1. Introduction to Read to Succeed The Philosophy of Read to Succeed Academic Disciplines The Reading Process Reading: Freshman 15: Coping with the First Year of College, by Dustin Wax Previewing the Features of Read to Succeed Guide to Genre 2. Education: American Education INTRODUCTION to the Discipline of Education Preview Questions / Writing on the Wall Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Understand Key Terms in Education Reading 1: Learning and Teaching in a Two-Way Calle in Boston, by Michelle Lefort Reading 2: The Lowdown on Single-Sex Education, by Hannah Boyd Biographical Profile: Ruth Simmons SKILL FOCUS: Determining Meaning from Context Parts of Speech Word Forms Connotation Contextual Clues Vocabulary Development with Common Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Reading 3: A Conversation with Eric Mazur: Using the Beauties of Physics to Conquer Science Illiteracy, by Claudia Dreifus Reading 4: Should We Reward Good Grades with Money and Prizes, by NEA Today From Reading to Writing: Responding to Reading Using a Reflective Journal Careers in Education Textbook Application Reading 5: Today's Students, from Becoming a Teacher, by Forrest W. Parkay Contemporary Issues in the Discipline: A Lecture on Education Reading 6: Our Failing Schools: Enough is Enough! by Geoffrey Canada Chapter Recap Further Explorations Study Tip Using Index Cards to Study Vocabulary 3. Health: Nutrition INTRODUCTION to the Discipline of Health Preview Questions / Writing on the Wall Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Understand Key Terms in Health Vocabulary Development: Parts of Speech In-Class Health Survey Fieldwork Health Survey Graphic Analysis Reading 1: Fat Chance, by Emily Bazelon Reading 2: How Weight Training Can Help Keep the Weight Off, by Gretchen Reynolds Biographical Profile: Pierre Dukan SKILL FOCUS: Identifying the Main Idea and Topic Main Idea versus Topic Stated Main Idea versus Implied Main Idea Reading 3A: Bottlers Agree to a School Ban on Sweet Drinks, by Marian Burros and Melanie Warner Reading 3B: My Soda, My Choice (Response to Reading 3A) Reading 4: The 9 Most Common Kitchen Mistakes Even Healthy Women Make ... and Why They're Robbing Your Food of Nutrients, by Amanda Pressner From Reading to Writing: Making an Outline Careers in Nutrition Textbook Application Reading 5: Tools for Healthy Eating, from Chapter 2 of Nutrition: From Science to You, 3/e, by Joan Salge Blake, Kathy D. Munoz, and Stella Volpe Contemporary Issues in the Discipline: A Lecture on Nutrition Reading 6: A Teacher Growing Green in the South Bronx, by Steven Ritz Chapter Recap Further Explorations Study TIP Active Reading: Highlighting and Annotating Relevant Text 4. Environmental Science: Climate Change INTRODUCTION to the Discipline of Environmental Science Preview Questions / Writing on the Wall Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Understand Key Terms in Environmental Science In-Class Survey: Personal Connection to Environmental Issues Reading 1: Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says, by Carl Zimmer Reading 2: To Fight Global Warming, Some Hang a Clothesline, by Kathleen A. Hughes Biographical Profile: Chico Mendes SKILL FOCUS: Identifying Supporting Details Types of Supporting Details Major and Minor Details Reading 3: Climate Change: What You Can Do at Home, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Reading 4: My Nobel Moment, by John R. Christy Reading 5: Two Environmental Poems: Meltwater, by Maggie Butt / Give and Take, by Roger McGough From Reading to Writing: Taking Notes Careers in Environmental Science Textbook Application Reading 6: How Do Ecosystems Work? Excerpt from Biology: Life on Earth Contemporary Issues in the Discipline: A Lecture on Sustainability Reading 7: Greening the Ghetto, by Majora Carter Chapter Recap Further Explorations Study TIP Skimming and Scanning 5. E-Commerce: Internet Marketing INTRODUCTION to the Discipline of E-Commerce Preview Questions / Writing on the Wall Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Understand Key Terms in Internet Marketing Reading 1: www.FriesWithThat?.com, by Stephanie Rosenbloom Reading 2: UN Report Highlights Massive Internet Gender Gap, by Colin Neagle Biographical Profile: Larry Page and Sergei Brin SKILL FOCUS: Making Inferences Reading 3: Got a Search Engine Question? Ask Mr. Sullivan, by Jefferson Graham From Reading to Writing: How to Compose an Email to a Professor Textbook Application Reading 4: Emerging Markets: Excerpt from Chapter 1 of Emerging Business Online by Lara Fawzy & Lucas Dworski Reading 5: Baidu CEO Robin Li Becomes China's Richest Man, by Jimmy Chuang Contemporary Issues in the Discipline: A Lecture on E-Commerce Reading 6: The Electricity Metaphor for the Web's Future, by Jeff Bezos Chapter Recap Further Explorations Study TIP Communicating with the Professor: Making an Appointment 6. Criminal Justice: Criminal Investigation INTRODUCTION to the Discipline of Critical Justice Preview Questions / Writing on the Wall Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Understand Key Terms in Criminal Justice In-Class Survey: Criminal Justice Issues