Developing Vocabulary for College Thinking,9780205323265

Developing Vocabulary for College Thinking

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780205323265
ISBN10: 020532326X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2019-11-21
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary

Developing Vocabulary for College Thinkingis a structured approach to learning vocabulary that considers the importance of many different types of interactions with words.Offers readers multiple strategies for vocabulary development, giving them the chance to combine and reinforce differing methods of learning. A series of readings in Part Two provides opportunities for readers to work with unfamiliar vocabulary in context. Post-Tests provide readers with opportunities to assess their progress. Aims to increase readers' reading comprehension as well as develop vocabulary skills.For those interested in expanding their vocabulary.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
PART I Generative Strategies and Practice 1(154)
Knowing a Word
3(32)
``My Alma Mater,''
3(5)
Malcolm X
Alex Haley
Building Blocks
8(6)
Why Is an Extensive Vocabulary Important?
8(2)
What Does It Mean to Know a Word?
10(4)
Vocabulary Activities
14(4)
Figuring It Out
14(2)
Practicing It
16(1)
Applying It
17(1)
``Getting Personal,''
18(3)
Jennifer Tanaka
Vocabulary Activities
21(6)
Figuring It Out
21(3)
Practicing It
24(1)
Applying It
25(2)
``Sticky Stuff,''
27(2)
Kendall Hamilton
Tessa Namuth
Vocabulary Activities
29(4)
Figuring It Out
29(1)
Practicing It
30(1)
Applying It
31(1)
Extending
32(1)
Evaluating
33(1)
Summary
33(2)
Generative Vocabulary Strategies
35(42)
``Learning to Think,''
36(4)
Dorinda Elliott
B. J. Lee
Barbara Koh
Jane Rickard
Hideko Takayama
Building Blocks---Generative Vocabulary Strategies
40(16)
Context Clues
40(3)
The Personal Dictionary
43(2)
Vocabulary Cards
45(5)
Mnemonics, Imagery, and Keywords
50(2)
Grouping, Mapping, and Charting
52(2)
Reciting and Reviewing
54(2)
Vocabulary Activities
56(6)
Figuring It Out
56(2)
Practicing It
58(2)
Applying It
60(2)
``Vats, Fats and Rats,''
62(2)
Geoffrey Cowley
Adam Rogers
Vocabulary Activities
64(3)
Figuring It Out
64(1)
Practicing It
65(1)
Applying It
66(1)
``1962: The Court Bans Public-School Prayer''
67(2)
Vocabulary Activities
69(7)
Figuring It Out
69(3)
Practicing It
72(1)
Applying It
73(1)
Extending
74(2)
Evaluating
76(1)
Summary
76(1)
Dictionary Use
77(44)
``A Bigger Hole in the Ozone,''
78(2)
Sharon Begley
Building Blocks
80(16)
Denotation: Effective and Less Effective Dictionary Definitions
80(3)
Making Sense of Dictionary Entries
83(6)
Connotation: Links to Experience
89(2)
Using Context and a Dictionary
91(5)
Vocabulary Activities
96(4)
Figuring It Out
96(2)
Practicing It
98(1)
Applying It
99(1)
`` `You Could Get Raped',''
100(3)
Donna Foote
Sarah Van Boven
Vocabulary Activities
103(7)
Figuring It Out
103(4)
Practicing It
107(1)
Applying It
108(2)
``MLK: The Man and the Myth''
110(3)
Jerry McKnight
Vocabulary Activities
113(7)
Figuring It Out
113(1)
Practicing It
114(2)
Applying It
116(1)
Extending
117(3)
Evaluating
120(1)
Summary
120(1)
Word Elements
121(34)
``The Pill That Transformed America''
121(2)
Claudia Kalb
Building Blocks---Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
123(6)
Roots
124(1)
Prefixes
125(1)
Suffixes
126(1)
Advantages of Learning Word Elements
127(1)
Using Word Elements in a Generative Manner
128(1)
Vocabulary Activities
129(5)
Figuring It Out
129(2)
Practicing It
131(2)
Applying It
133(1)
``Television''
134(3)
Adam Rogers
Vocabulary Activities
137(6)
Figuring It Out
137(3)
Practicing It
140(2)
Applying It
142(1)
``The Anatomy of Stress''
143(4)
Jerry Adler
Vocabulary Activities
147(6)
Figuring It Out
147(2)
Practicing It
149(1)
Applying It
150(2)
Extending
152(1)
Evaluating
153(1)
Summary
153(2)
PART II Additional Readings and Practice Activities 155(96)
Practice 1
157(30)
``When Harry Called Sally...Why Men and Women Can't Communicate''
157(3)
Jerry Adler
Building Blocks Revisited
160(1)
Vocabulary Activities
161(3)
Figuring It Out
161(1)
Practicing It
162(1)
Applying It
163(1)
``When Justice Lets Us Down''
164(3)
Jim Dwyer
Peter Neufeld
Barry Scheck
Building Blocks Revisited
167(1)
Vocabulary Activities
168(5)
Figuring It Out
168(2)
Practicing It
170(2)
Applying It
172(1)
``If You Light Up on Sunday, Don't Come in on Monday''
173(3)
Zachary Schiller
Walescia Konrad
Stephanie Anderson Forest
Building Blocks Revisited
176(1)
Vocabulary Activities
176(9)
Figuring It Out
176(4)
Practicing It
180(2)
Applying It
182(1)
Extending
183(2)
Evaluating
185(2)
Practice 2
187(34)
``In Praise of the F Word''
187(3)
Mary Sherry
Building Blocks Revisited
190(1)
Vocabulary Activities
191(7)
Figuring It Out
191(3)
Practicing It
194(2)
Applying It
196(2)
``Confessions of a Former Chauvinist Pig''
198(3)
David Bouchier
Building Blocks Revisited
201(1)
Vocabulary Activities
202(6)
Figuring It Out
202(2)
Practicing It
204(2)
Applying It
206(2)
``The Internet and Gutenberg''
208(4)
Robert J. Samuelson
Building Blocks Revisited
212(1)
Vocabulary Activities
212(7)
Figuring It Out
212(2)
Practicing It
214(1)
Applying It
215(2)
Extending
217(2)
Evaluating
219(2)
Practice 3
221(30)
``A Fable for Tomorrow''
221(2)
Rachel Carson
Building Blocks Revisited
223(1)
Vocabulary Activities
224(5)
Figuring It Out
224(2)
Practicing It
226(2)
Applying It
228(1)
``The Education of Berenice Belizaire''
229(3)
Joe Klein
Building Blocks Revisited
232(1)
Vocabulary Activities
233(6)
Figuring It Out
233(3)
Practicing It
236(1)
Applying It
237(2)
``The Players: Case Study''
239(4)
Jared Sandberg
Elizabeth Angell
Jennifer Tanaka
Building Blocks Revisited
243(1)
Vocabulary Activities
244(5)
Figuring It Out
244(1)
Practicing It
245(2)
Applying It
247(1)
Extending
248(1)
Evaluating
249(2)
Index 251

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