Norman RockwellMarian Wright EdelmanMichael J. FoxDennis CoonDr. SeussSalvador DaliPaul M. Insel and Walton T. RothMarilyn vos SavantBetsy MorrisStedman GrahamM. C. EscherBrent StaplesLoretta Malandro and Larry BarkerJohn G. SaxeNasreddin HodjaDave BarryMark GetleinJacques-Louis DavidRobert S. FeldmanAesopJudith Ortiz CoferTerry BarrettKarl Taro GreenfeldMichelangelo Merisi da CaravaggioStoddard KingAnn LandersJodi WilgorenMark GetleinRosa BonheurWill StantonKenneth ChangCharles FinneyAesopFarley MowatLaura HillenbrandRita GilbertFrida KahloPaul MuldoonRita DoveMarge PiercySandra CisnerosDiane AckermanAnnie DillardHayden HerreraNina SiegalGrant WoodArt BuchwaldWislawa SzymborskaTom MatherPatrick Rogers and Peter MikelbankLeonardo da VinciDennis CoonKenneth C. DavisRoger EbertPaul M. Insel and Walton RothBenjamin J. Ansell, M.D.Mary CarmichaelMark GetleinMaya Ying LinRaymond CarverFrank R. StocktonRobert A. DivineHonore DaumierMyra Sadker and David SadkerDiane RavitchMyra Sadker and David SadkerMyra Sadker and David SadkerPatrick J. BuchananJames R. Wilson and Stan LeRoy WilsonThomas Hart BentonDavid McCulloughWalter IsaacsonSandra Day O'ConnorAuguste RodinElissa ElySheryl Gay StolbergPaul M. Insel and Walton T. RothEli C. Minkoff and Pamela J. BakerDeborah BlumMatthew ScullyChristo and Jeanne-ClaudeConrad Phillip Kottack

Preface to the Instructor	p. xv
Preface to the Student	p. xxi
Part 1 Learning How to Be a Successful Student	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
The Scholar (1926)	p. 2
Portrait of a Successful Student	p. 3
Learning Styles	p. 4
The Syllabus	p. 5
Review of an Art History Syllabus	p. 5
Review of Your Own Course Syllabus	p. 8
Crossword Puzzle	p. 9
Selection: Commencement Address	p. 11
Vocabulary: Introduction	p. 18
Optimism and Success	p. 20
Selection: Excerpt from Lucky Man: "A Wake Up Call"	p. 21
Selection: Excerpt from Understanding Psychology: "Critical Thinking-Uncommon Sense"	p. 27
My Uncle Terwilliger on the Art of Eating Popovers	p. 30
1 Life in College and Beyond	p. 31
The Persistence of Memory (1931)	p. 31
Portrait of a Successful Student (continued)	p. 32
Selection: Excerpt from Concepts in Health	p. 32
Study Technique 1 Underlining, Highlighting, Annotating	p. 32
Selection: Excerpt from The Art of Spelling	p. 38
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving	p. 44
Selection: Overcoming Dyslexia	p. 46
Vocabulary: Words in Context	p. 52
Context Clues: Exercise 1 p. 54
Context Clues: Exercise 2 p. 55
Context Clues: Exercise 3 p. 55
Study Technique 2 SQ3R Study Method	p. 56
Find Your Procrastination Quotient	p. 57
And One More Thing!	p. 57
Selection: Excerpt from You Can Make it Happen: "Win by a Decision"	p. 58
Test-Taking Tip: Be Prepared	p. 64
Part 2 Discovering Meaning Through Structure	p. 65
2 Topics, Main Ideas, and Details	p. 66
Relativity (1953)	p. 66
Topics and Main Ideas	p. 67
Exercise: Locating Topics in Textbook Material	p. 69
Exercise: Locating Main Ideas in Textbook Material	p. 71
Exercise: Locating Supporting Details in Textbook Material	p. 72
Exercise: Identifying Main and Supporting Ideas and Diagramming Paragraphs in Textbook Material	p. 75
Selection: Black Men and Public Space	p. 77
Selection: The Look of a Victim	p. 81
Review Test 1 Main Ideas and Details in Textbook Material	p. 82
Paraphrasing	p. 84
Exercise 1 Paraphrasing Quotations	p. 84
Exercise 2 Paraphrasing a Poem	p. 85
Six Men of Indostan	p. 85
Exercise 3 Paraphrasing a Fable	p. 86
