Notes By Slide Numbers

Notes by slide numbers: 1 – Critical Reading (CR) is recognizing what a text says and reflecting on what that text does, i.e. how the text portrays the subject matter CR demands more time and effort than reading for pleasure since reading slowly is vital to CR 2 - R for Meaning requires you to Gen - use your knowledge and experience to create meaning Specific - you bring to the text your knowledge about the subject and genre, your beliefs and values, your personal experience, the historical and cultural contexts you share w others Value – see many possibilities for meaning in a given text 6- Annotating as you read is a powerful method for making sure you have something relevant to say about a given text by simply marking the text as you read, recording your reactions to and questions about the text Benefits 1.helps concentrate your attention on the text’s language 2.Leaves you with a record of the insights, reactions a questions that occurred to you in the process of reading for meaning 8 - Mark the text 1.Circle words to be define in the margin 2.Underline key words and phrases 3.Bracket important sentences and passages 4.Use lines or arrows to connect ideas or words 5.Use question marks to note any confusion or disagreement Write 1.Number each paragraph for future reference 2.State the main idea of each paragraph 3.Define unfamiliar words 4.Note responses and questions 5.Identify interesting writing strategies 6.Point out patterns Layer additional markings on the text and comments in the margins as you read for different purposes 9 - Inventory is a 3 step process in which you make lists to find meaning in a text 1.Examine your annotations for patterns or repetitions of any kind, such as recurring images or stylistic features, related words and phrases, similar examples or reliance on authorities 2.Try out different ways of grouping the items 3.Consider what the patterns you have found suggest about the writer’s meaning or rhetorical choices

10 - Previewing enables you to get a sense of what the text is about and how it is organized before reading it closely Determine if the author has authority and credibility on the subject Skim… Read the opening and closing paragraphs to get intro of subject, main pts and summary or what’s most important in essay Glance at 1st sent of ea par to get the pt discussed in the par In narrative writing, look for time markers to get a sense of progression – then, after, later, etc Heads, subheads, figures and charts provide clues for skimming Identify… Genre is kind or type of writing Nonfiction prose genres include autobiography, observation, reflection, explanation of concepts, various forms of argument, such as evaluation, analysis of cause/effect, proposals to solve problem, position papers on controversial topics To determine genre, look at why it was written and to whom it was addressed; this, the purpose and audience, constitute the rhetorical or writing situation 11 - Outlining helps understand the content and structure of a reading Distinguish between min ideas and supporting material 12 - Summarizing helps you understand and remember what is important in a text This condensed version can later be integrated into your own writing 13 - Unlike a summary, a paraphrasing is generally as long as the original and often longer Paraphrasing tries to be comprehensive and leave nothing out Paraphrasing is too time consuming to use with long texts; but is perfect foe making sure you understand the long passages from a difficult work When paraphrasing, include all important info and ideas 14 - Synthesizing is combining ideas and info gleaned from different sources and include summary, paraphrasing and quotation 15 - Write questions while you read a text the first time, typically focusing on the main idea in the paragraph **Writing a question involves reviewing info in a way that allows it to enter your longterm memory where it is more easily recalled 16 - Contextualizing is a critical reading strategy that involves making inferences about a reading’s historical and cultural contexts and examining the differences between those contexts and your own More info on how toCompare the way the text presents the situation with what you know about the situation from other sources – other readings, movies, TV, school classes or from talking with other people involved. Write a few sentences describing your understanding of what it

was like at that particular time and place; notice how the representation of the time and place in the text differs in significant ways from the other representations with which you are familiar Consider how much and in what ways the situation has changed; write another sent or 2 exploring the differences 17 - Reflect on these challenges rather than resist them; learn to question your unexamined assumptions and attitudes Mark an X in margin when you encounter a challenge; review the places you have marked; consider connections between these places and your feelings; you will notice that you object to a limited part of a writer’s argument, or all or reject implied statements/generalities 18 - Figurative language often communicates mores dramatically than direct statement; it enriches meaning by drawing on a complex of feeling and association, indicating relations of resemblance and likeness How fig of speech are use in writing reveal something about writer’s feelings about the subject (tone) and attitude toward prospective readers 19 – Divide paper into 2 columns; in left hand column list words and phrases you have annotated from the text as indicating oppositions; in right hand column, list words or phrases that seen, according to the writer, the opposite of each word and phrase in the left hand column 20 - This is the a, b, c test – 3 conditions must be met for an argument to he considered logically acceptable 1.Support must be appropriate to the claim 2.All the statements must be believable 3.The argument must be consistent and complete 21 - Emotional manipulation distracts readers from relevant reasons and evidence 22 - Writers establish credibility by 1.Showing their understanding of the subject – facts, statistics, reliable sources for info 2.Bldg common ground w readers – base reasoning on shared values, beliefs and attitudes; use “we” not “they”; acknowledge differences of opinions 3.Responding fairly to objections and opposing arguments – tone of argument reveals much