rawr Flashcards
close reading strategies
1.preview
2.contextualize
3.reflect on challenges to your beliefs and values
4.evaluate an argument
5.formulate questions to understand and remember
6.outlining and summarizing
7.compare and contrast related readings
three steps or mode of analysis
what a text says
what a text does
what a text means
It is a process that entails the presentation of a logical and organized argument. It also involves the evaluation and analysis of a text being read.
critical reading as a form of reasoning
it is the substance of the text
comprehensive input/ideas to cover the totality of the text
content
stand of the author on an issue/article
possesses the authors moral and ethical values
objectivity
value of the message to the reader’s life
significance/relevance
is the process of expressing and explaining one’s ideas
and opinions as well as giving justifications to a stand
reasoning
is not just perusing a reading material, but also absorbing and dissecting it
critical reading
4 types of assertions
fact
convention
opinion
preference
type of assertion that is based on personal choice, it is subjective and cannot be objectively proven
preference
type of assertion that is based on facts but are difficult to verify due to the uncertainty of producing satisfactory proof of its soundness
opinion
type of assertion that is a way in which something is done similar to traditions and norms
convention
type of assertion that can be proven objectively by direct experience or verified research results
fact
are declarative sentences
that claim something is true about something else.
It is a sentence that is either true or false.
assertion
two steps in composing evaluative statements
formulating assertions
formulating counterclaims
