11:

Be on the Lookout for Errors in Arguments

Strategy 12:

Watch for Allusions

Strategy 13:

Understand the Implications of Similes and Metaphors

Part II:

Strategy Tune-Up

Practice 1:

Use Questions to Discover Main Ideas in Paragraphs

Practice 3:

Look for Topic Sentences That Summarize Main Ideas in Paragraphs

Practice 4:

Look for Topic Sentences That Summarize Main Ideas in Paragraphs

Practice 5:

Look for Thesis Statements That Summarize Main Ideas in Longer Paragraphs

Practice 6:

Identify the Questions Answered by Supporting Details

Practice 7:

Be Ready to Draw Inferences

Practice 8:

Be Ready to Draw Inferences

Practice 9:

Be Ready to Draw Inferences

Practice 10:

Read to Uncover Patterns in Paragraphs

Practice 11:

Read to Uncover Patterns in Longer Readings

Practice 12:

Let Transitions Be Your Guide

Practice 13:

Pay Attention to Tone

Practice 14:

Identify the Author's Purpose

Practice 15:

Analyze Arguments

Practice 16:

Be on the Lookout for Errors in Arguments

Practice 17:

Watch for Allusions

Part III:

Making a Match Between the Reader and the Text

Unit I:

The Mysteries of Memory

Reading 1:

The Nature of Memory

Reading 2:

Getting Information Into and Out of Long-Term Memory

Reading 3:

Can Repressed Memories Be Recovered?

Reading 4:

Can Eyewitness Testimony Be Trusted?

Reading 5:

Invasion of the Mind Snatchers

Unit II:

Media Watch

Reading 1:

Journalists Under Fire

Reading 2:

Ethical Issues in Journalism

Reading 3:

Creating a Culture of Fear

Reading 4:

Can the Press Keep the Government's Secrets During Wartime?

Reading 5:

The Media, the Military, and Striking the Right Balance

Unit III:

Terrorism Invades America

Reading 1:

Warning About Terrorism

Reading 2:

Unwitting Accomplices

Reading 3:

Arab and Muslim America: A Snapshot

Reading 4:

Airline Insecurity

Reading 5:

It's Not About the Money

Unit IV:

Individual Rights Versus Public Safety

Reading 1:

Individual Rights and Public Order

Reading 2:

Internal Security Confronts Civil Liberties

Reading 3:

Time to Think About Torture

Reading 4:

No Tortured Dilemma

Reading 5:

The Truth About Confessions

Index