Reading for a Reason 2 : Expanding Reading Skills /
Laurie Blass, Elizabeth Whalley.
- New York : McGraw Hill, 2006.
- 3 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes indexes.
''Reading for a Reason 2 is the second in a three-level reading series that leads students to develop the critical reading and vocabulary skills they need to become confident, academic readers. Features: Explore cross-curricular content in the following theme-based units: Student Success, History, Business, Physical Science, and Fine Arts. Encourages students to increase their reading speed through Timed Reading exercises and self-monitoring charts. Teaches comprehensively recycles reading skills such as using title and headings to preview, summarizing, and taking notes as you read. Builds effective comprehensions skills by leading students through a purposeful series of Before You Read, As You Read, and After You Read questions in each reading sequence. Promotes academic vocabulary building with a strong focus on teaching collocations. Develops Internet researching skills such as finding images on the Internet, limiting search results, and reading a Web page. SCOPE AND SEQUENCE Unit 1: Student Success Chapter 1: How to Read a Textbook Text Type/ Content: Email exchange: ''I Can't Believe How Much Reading I Have to Do!'' Textbook Excerpt: ''Active Reading'' Reading Skills Getting Ready to Read Identifying the Main Idea Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to talk about college reading and reading techniques Using expressions to describe learning styles and techniques Writing Skills Explaining why a textbook is easy or difficult to read Writing about a favourite type of reading material Research Skills Learning to read a webpage Interviewing people about their favourite type of reading Chapter 2: Test-Taking Skills Text Type/ Content Textbook excerpt: ''Type of Tests'' Textbook excerpt: ''How to Prepare for a Test'' Reading Skills Connecting with the Topics Identifying Details Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to talk about type of tests and test-taking strategies Using two-word verbs to discuss tests and test-taking Writing Skills Explaining how to prepare for a test Comparing types of tests Unit 2: History Chapter 3: World History: 1000-1500 A.D. History Original source (Medieval journal): ''Ibn Battuta: Long-Distance Traveler'' Textbook excerpt: ''Cross Cultural Exchange: 1000-1500 A.D.'' Reading Skills Using the Title and Headings to Preview Identifying Examples Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to talk about trade and travel in the past Using expressions with ''travel'' to talk about traveling over time and places Writing Skills Writing about cross-cultural exchange in the past Writing about your favourite time in history Research Skills Find biographies on the Internet Asking people about their favourite person in history Chapter 4: The History of Flight Text Type/ Content Original source (1908 magazine article) ''On Flight'' by Orville and Wilbur Wright Textbook excerpt: ''Flight Firsts'' Reading Skills Using the introduction to preview Getting the ''gist'' Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to talk about airplanes and flying Using expression for movement Writing Skills Describing a memory of flying Describing an image that depicts a moment in aviation history Research Skills Finding images on the Internet Researching and presenting your ideas on improving at air travel Unit 3: Business Chapter 5: Jobs Business Personal inventory quiz: ''Personality and Job Choice'' Textbook excerpt: ''What U.S. Employers Want'' Reading Skills: Previewing by looking at the conclusion Paraphrasing Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to talk about personality and jobs Using words and expressions to talk about job skills Writing Skills Describing your skills and personal qualities Writing about your ideal jobs Research Skills Finding and reading job descriptions on the Internet Asking and answering job interview questions Chapter 6: International Marketing Text Type/ Content ''An Interview with a Branding Consultant'' Textbook Excerpt: ''International Marketing: Strategies for Success'' Reading Skills Review: Using the strategies together Taking Notes as You Read Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to talk about marketing and culture Using verb + infinitive combinations to discuss international marketing Writing Skills Explaining what international marketers do in order to sell products overseas Describing a successful company, product, product name, or ad Research Skills Limiting search results Designing and presenting an ad Unit 4: Physical Science Chapter 7: Mars Text Type/ Content Article: ''Mars and the Human Imagination'' Textbook excerpt: ''The Geology of Mars'' Reading Skills Using pictures and captions to Preview Guessing meanings using Latin and Greek Roots Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to discuss the influence of Mars on everyday life, space exploration, and the geography of Mars Using expressions to make comparisons Writing Skills Describing a favourite book, movie, or TV about space, space exploration, aliens, or Mars. Expressing and supporting your opinion of space exploration Internet and Research Skills Focusing on an Internet search Conducting a survey on the value of space exploration Chapter 8: Meterology Physical Science Article: ''Weather-Related Emergencies'' Textbook excerpt: ''How Weather Prediction Works'' Reading Skills Review: Combining Strategies Locating Keywords Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to describe weather and weather predictions Using verb phrases to talk about the weather and weather emergencies Writing Skills Describing the weather in two places on the same date Describing your favourite type of weather and explaining why you like it Internet and Research Skills Using the Internet to find climate and weather information Collecting and presenting information on the weather in 7 international cities Unit 5: The Arts Chapter 9: Jazz Physical Science Profile: ''A Jazz Great - Duke Ellington '' Textbook excerpt: ''About Jazz'' Reading Skills: Using Topic Sentence to Preview a Reading Passage Outlining Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to talk about the life of a jazz musician and the development of jazz Using prepositions with time expressions Writing Skills Describing a favourite type of music Discussing the types of music that contributed to jazz Internet and Research Skills Using an online music dictionary Preparing a presentation on a favourite piece of music Chapter 10: Art History: Asian Influences on Western Art Physical Science Website: ''Current Exhibitions: The Freer and Sackler Galleries'' Textbook excerpt: ''Crossing Cultures: Japonism and Western Art'' Vocabulary Skills Using words and expressions to talk about art and artists Using expressions to discuss artistic influences Writing Skills: Writing about a favourite work of art and explaining why it's your favourite Analyzing characteristics of Japonism in a work of art Internet and Research Skills Finding a specific word or phrase on a webpage Researching and giving a presentation on an artist or a work of art