Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
It takes in the
facts, but goes further.
It is a skill that makes you evaluate the reading materials that you encounter to make judgments.
It is the ability to make intelligent decisions or arrive at excellent conclusions.
This type of reading goes beyond passively understanding a text.
Reading critically means thinking critically.
Passive active
Just the facts What, how and why
Gullible skeptical
Reactive purposeful
• Mark text: Use highlighters, pencils, pens • Write down what the text seems to achieve
• Make notes: use post-ts, notebooks, computers • List strategies in the text to achieve its goals
• Make a paragraph summary of the contents • Step back: How well does the text do, in the
reader’s opinion? Locate evidence tell why