Monday, January 29, 2018

Week 3

 It’s Week 3.  I’m ready to go.  We’re still talking about reading in 1302.  I’m sure they’re ready to be done with this topic, but it’s so vital to their education, that I have to give them one more lesson on it.

Here’s what we’re learning about reading…
 You must read EFFECTIVELY, ACTIVELY, & CRITICALLY!

It’s important to be a Critical Reader/Thinker.
       To evaluate what you’ve read
       To form judgments
       To develop your own point of view
       To respond analytically to the ideas of others
       To exchange ideas with others in conversation
       To ask and answer questions
       To develop ideas that can be explored further in your writing

Definitions
Effective Reading is reading in a way that allows you to understand the writer's message without spending too much time in the process.
Active Reading simply means reading something with a determination to understand and evaluate it for its relevance to your needs.
Critical Reading is reading carefully, actively, reflectively, and analytically to understand, evaluate, and analyze a text.  Critical reading is a technique for discovering information and ideas within a text.

Six Traits of a Critical Reader/Thinker
  1. Focused on Facts
  2. Analytical
  3. Open-minded
  4. Questioning/skeptical
  5. Creative
  6. Intellectually active

Reading is a two-way street.
The author is writing to teach you something, and you are reading to learn something.
You must engage with the text, and evaluate the author’s words, thoughts, and feelings; as you acknowledge your thoughts, feelings, and disagreements with and about the text.

Cheers to being an EFFECTIVE, ACTIVE, & CRITICAL reader!