Skill Sets
Unit 1 - Being an Active Student
            Metacognition
            Active Learning
            Attitude for Success
            Scheduling
            Concentration
            Causes of Poor Comprehension
            Distractions
            Remediation Education and Research
Unit 2 - Three Stages of Reading
            Overview: Strategies for Developing Reading Skills
            Levels of Reading
            Three Stages of Reading
Unit 3 - Learning Vocabulary
            The Importance of Vocabulary
            Etymology
            Learning Words from Context Clues
            Using a dictionary
Unit 4 - Main Idea
            Topic vs Main Idea
            Supporting Details
            Finding the Main Idea
            Locating a Topic Sentence
            Implied (Unstated) Main Idea
Unit 5 - Inference
            Making Inference
            Drawing Conclusions
            Using Schema to make inferences
            Connotation-Denotation of words
            Figurative Language
Unit 6 - Point of View
            Prior knowledge plays role in reading
            Author's Point of View
            Author's Tone & Purpose
            Fact vs Opinion
Unit 7 - Reading Rate
            Assessing Your Reading Rate
            Vary Your Reading Rate
            Reading for College
            Increasing Your Reading Rate
            Skimming and Scanning
Unit 8 - Taking a Comprehension Test
            The Reading Comprehension Test
            Be Prepared for a Comprehension Test
            Question Types
           Test Taking Strategies
            The RAMA Method
Unit 9 - Organizing Textbook Reading
             Overview\Organizing Textbook Reading
             Annotation
             Outlining
             Cornell Notes
             Mind Mapping
Unit 10 - Critical Thinking
            What is Critical Thinking?
             Critical Reading & Critical Thinking
             Critical Thinking Toolbox
             Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning
             Argumentation

References
Etymology List

Downloads
Book Log Template (for any book log)
Practice Comp Tests (PCT)
PCT 1 - Dropping the Ball
            Foot Binding
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PCT 2 - A New Neighborhood Farmers Market
            California and Mesopotamia
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PCT 3 - Spit for Silk
            Variations of Traits
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PCT 4 - Cliff Dwellers
            The Meteor
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PCT 5 - Centuries of Peace 5
            Forecasting Sever Weather Conditions
            PCT 5 answer blank
PCT 6 - Irish Immigrants
            NY Buildings Going Green
            PCT6 answer blank
PCT 7 - Humanity on the Record
            Researchers Beginning to Better Understand
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PCT 8 - Egypt, the Kingdom of Kush & Mesopotamia
            Using Cell Phones and Computers to
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PCT 9 - Legacy of the Marchers on Washington
            Scales
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PCT 10 - Changes in Biodiversity
              Roles of the U.S. President
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PCT 11 - Eleanor Roosevelt's Four Basic Rights
              Plymouth Colony
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PCT 12 - Measure R
              Solving New York City's Hurricane Problem
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