Thematic Contents
Editing Skills: Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 ACTIVE READING
Learning to Be an Active Reader
Keeping a Journal
Previewing the Reading
Title
Author and Other Publication Facts
Visual Features and Supplements
Responses and Predictions
A First Reading
Staying Aware of Conventions
Subject
Main Idea or Thesis
Supporting Material
Patterns of Organization
Paragraphs
Transitions
A Sample Essay: Bob Greene, “Handled with Care”
Marking the Text
Clarifying Meaning
Using the Dictionary
Reading Aloud
Discussing
Rereading
Making Inferences and Associations
Reading between the Lines
Developing Inference Skills
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