Critical Reading, Critical Thinking uses compelling contemporary issues to engage students in reading and thinking about a range of relevant topics and encourages them to apply the skills presented in the text to everyday issues. Each passage or reading is followed by thought provoking questions that motivate students to use higher level thinking strategies to address or respond to the issue.
Part 1 Back to Basics
Chapter 1 Understanding Vocabulary: A Review
Chapter 2 Understanding What You Read: A Review
Chapter 3 Getting the Most Out of Your Textbooks: A Review
Part 2 Dealing with Complexity
Chapter 4 Critical Thinking and Contemporary Issues
Chapter 5 Basic Problem Solving
Part 3 Critical Reading: Evaluating What you Read
Chapter 6 Using Inference
Chapter 7 Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
Chapter 8 Recognizing Purpose and Tone
Chapter 9 Looking at Advertisements and the Internet with a Critical Eye