Critical Reading Strategies Flashcards
You underline important parts of the text,
such as the thesis statement, topic
sentences of body paragraphs and
explanatory material.
Annotating
a text, you place it within
its original historical or cultural context.
Contextualizing
identify the basic structure of a text
and the main ideas of the text. In an
outline you are listing the main ideas
and supporting evidence of a text.
Outlining
simplify without changing any
information. You are not changing what is
said, but how it is said.
Paraphrasing
creates a new text by
synthesizing the material of the original.
Summarizing
indirectly identifies two different things
with each other.
metaphor
makes a more direct comparison through
the use of connecting words such as like, as, or
appears.
Simile
makes a comparison by making one
thing stand for another
symbol
Arguments must pass the ABC test. That is
the argument must be,
a. Appropriate
b. Believable
c. Consistent
language meant to get a specific
reaction from the reader.
Loaded or slanted language
everyone else thinks this is true and so should
you.
Bandwagon effect
praising the reader to get them to accept the writer’s
view.
False flattery
alarming or frightening readers into believing author
Veiled threat