The Cracked Pot	p. 86
Islamic Folk Stories	p. 87
Formulating Implied Main Ideas in Textbook Material	p. 89
Exercise: Formulating Implied Main Ideas in Textbook Material	p. 92
Selection: Excerpt from Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down	p. 93
Selection: Excerpt from Gilbert's Living with Art: "Public Art"	p. 96
Study Technique 3 Summarizing Short Articles	p. 100
Vocabulary: Homonyms and Other Confusing Words (Unit 1)	p. 101
Homonym Quiz	p. 105
Crossword Puzzle	p. 106
Test-Taking Tip: Day of the Test	p. 107
3 The Author's Purpose and the Rhetorical Modes	p. 108
The Oath of the Horatii (1784)	p. 108
Determining the Author's Purpose	p. 109
Exercise: Determining the Author's Purpose	p. 110
Exercise: Identifying the Clues That Indicate the Author's Purpose and Main Idea	p. 111
An Introduction to the Rhetorical Modes	p. 113
Author's Purpose: To Inform	p. 113
Selection: Excerpt from Understanding Psychology	p. 114
Study Technique 4 Outlining	p. 117
Author's Purpose: To Entertain	p. 118
Selection: The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse	p. 118
Author's Purpose: To Persuade	p. 121
Crossings	p. 121
Selection: Excerpt from Interpreting Art: "Interpreting Out Loud"	p. 122
Selection: Life On The Edge	p. 126
Review Test 2 Context Clue Practice Using Textbook Material	p. 132
Vocabulary: Homonyms and Other Confusing Words (Unit 2)	p. 134
Homonym Quiz	p. 137
Crossword Puzzle	p. 138
Test-Taking Tip: After the Test Is Returned	p. 139
4 Transition Words and Patterns of Organization	p. 140
The Cardsharps (1594)	p. 140
Transition Words	p. 141
Exercise: Using Transition Words	p. 141
Locus of Control	p. 143
Some Common Patterns of Organization	p. 145
Classification or Division	p. 146
Lies, Lies, Lies	p. 146
Cause and Effect	p. 147
Examples and Illustration	p. 148
Comparison-Contrast	p. 150
Study Technique 5 Creating a Comparison-Contrast Chart	p. 151
Review Test 3 Main Ideas, Details, Purpose, Patterns of Organization, Transitions	p. 151
Crime at Its Best	p. 152
Listing	p. 153
And The Third Biggest Lie Is...	p. 153
Steps in a Process	p. 154
Definition	p. 155
Burglary	p. 156
Study Technique 6 Mapping	p. 157
Chronological Order	p. 158
Brancusi's Bird: Manufactured Metal or Work of Art	p. 158
Study Technique 7 Time Lines	p. 159
Review Test 4 Identifying Patterns of Organization in Textbook Material	p. 160
Selection: School Cheating Scandal Tests a Town's Values	p. 164
Study Technique 8: Summarizing Longer Articles	p. 170
Review Test 5 Transition Words, Main Ideas and Supporting Details, and Vocabulary in Context	p. 171
Excerpt from Gilbert's Living with Art: "Whose Grave Is This Anyway"	p. 173
Test-Taking Tip: Dealing with Test-Taking Anxiety	p. 178
Part 3 Interpreting What We Read	p. 179
5 Inference	p. 180
The Horse Fair (1853)	p. 180
Introduction to Inference Skills	p. 181
Barney	p. 183
A Remote-Controlled Rat: Using Robotics, Researchers Give Upgrade to Lowly Rats; Study Sees Job for Rodents at Disaster Sites	p. 186
Drawing Inferences from Textbook Material	p. 188
Drawing Inferences from Literature	p. 193
Selection: The Life and Death of a Western Gladiator	p. 193
Drawing Inferences from Cartoons	p. 198
The Wolf in Fables	p. 199
Selection: Excerpt from Wolf Songs: "George"	p. 200
Selection: Excerpt from Seabiscuit: "The Race of the Century"	p. 208
Selection: Excerpt from Living with Art: "Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)"	p. 214
