During this decade we have witnessed several major stories - the Edwards trial, Jefferson trial, serial killers, corruption, floods, 9-11, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and of course hurricanes.
TIME photo director Kira Pollack - along with the photographers who took the shots - describes the global images in the magazine's Year in Pictures issue
be familiar with the basic terms listed below (and discussed in more depth in your text). Keep this study guide with your text. At the beginning of each reading assignment, write the elements of literature pertaining to the particular type of literature at the beginning of the short story or poem. After reading, define them in your text for class discussion, quizzes, and test preparation.
Reading Strategies
Reading Efficiently by Reading Intelligently
Good reading strategies help you to read in a very efficient way. Using them, you aim to get the maximum benefit from your reading with the minimum effort. This section will show you how to use six different strategies to read
Reading and Word-Attack Strategies
Reading is not just pronouncing words-it requires understanding. Most experienced readers use a variety of strategies to understand text. Research has shown that teachers can, and should, teach these strategies to beginning readers. The following strategies can help students understand any text in any subject.