Reading and All That Jazz

by Peter Mather, Rita McCarthy

CONNECT READING provides a personalized learning plan for each student, continually developed and refined as students achieve mastery. Each student plan is created through an individualized diagnostic that evaluates skills from 7th-grade level through college-readiness, for second-language learners, international students, adult students, and traditional high-schoolers. Offered completely online, CONNECT READING can be used in conjunction with READING AND ALL THAT JAZZ, which provide a printed experience for genuine thinking, assessment, and interpretation. Reading and All That Jazz , an introductory-to-intermediate reading text, motivates and engages readers with contemporary and relevant readings while building the essential reading skills and vocabulary needed for literal and critical comprehension.

448 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1960

Reviews

[Thang Tran · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book provides me many interesting critical reading and writing exercises, from analyzing newspaper articles to academic book excerpts. I was most surprised to know that urban legends and humorous cartoons can actually be great exercise materials for students as well. Before each critical reading section, there is an introduction of the text, vocabulary related, and author's brief biography. Within each chapter there are information about Jazz and especially the last section is the summary of jazz development throughout history. I recommend this book for students and teachers who want to approach both critical reading and writing, and to hone these skills.