Test-Taking Tips: Creating Review Tools	p. 217
6 Figurative Language	p. 218
The Two Fridas (1939)	p. 218
Types of Figurative Language	p. 219
Exercise 1 Identifying Similes, Metaphors, and Personification	p. 220
Exercise 2 Interpreting Figurative Language	p. 220
Exercise 3 Identifying and Interpreting Figurative Comparisons	p. 221
Analyzing Figurative Language in Poetry	p. 222
Symposium	p. 222
The First Book	p. 224
Selection: To Be of Use	p. 225
Analyzing Figurative Language in Fiction	p. 227
Excerpt from Caramelo: "Acapulco"	p. 227
Analyzing Figurative Language In Nonfiction	p. 229
Selection: Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall	p. 229
The Use of Symbols	p. 232
Color Communication	p. 233
Imagery	p. 234
Analyzing Imagery	p. 235
Selection: Excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: "Heaven and Earth in Jest"	p. 235
Review Test 6 Main Ideas and Supporting Details, Transition Words, Vocabulary in Context, and Imagery	p. 237
Excerpt from Frida: "Accident and Aftermath"	p. 237
Selection: From the Subway to the Streets	p. 241
Test-Taking Tip: Taking Multiple-Choice Tests	p. 248
7 Tone	p. 249
American Gothic (1930)	p. 249
Inferring Tone	p. 250
Exercise 1 Identifying Tone	p. 251
Exercise 2 Identifying Tone in Textbook Material	p. 253
Exercise 3 Determining Tone in Literature	p. 256
Exercise: Detecting Tone	p. 259
Daughter's Friend Is a Boy	p. 259
Irony and Satire	p. 262
Exercise: Identifying Irony and Satire	p. 262
Bodybuilders' Contest	p. 262
Selection: Waiting in Life's Long Lines	p. 263
Selection: The Art Breakers	p. 266
Test-Taking Tip: Taking Multiple-Choice Tests (continued)	p. 270
Part 4 Reading Critically	p. 271
8 Fact and Opinion	p. 272
Mona Lisa (1503)	p. 272
Introduction to Fact and Opinion	p. 273
Exercise 1 Identifying Facts and Opinions	p. 273
Exercise 2 Identifying Facts and Opinions	p. 274
Selection: Excerpt from Introduction to Psychology: "Pseudopsychology-Astrology"	p. 276
Selection: Excerpt from Don't Know Much About the Universe: "What Does Astrology Have to Do with Astronomy?"	p. 279
Selection: A Review of The Sixth Sense	p. 282
Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion	p. 284
Selection: Excerpt from Core Concepts in Health: "Herbal Remedies-Are They Safe?"	p. 285
Selection: When Health Supplements May Do Harm	p. 288
Selection: Are We Dying to Be Thin?	p. 293
Evaluating Health News	p. 295
The Facts About Health Information on the Internet	p. 296
Review Test 7 Supporting Details and Inference	p. 299
Excerpt from Gilbert's Living with Art: "Vincenzo Perugia"	p. 299
Test-Taking Tip: Improving Your Performance on Essay Tests (1) p. 302
9 Point of View	p. 303
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1981-1983)	p. 303
Introduction to Point of View	p. 304
Exercise 1 Identifying Point of View	p. 305
Exercise 2 Identifying an Author's Point of View in Textbook Material	p. 305
Selection: Popular Mechanics	p. 308
Selection: The Lady or the Tiger?	p. 310
Selection: Excerpt from America Past and Present: "Surviving Vietnam"	p. 317
Vietnam War Memorial: Multiple Points of View	p. 322
What's In A Name	p. 322
Vietnam Memorial War	p. 324
What Happens When a Woman Designs a War Monument?	p. 326
Vietnam Memorial	p. 328
Boundaries	p. 329
A Quiet Place for Personal Reflection	p. 331
Test-Taking Tip: Improving Your Performance on Essay Tests (2) p. 335
10 Bias	p. 336
The Uprising (1848)	p. 336
Introduction to Bias	p. 337
Denotative and Connotative Language	p. 338
