Chapter 1-3 Study Guide Flashcards
What are four strategies for reading critically?
1) Reading Actively
2) Mapping the Text
3) Outlining the Text
4) Evaluating the Text
Why is Reading Actively Important?
This is important because to read actively is to be mentally alert while reading. You need to have no distractions, take your time, take notes while reading, and just do things to keep you alert while reading.
Why is Mapping the Text Important?
This is important because it’s one way to easily visualize all of your main ideas and subtopics all in one area.
Why is Outlining the Text Important?
his is important because you can see how the information is broken down into an easy-to-understand outline.
Why is Evaluating the Text Important?
This is important because you are critically thinking about what you are reading. You are judging credibility, evaluating reasoning and support, reflecting on how the reading challenged you, and much more.
What are the four guidelines for responding to a text?
1) Be Honest (Be bold and candid)
2) Be Fluid (Dont worry bout grammar)
3) Be Reflective (Be thoughtful)
4) Be Selective (Pick one or two main topics)
List six skills that will help you develop good critical thinking habits.
1) Be Curious
2) Be Open to New Ideas
3) Value Others’ Point of View
4) Focus
5) Be Rational
6) Make Connections
What is the difference between inductive and deductive logic?
inductive logic is going from specific details to a general conclusion, and deductive logic is going from general principles to specific applications.
Give an example of inductive logic (details to conclusion)
Lucy woke up late, put on her shirt backwards, took the wrong backpack, and tripped on the curb, but thankfully made it to school safely.
Give an example of deductive logic (conclusion to details)
Lucy goes to school, but she didn’t have fun on her way there. She slept in too late, put her shirt on backwards, took the wrong backpack, and tripped on the curb.
What is the most complex mode of critical thinking? Why?
The most complex mode of critical thinking is synthesizing information. I would say it’s synthesizing information because you are combining a bunch of different elements into a whole. So you’re pulling two things from a text and mushing them together into a new idea. It could also include predicting, inventing, redesigning, or imagining the idea from a different perspective. So it not only involves reason, but also some imagination. You need to be able to look at things a bit sideways.
List the six steps in the writing process. What does each add to the previous step?
- Getting Started
- Planning
- Drafting
- Revising
- Editing + Proofreading
- Submitting
What is rhetoric?
The art of using language effectively.
What elements make up a rhetorical situation?
- Think of your role as the writer
- Understand your subject
- Understand your purpose
- Understand your audience
- Understand the medium
- Think about the context
What four points must you consider when you begin searching for a topic?
- Focused Freewriting
- Clustering
- Five W’s of Writing
- Directed Writing
