RW Flashcards
What do active readers do
- Write a personal response
- Write in the margins
- Looks for the Main Idea
(Thesis Statement) - Looks for how the writer supports the Main Idea
(Thesis Statement) - Ask questions of the
text/author - Engage with the text
What do active writers do?
- Provide a thesis statement
(Main Idea) - Provide supporting details
for the thesis statement
(Main Idea) - Analyze use of words
- Think about complex issues
- Consider text structure
- Engage with other writer’s texts
Benefits of reading
- Shows readers how to write more complex sentences
- Exposes readers to accurate
spelling - Exposes readers to accurate
forms of writing. - Provides readers with
motivation to engage with the text through their own writing - Allows readers to hear the thoughts of others
- Invites readers to be more experimental in their own writing
Benefits of writing
- Gives writers a chance to engage in a conversation with other writers
- Allows writers to voice
their thoughts - Motivates writers to
engage with the texts they are reading. - Aids writers in reading critically of other works
- Provides writers with a vehicle to use their imaginations
How to connect reading and writing
- Study the format.
- Write in the margins.
- Experiment.
- Consider the topic before beginning to read.
- Keep a journal.
Learning to develop your ability to think critically will help you succeed_ and _.
academically, professionally.
happens when you simply accept the things you are told without examining them. It also happens when you construct thoughts based purely on emotions.
Non-critical thinking
involves a
series of complex thought processes which allows you to make reasoned judgements, asses
the way you think, and solve problems effectively.
Critical thinking
an American educational psychologist,
Benjamin Bloom,
When was Bloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive domain published
1956
a system that classifies the level of thinking important for learning.
Bloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive Domain
Why was Bloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive Domain created
Created to promote higher levels of thinking,
The six levels of Bloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive domain
Knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
Bloom’s student
Lorin Anderson
Knowledge, Comprehension, and Synthesis were renamed _
Remembering, Understanding, and Creating,