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to Read and Write |
and Critical Thinking |
as Well as Words |
Ingredients of Texts |
Says, Does, and Means |
for Reading and Writing |
To non-critical readers, many texts offer the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth.
To the critical reader, any single text provides but one
portrayal
of the facts, one individual's "take" on the subject.
Non-critical (or pre-critical) reading is concerned with recognizing what a text says about the topic. The goal is to make sense of the presentation as a sequence of thoughts, to understand the information, ideas, and opinions stated within the text from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph. This is a linear activity.
Critical reading is an analytic activity. The reader rereads a text to identify patterns of elements -- information, values, assumptions, and language usage-- throughout the discussion. These elements are tied together in an interpretation, an assertion of an underlying meaning of the text as a whole. Critical thinking involves bringing outside knowledge and values to bear to evaluate the presentation and decide what to ultimately accept as true.
criticalreading.com shows you how to recognize what a text says, what a text
does, and
what a text means
by analyzing choices of content, language, and structure.
It shows you what to look for, and how to think about what you find.
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Everyone complains that students cannot read well…
and yet most high schools and colleges offer no course in critical reading.
This is the
website for just such a course.
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Kurland. All rights reserved.
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