Fieldwork Questionnaire CSI: You Solve the Case! Reading 1: Free and Uneasy: A Long Road Back After Exoneration, and Justice Is Slow to Make Amends, by Janet Roberts and Eliabeth Stanton Reading 2: Schizophrenic Teen Looks for Justice After Murder, by Pauline Arrillaga Biographical Profile: Eric Holder, Jr. SKILL FOCUS: Fact and Opinion Facts Opinions Considering the Type of Text You're Reading Reading 3: Excerpt from The Other Wes Moore, by Wes Moore Reading 4: Library Visit, Then Held at Gunpoint: At Yale, the Police Detained My Son, by Charles Blow From Reading to Writing: Persuasive Writing Careers in Criminal Justice Textbook Application Reading 5: Excerpt from Chapter 1 of Criminal Justice Today, by Frank Schmalleger Contemporary Issues in the Discipline: A Lecture on Criminal Justice Reading 6: We Need to Talk about an Injustice, by Bryan Stevenson Chapter Recap Further Explorations Study TIP Time Management 7. Life Science: Nursing INTRODUCTION to the Discipline of Nursing Preview Questions / Writing on the Wall Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Understand Key Terms in Nursing Reading 1: Engaging Patients in Dialogue: A Partnership, by Megan M. Krischke Reading 2: 45, Male and Now a Nurse, by Cecilia Capuzzi Simonnov Biographical Profile: Florence Nightingale SKILL FOCUS: Patterns of Organization Identifying a Pattern of Organization Commonly Used Organizational Patterns Other Useful Patterns of Organization Applying the Skill Reading 3: New Approach Addresses Substance Abuse Among Nurses, by Rick Nauert From Reading to Writing: Writing a Summary Textbook Application Reading 4: Succeeding as a Nursing Student: Excerpt from Fundamental Nursing Care by Roberta Pavy Ramont and Dee Niedringhaus Reading 5: A Nurse's Story (An Excerpt), by Peter Baida Contemporary Issues in the Discipline: A Lecture on Practicing Medicine Reading 6: Hawa Abdi + Deqo Mohamed: Mother and Daughter Doctor-Heroes Chapter Recap Further Explorations Study TIP Patterns of Organization across Academic Disciplines 8. Psychology: Nature Versus Nurture INTRODUCTION to the Discipline of Psychology Preview Questions / Writing on the Wall Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Understand Key Terms in Psychology In-Class Survey on Gender Roles Reading 1: Why and How Do People Lie? by Richard J. Gerrig and Philip G. Zimbardo Reading 2: Identical Strangers Explore Nature vs. Nurture, by Joe Richman Biographical Profile: Sigmund Freud SKILL FOCUS: Argument Recognizing an Author's Argument Evaluating the Strength of an Author's Argument Reading 3A: No Debate: TV Violence Harms Kids, by Linda S. Mintle, PhD Reading 3B: TV Violence Doesn't Lead to Aggressive Kids, Study Says, by Joan Oleck From Reading to Writing: Keeping Double-Entry Reading Journals Textbook Application Reading 4: What Makes Psychology Unique? Excerpt from Psychology and Life, by Richard J. Gerrig and Philip G. Zimbardo Contemporary Issues in the Discipline: A Lecture on Mental Illness Reading 5: What's So Funny about Mental Illness? by Ruby Wax Chapter Recap Further Explorations Study TIP Finding Evidence in the Text 9. Business: Entrepreneurship INTRODUCTION to the Discipline of Business Preview Questions / Writing on the Wall Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Understand Key Terms in Business Reading 1: East Meets West, but It Takes Some Practice, by Dan Levin Reading 2: China OKs iPhone 6 Sale After Apple Addresses Security Concerns, by Paul Carsten Biographical Profile: Oprah Winfrey SKILL FOCUS: The Author's Bias Determining Bias Reading 3: How She Does It--Anya Ponorovskaya, by Michele Zipp, From Reading to Writing: Writing a Cover Letter Textbook Application Reading 4: Excerpt from Understanding the U.S. Business System Reading 5: Excerpt from Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller Contemporary Issues in the Discipline: A Lecture by an Entrepreneur Reading 6: The Future of Business is the Mesh, by Lisa Gansky Chapter Recap Further Explorations Discipline Focus: Negotiating with International Business Partners Study TIP Learning Styles 10. Political Science: American Government INTRODUCTION to the Discipline of Political Science Preview Questions / Writing on the Wall Discipline-Specific Vocabulary: Understand Key Terms in Political Science Create Your Own Survey with a Political Focus Reading 1: The Declaration of Independence: The Want, the Will, and Hopes of the People Reading 2: Give Non-Citizens the Right to Vote. It's Only Fair, by Ron Hayduk Reading 3: Animal Farm (an excerpt), by George Orwell Biographical Profile: Barack Hussein Obama SKILL FOCUS: Combined Skills Reading 4: Should the Voting Age Be Lowered? by Timothy Noah From Reading to Writing: Writing to a Political Representative Careers in Political Science Textbook Application Reading 5: Excerpt from Understanding the Political World: A Comparative Introduction to Political Science, 12/e, by James N. Danziger and Charles Anthony Smith Contemporary Issues in the Discipline: A Lecture on Political Participation Reading 6: Dance to Change the World, by Mallika Sarabhai Chapter Recap Further Explorations Study TIP Improving Reading Fluency
