Table of Objectives
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
For the Student
For the Teacher
Underlying Assumptions
Design of the Book
1 Can You Read?
Introduction
Can You Read?
What Is Academic Reading?
Why Do You Have to Master These Skills?
Why Are These Skills Important in Real Life?
Conclusion
Activities
2 How Do You Read?
Introduction
Theories of Reading - What Happens When We Read?
What"s the Big Picture When We Read for Learning?
What Does a Good Reader Do?
How Closely Do You Resemble a Good Reader?
Conclusion
Activities
3 ??USSR
What Is USSR?
What Can USSR Do for You?
Some Caveats
Applications
Activities
4 Testing Your Reading Skills:
Quotation, Paraphrase, Summary, and Critique
Quotation
Paraphrase
Summary
Critique
To Sum Up
How to Quote
How to Paraphrase
How to Write a Summary
How to Write a Critique
Conclusion
Activities
5 Synthesis
Explanatory Synthesis
Argumentative Synthesis
Quick Recap
How to Write a Synthesis
Conclusion
Activities
6 Reading Between the Lines
How Do You Read Between the Lines?
Conclusion
Activities