Exercise 1 Recognizing Connotative Meaning	p. 338
Exercise 2 Identifying Connotative Language	p. 339
Exercise 3 Using Connotative Language	p. 339
Euphemism	p. 340
Exercise: Identifying Euphemisms	p. 341
Selection: Excerpt from Teachers, Schools, and Society: "Seven Forms of Bias"	p. 341
Selection: Textbook Bias Cops Ban Ideas: "Kids' Free Thought Loses to Sensitivity"	p. 345
Excerpt from Teachers, Schools, and Society: "Where Do You Stand?"	p. 349
Multiculturalism versus Core Curriculum	p. 351
Selection: Excerpt from Teachers, Schools, and Society: "Cultural Literacy or Cultural Imperialism?"	p. 351
Selection: Excerpt from The Death of the West: "The New History"	p. 354
Is the United States Going Test Crazy?	p. 357
Exercise: Identifying Bias in Textbook Material	p. 359
Exercise: Identifying Bias	p. 363
Selection: Excerpt from Mass Media Mass Culture: "Propaganda"	p. 363
Exercise: Identifying Propaganda Devices	p. 367
Test-Taking Tip: Improving Your Performance on Essay Tests (3) p. 369
11 Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments	p. 370
Trial by Jury (1964)	p. 370
Identifying Arguments	p. 371
Evaluating Arguments	p. 371
An Introduction to Logical Fallacies	p. 372
Exercise: Identifying Logical Fallacies	p. 375
Exercise: Identifying Arguments	p. 377
Our Heritage: Legal and Political	p. 382
Selection: Excerpt from John Adams: "Jefferson, Adams, and the Declaration of Independence"	p. 382
Study Technique 9 Venn Diagram	p. 388
Selection: Excerpt from Benjamin Franklin: An American Life: "Benjamin Franklin-Declaring Independence"	p. 388
Annotating-An Example: The Declaration of Independence	p. 392
Selection: Excerpt from The Majesty of the Law: "The Evolution of the Bill of Rights"	p. 398
The Bill of Rights	p. 404
Five Tests of Your Freedoms The USA Weekend First Amendment Center Poll	p. 406
Test-Taking Tip: Key Words That Often Appear in Essay Questions	p. 410
12 Evaluating the Evidence	p. 411
The Thinker (1880)	p. 411
Evaluating Persuasive Writing	p. 412
Characteristics of the Audience	p. 417
Outlining	p. 418
Introduction to Deductive and Inductive Reasoning	p. 418
Exercise: Identifying Inductive and Deductive Arguments	p. 421
Death and Dying	p. 422
Selection: Dreaming of Disconnecting a Respirator	p. 423
Selection: The Good Death: Embracing a Right to Die Well	p. 426
Selection: Excerpt from Core Concepts in Health: "El Dia de los Muertos-The Day of the Dead"	p. 432
Animal Rights	p. 436
Selection: Excerpt from Animal Experimentation Raises Ethical Questions	p. 437
Selection: The Monkey Wars	p. 442
Selection: An excerpt from Ddminion	p. 451
Test-Taking Tip: Key Words That Often Appear in Essay Questions (Continued)	p. 458
Part 5 Study Skills	p. 459
13 Organizing Textbook Information	p. 460
Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin (1995)	p. 460
Studying Textbook Chapters	p. 461
Skimming	p. 461
Scanning	p. 461
Annotating	p. 462
Outlining	p. 462
Mapping	p. 463
Comparison-Contrast Chart	p. 463
Venn Diagram	p. 465
Selection: Chapter 13 The Arts	p. 466
Test-Taking Tip: Preparing for Standardized Tests	p. 482
Part 6 Vocabulary	p. 483
14 Vocabulary Units	p. 484
Unit 1 p. 485
Unit 2 p. 489
Unit 3 p. 493
Unit 4 p. 498
Unit 5 p. 503
Unit 6 p. 508
Unit 7 p. 513
Unit 8 p. 518
Test-Taking Tip: Taking Standardized Tests	p. 523
Appendices	p. 525
Visual Aids	p. 526
Using a Thesaurus	p. 537
Spelling Tips	p. 542
Sample Summary	p. 544
Vocabulary Word Parts	p. 545
Internet Site Evaluation Sheet	p. 548