Making it Work - Student Handbook Table of Contents
Making it Work - Student Handbook Table of Contents
Making it Work - Student Handbook Table of Contents
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<strong>Making</strong> <strong>it</strong> <strong>Work</strong> 12<br />
A <strong>Handbook</strong> for Reading, Wr<strong>it</strong>ing, Language, and Media<br />
<strong>Table</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Contents</strong><br />
How to use this <strong>Handbook</strong><br />
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L<strong>it</strong>erature Studies and Reading<br />
The Need to Read 2<br />
How to Use Reading Strategies to Understand Text 6<br />
How to Use and Create a <strong>Table</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Contents</strong> 12<br />
How to Use and Create and Index 17<br />
How to Identify Design Elements in a Text 21<br />
How to Read Visuals in Informational Text 25<br />
How to Read a Business Report 32<br />
How to Assess and Interpret Information, Ideas, and Issues in Text 37<br />
How to Recognize the Perspectives <strong>of</strong> Authors and Readers 43<br />
How to Analyze the Role <strong>of</strong> Suspense 49<br />
How to Analyze the Role <strong>of</strong> Description 54<br />
How to Recognize Allusion and Irony 57<br />
How to Understand Themes in L<strong>it</strong>erature 62<br />
Wr<strong>it</strong>ing<br />
Exploring Wr<strong>it</strong>ing 70<br />
How to Wr<strong>it</strong>e a Letter 74<br />
How to Wr<strong>it</strong>e a Memorandum 78<br />
How to Create an Action Plan 81<br />
How to Develop and Implement a Research Plan 85<br />
How to Revise a Draft 89<br />
How to Wr<strong>it</strong>e a Short Essay 95<br />
How to C<strong>it</strong>e Sources 100<br />
How to Prepare a Portfolio 106<br />
How to Wr<strong>it</strong>e Instructions 111<br />
How to Wr<strong>it</strong>e a Report for the <strong>Work</strong>place 115<br />
How to Wr<strong>it</strong>e a Poem 120<br />
Language<br />
Using Your Language Competently and Confidently 126<br />
How to Expand Your Vocabulary 129<br />
How to Give Oral Instructions Effectively 134<br />
How to Become an Effective Listener 138<br />
How to Create an Effective Speaking Style 143<br />
How to Create and Give Effective Oral Presentations 148<br />
How to Communicate in a Group 156<br />
How to Create Your Own Voice in Wr<strong>it</strong>ing 162<br />
Media Studies<br />
Make the Connection 168<br />
How to Assess Information from Media 170
How to Describe Design and Production Choices in Media 174<br />
How to Identify Bias in Visual, Aud<strong>it</strong>ory, and Print Media 178<br />
How to Understand and Analyze Audience Reaction 182<br />
How to Create a Radio Commercial 186<br />
How to Create a Photo Essay 189<br />
Grammar<br />
Parts <strong>of</strong> Speech 194<br />
Nouns 195<br />
Pronouns 197<br />
Verbs 200<br />
Adjectives 201<br />
Adverbs 203<br />
Conjunctions and Prepos<strong>it</strong>ions 205<br />
Sentences 208<br />
Sentence Structures 208<br />
Common Sentence Errors 210<br />
Punctuation 212<br />
Ending a Sentence 212<br />
Commas 215<br />
Other Punctuation 217<br />
Connecting Words 222<br />
Direct and Indirect Speech 225<br />
Using Language 228<br />
Synonyms 228<br />
Antonyms 230<br />
Homonyms 231<br />
Spelling Rules 233<br />
Index 236<br />
Acknowledgements 240
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