Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
1 – Critical Reading (CR) is recognizing what a text says and reflecting on what that text
does, i.e. how the text portrays the subject matter
CR demands more time and effort than reading for pleasure since reading slowly is vital
to CR
6- Annotating as you read is a powerful method for making sure you have something
relevant to say about a given text by simply marking the text as you read, recording your
reactions to and questions about the text
Benefits
1.helps concentrate your attention on the text’s language
2.Leaves you with a record of the insights, reactions a questions that occurred to you in
the process of reading for meaning
Write
1.Number each paragraph for future reference
2.State the main idea of each paragraph
3.Define unfamiliar words
4.Note responses and questions
5.Identify interesting writing strategies
6.Point out patterns
Layer additional markings on the text and comments in the margins as you read for
different purposes
9 - Inventory is a 3 step process in which you make lists to find meaning in a text
1.Examine your annotations for patterns or repetitions of any kind, such as recurring
images or stylistic features, related words and phrases, similar examples or reliance on
authorities
2.Try out different ways of grouping the items
3.Consider what the patterns you have found suggest about the writer’s meaning or
rhetorical choices
10 - Previewing enables you to get a sense of what the text is about and how it is
organized before reading it closely
Determine if the author has authority and credibility on the subject
Skim…
Read the opening and closing paragraphs to get intro of subject, main pts and summary or
what’s most important in essay
Glance at 1st sent of ea par to get the pt discussed in the par
In narrative writing, look for time markers to get a sense of progression – then, after,
later, etc
Heads, subheads, figures and charts provide clues for skimming
Identify…
Genre is kind or type of writing
Nonfiction prose genres include autobiography, observation, reflection, explanation of
concepts, various forms of argument, such as evaluation, analysis of cause/effect,
proposals to solve problem, position papers on controversial topics
To determine genre, look at why it was written and to whom it was addressed; this, the
purpose and audience, constitute the rhetorical or writing situation
14 - Synthesizing is combining ideas and info gleaned from different sources and include
summary, paraphrasing and quotation
15 - Write questions while you read a text the first time, typically focusing on the main
idea in the paragraph
**Writing a question involves reviewing info in a way that allows it to enter your long-
term memory where it is more easily recalled
17 - Reflect on these challenges rather than resist them; learn to question your
unexamined assumptions and attitudes
Mark an X in margin when you encounter a challenge; review the places you have
marked; consider connections between these places and your feelings; you will notice
that you object to a limited part of a writer’s argument, or all or reject implied
statements/generalities
19 – Divide paper into 2 columns; in left hand column list words and phrases you have
annotated from the text as indicating oppositions; in right hand column, list words or
phrases that seen, according to the writer, the opposite of each word and phrase in the left
hand column