Provides information to help students develop skills to become better readers Reading Between the Lines: A Balanced Approach to Literacy is a handbook that will enhance your ability to become a more effective reader. It teaches how to read interactively, to monitor emotional responses to text, and to think «outside of the box» for a comprehensive interpretation of text. Reading Between the Lines also suggests creative ways to link reading and writing effectively to produce summaries, critiques, and syntheses. Acknowledgments xi Introduction: A Conversation With the Author xiii How This Book Is Organized xiii What You Can Expect: Authentic Reading Experiences xiv Student Annotated Book Reviews xv Allen, P.G. (1990). Spider Woman's Granddaughters xv Alvarez, J. (1991). How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents xv Axline, V. (1964). Dibs in Search of Self xviii Morrison, T. (1987). Beloved xx Morrison, T. (1973). Sula xxi Tan, A. (1990). The Joy Luck Club xxii Your Language, Culture, Knowledge, and Experience 1(30) Lesson 1: Your Personal Matrix 1(4) How Does My Personal Matrix Function With Reading? 3(2) Lesson 2: Interactive Readers 5(14) Reading Assessments 6(2) Learning Styles 8(1) Self-Motivation 9(1) Assess Your Reading Experience 10(1) Monitoring Your Emotional Responses to Text 10(1) Monitoring Your Thinking 11(6) Relaxation for Readers 17(1) An Autosuggestion Technique 17(1) A Relaxation Technique 18(1) Lesson 3: Previewing Text 19(12) Expository Text 19(1) Textbook Chapters 20(1) Essays 21(1) Marginal Notes 21(1) Formulating Questions Before Reading 21(2) A Practice Preview 23(3) Imaginative Literature 26(1) General Guidelines 26(1) Key Story Components 26(1) Asking Questions 27(4) Understanding Authors' Language 31(36) Lesson 4: Authors' Purpose and Point of View 31(15) Topic 32(1) Choice of Language 33(1) Authors' Personal Matrix 33(1) Unfamiliar Vocabulary 33(3) Transitional Words and Phrases 36(3) Denotations and Connotations 39(4) Figurative Language 43(3) Lesson 5: Deconstructing Paragraphs 46(21) Literal Comprehension 46(1) Thesis 47(5) Interpretive Comprehension 52(3) Critical Comprehension 55(2) Affective Comprehension 57(2) Paragraph Patterns 59(1) Simple Listing 60(1) Compare and Contrast 61(1) Cause and Effect 62(1) Persuasive Argument 63(3) Summarizing Authors' Language 66(1) Alternative Ways of Thinking About Reading 67(26) Lesson 6: Thinking Outside of the Box 67(2) What is Lateral Thinking 67(1) Lateral Thinking and Reading Strategies 68(1) Lesson 7: The Concept Web 69(13) Creating a Concept Web 69(1) The Writing-Web-Rewriting Process 70(11) Create Your Concept Web 81(1) Lesson 8: Semantic Maps 82(8) Expository Text 82(1) Student Semantic Map 83(2) Imaginative Literature 85(2) Character Analysis 87(3) Lesson 9: Reading Aloud 90(3) Journal Writing 93(26) Lesson 10: Recalling, Reflecting, Rethinking Context 93(1) Journal Formats 93(1) Lesson 11: Journal Entries 94(25) Themes and Thesis 95(3) Summary Annotations 98(1) Commentary Annotations 99(1) Question Annotations 100(1) Character Maps and Analysis 101(2) Extended Journal Entries 103(12) Alternative Journal Entries 115(4) Reading and Writing Analytically 119(30) Lesson 12: The Summary 119(10) Guidelines for Writing the Summary 120(1) Summary Scoring Guide 121(1) Expository Text With Concept Webs 122(3) Imaginative Literature With Concept Webs 125(4) Lesson 13: Evaluating Text 129(12) The Critique 131(1) Critique Scoring Guide 131(1) Expository Text 132(3) Imaginative Literature 135(2) Synthesis 137(1) Synthesis Scoring Guide 138(3) Lesson 14: Test Taking 141(8) Essay Exams 141(1) Directive Verbs in Essay Exams 142(1) Preparation for Essay Exams 143(2) Writing a Practice Essay Exam 145(1) Objectives Exams 146(1) Studying for Objective Exams 147(1) Multiple Choice Tests 147(2) Reading Selections: Freedom and Choice 149(60) Overview 149(2) Preparation Before Reading 151(1) Concept Webs for Freedom and Choice 151(1) The Declaration of Independence 152(4) Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1848): Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions 156(4) Frederick Douglass (1852): ``What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?'' 160(8) Chief Seattle (1854): Chief Seattle's 1854 Oration 168(3) John F. Kennedy (1961): President's Inaugural Address 171(4) Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963): Letter From Birmingham City Jail 175(8) Shirley Chisholm (1969): Equal Rights for Women 183(3) Doris Lessing (1987): Group Minds 186(9) Shirley Jackson (1947): The Lottery 195(8) George Orwell (1948): 1984, Part I 203(4) Syntheses of Readings 207(2) Bibliography 209