This archived Supplement to The Lies That Bind helps individuals read a text on an unfamiliar topic and internalize relevant themes from the book. The Vanderbilt University English Language Center (ELC) created this supplement as part of our mission to address the professional, academic, and practical language needs of students who have a first language other than English. Our supplement includes:

• reading strategies for building background knowledge, previewing the text, skimming the text, and scanning the text
• a content overview that explores skills for reading accuracy and comprehension, including sections about argumentative structure and identifying the author’s arguments
• a guide to recognizing informal stylistic elements, cohesive devices, and author voice and tone
• a guide for your reflection on your views of the author’s argument

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The ELC’s Supplement to The Lies That Bind resource is available for download as an individual document. Please note that this is an archived version of an older supplement and it may contain links or resources that are no longer available.

• Supplement to The Lies That Bind