Opening doors : understanding college reading / Joe Cortina and Janet Elder.

Contents
Part One: Orientation: Preparing and Organizing Yourself for Success in College
Chapter 1: Making Yourself Successful in College Skills
Doing What Successful Students
Do Motivating Yourself Setting Your Goals
Identifying Your Learning Style Managing Your Time
Setting Up a Weekly Study Schedule
Making the Most of Your Study Time
Planning Further Ahead: Creating a Monthly Assignment Calendar and Using a Daily To Do List Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings
Selection 1-1: "Why Go To College?" from P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life by Robert S. Feldman (Study Skills) *
Selection 1-2: "Getting Ready for Prime Time: Learning the Skills Needed to Succeed Today and Tomorrow" from Understanding Business by Bill Nickels, Jim McHugh, and Susan McHugh
Selection 1-3: "Saved" from The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley (Literature)

Chapter 2: Approaching College Reading and Developing a College-Level Vocabulary Skills Understanding the Reading Process
Improving Your Reading
Predicting as You Read
Monitoring Your Comprehension
Adjusting Your Reading Rate Developing a College-Level Vocabulary Using Context Clues Using Word-Structure Clues Using a Dictionary Pronunciation Key Understanding Denotations and Connotations of Words Understanding Figurative Language Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings
Selection 2-1: "Music Revolution: Napster and Recording in the Digital Age: from the Dynamics of Mass Communication: Media in the Digital Age by Joseph R. Dominick (Mass Communication) Selection 2-2: "The Yellow Ribbon" by Pete Hamill (Literature)
Selection 2-3: "A Whale of a Survival Problem" from The Nature of Life by John Postlethwait and Janet Hopson

Chapter 3: Approaching College Assignments: Reading Textbooks and Following Directions Skills College Textbooks: A Process for Reading and Studying Effectively
Step 1: Prepare to Read
Step 2: Ask and Answer Questions to Enhance Your Reading
Step 3: Review by Rehearsing the Answers to Your Questions Following Directions in Textbooks and on Tests Guidelines for Following Directions Example: Directions from a Textbook Example: Directions on a Test
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings
*Selection 3-1: "African Americans: The Struggle for Equality from The American Democracy by Thomas E. Patterson (Government)
Selection 3-2: "Parenthood?" from Human Development by Diane E. Papalia and Sally Wendkos Olds (Human Development)
Selection 3-3: "Art in the Service of Religion" from Living with Art by Rita Gilbert (Art Appreciation)

Part Two: Comprehension: Understanding College Textbooks by Reading for Ideas

Chapter 4: Determining the Topic and the Stated Main Idea Skills
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings
Selection 4-1: "The New Workforce: People with Disabilities" from Business Week by Michelle Conlin (Magazine Article)
Selection 4-2: "Latinos: An Emerging Influence" from Sociology: An Introduction by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine (Sociology)
Selection 4-3: "Muhammed" from The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael K. Hart (History)

Chapter 5: Formulating Implied Main Ideas Skills
Reading Tests: Implied Main Ideas
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings
Selection 5-1: "Identity Theft: You are at Risk" Information Synthesized from Internet Sources (Personal Finance)
Selection 5-2: "The Changing Roles of Men and Women" from U.S. News and World Report by Merrill McLoughlin with Tracy L. Shryer, Erica E. Goode, and Kathleen McAliffe (Sociology) Selection 5-3: "Demography" from Sociology: An Introduction by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine

Chapter 6: Identifying Supporting Details Skills Supporting Details in Paragraphs
Reading Tests: Supporting Details
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings
Selection 6-1: "Diabetes: A New Epidemic" from Core Concepts in Health by Paul Insel and Walton Roth (Health)
Selection 6-2: "Communication Close-Up at Ben and Jerry's Homemade" from Business Communication Today by Courtland Bovee and John Thill (Business)
Selection 6-3: From A Beginner's Guide to the World Economy by Randy Charles Epping (Economics)

Chapter 7: Recognizing Authors' Writing Patterns
Reading Tests: Authors' Writing Patterns
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings
Selection 7-1: "Career Choice: Choosing Your Own Future" from Personal Finance by Jack R. Kapoor, Les R. Dlabay, and Robert Hughes (Personal Finance)
Selection 7-2: "The Decision to Marry" from Targeting Wellness: The Core by Marvin Levy, Mark Dignan, and Janet Shirreffs (Health)
Selection 7-3: "Reactions to Impending Death" from Essentials of Psychology by Dennis Coon (Psychology)

Chapter 8: Reading Critically Skills What is Critical Reading? Critical Reading Skills Determining an Author's Purpose and Intended Audience Determining an Author's Point of View, Tone, and Intended Meaning A Word about Standardized
Reading Tests: Critical Reading
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings
Selection 8-1: "Think Before You Speak: Public Speaking in a Multicultural World" from The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen E. Lucas (Speech Communication)
Selection 8-2: From Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Sarah and Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth (Literature)
Selection 8-3: From the Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Literature)

Chapter 9: Thinking Critically
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Readings
Selection 9-1: "Sport Utility Vehicles: How Do I Hate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways" from the Dallas Morning News by Geneva Overholser
Selection 9-2: "Why Vote? Politicians Are All the Same" from American Politics in a Changing World by Janet Flammang, Dennis Gordon, Timothy Lukes, and Kenneth Smorsten (Government)
Selection 9-3: "Take Out the Trash, and Put It...Where?" from Parade Magazine by Bernard Gavzer


Part Three: Systems for Studying Textbooks: Developing a System That Works for You

Chapter 10: Selecting and Organizing Textbook Information
Skills Studying Better Rather Than Harder
Three Keys to Studying College Textbooks Key 1: Selectivity
Key 2: Organization
Key 3: Rehearsal Using Textbook Features
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Reading
Selection 10-1: "The Age of Globalization" from American History: A Survey by Alan Brinkley (History)

Chapter 11: Rehearsing Textbook Information and Preparing for Tests
Skills Rehearsal and Memory Studying for Tests General Guidelines Five-Day Test Review Plan Creating Review Cards to Prepare for a Test Creating Test Review Sheets
Creating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards Reading
Selection 11-1: Communication

Includes bibliographical references and index.