3. Strategies = Success
Metacognition:thinking about your thinking
The power of Visualization
– Neuroscience backs it up
http://www.examiner.com/article/5-1-olympic-athlet
4. Critical Reading is Active Reading
Why is active reading critical reading?
You have a conversation, a dialogue
Question, Analyze, Agree, Refute
Discover
Critical Reading leads to Critical Thinking
Don’t just blindly accept what’s on the page
“How do I know what I think until I see what I said?” E. M. Forster
5.
6. Active Reading is a process
PRR Reading Process
Steps:
– Preview-Read -Recall
Think about what you already know. All new
knowledge comes from prior knowledge.
Annotate: you need a pen, highlighter or post
it notes. What do you highlight? Why?
Reflect upon what you read
7. Take Notes
Somany methods. You need to find what
works for you.
Mind mapping
Cornell
Outline
other
8. Strategy: Summary Statement
The summary statement is a “nutshell
statement” for an essay or article.
You always include the Title, Author, Genre
(TAG) and author’s main idea.
Ex:In the essay “I Can’t Accept Not Trying,”
Michael Jordan explains the importance of
breaking large goals down into smaller steps.
9. Critical Reading leads to Critical Writing
– We will discuss the writing process at the
next class
“Read, read, read-everything you can get
your hands on, trash, classics. Then write.”
William Faulkner
