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The art of critical reading : brushing up on your reading, thinking, and study skills / Peter Mather, Rita McCarthy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Description: xxviii, 559 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 007241376X
  • 9780072413762
  • 0072499990
  • 9780072499995
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 428.40711 22
LOC classification:
  • LB2395.3 .M27 2005
Contents:
Your life in college and beyond -- Topics, main ideas, and details -- The author's purpose and the rhetorical modes -- Transition words and patterns of organization -- Inference -- Figurative language -- Tone -- Fact and opinion -- Point of view -- Bias -- Analyzing and evaluating arguments -- Evaluating the evidence -- Organizing textbook information -- Vocabulary units.
Summary: "This new text uses the theme of art (integrated through reading selections, visuals, and exercises) to create an exciting and engaged approach to reading and learning. The Art of Critical Reading offers a wealth of effective exercises and reading selections drawn from a variety of sources (college textbooks, newspapers, magazines, and classic and contemporary literature)to inspire students to read with passion and care."--Publisher description.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 428.40711 MAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A423555B

Includes indexes.

Your life in college and beyond -- Topics, main ideas, and details -- The author's purpose and the rhetorical modes -- Transition words and patterns of organization -- Inference -- Figurative language -- Tone -- Fact and opinion -- Point of view -- Bias -- Analyzing and evaluating arguments -- Evaluating the evidence -- Organizing textbook information -- Vocabulary units.

"This new text uses the theme of art (integrated through reading selections, visuals, and exercises) to create an exciting and engaged approach to reading and learning. The Art of Critical Reading offers a wealth of effective exercises and reading selections drawn from a variety of sources (college textbooks, newspapers, magazines, and classic and contemporary literature)to inspire students to read with passion and care."--Publisher description.

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