Well Read 3: Skills and Strategies for reading

Introduction to: Survival Psychology; The Musical Mind; The Sociology of Food; Temporary Art; Redefining Activism; Marine Behavior; Medical Technology; The Science of Addiction

Well Read 3: Skills and Strategies for reading

Pasternak, Mindy

Oxford University Press

2007

Abstract

Well Read is a four-level series that teaches and reinforces crucial reading skills and vocabulary strategies step-by-step through a wide range of authentic texts that are meant to engage students’ (and teachers’) interest.

Well Read 3 is intended for students at the intermediate level. Each of the eight chapters in the book revolves around a central theme, but every text in a chapter approaches the theme from a different angle or level of formality. This provides multiple insights into the subject matter, while at the same time developing reading skills. Thus, students will be able to approach the theme with increasing fluency.

Well Read is designed so that all the activities, including reading, are broken up into smaller pieces, and each has specific goals so that all students, regardless of their individual level, can participate and succeed. The activities in the book support the approach that students do not have to understand every word of a text in order to understand its basic themes. Vocabulary strategies in each chapter allow students to feel more comfortable guessing the meanings of unfamiliar words or phrases based on their context.

Contents:

. Chapter 1: Survival Psychology;

. Chapter 2: The Musical Mind;

. Chapter 3: The Sociology of Food;

. Chapter 4: Temporary Art;

. Chapter 5: Redefining Activism;

. Chapter 6: Marine Behavior;

. Chapter 7: Medical Technology;

. Chapter 8: The Science of Addiction