{"id":226,"date":"2017-04-07T00:53:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T00:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-english1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=226"},"modified":"2017-07-24T22:41:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T22:41:36","slug":"introduction-to-critical-reading","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-english1\/chapter\/introduction-to-critical-reading\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Critical Reading and Thinking","rendered":"Outcome: Critical Reading and Thinking"},"content":{"raw":"This module will help you become familiar with steps you can take to better understand\u00a0any assigned college reading.\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Understand what is critical reading<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate thesis statements in texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate supporting claims in texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate discursive structure\u00a0in\u00a0texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand and evaluate the use of rhetorical modes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evaluate arguments &amp; appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify and analyze logical fallacies<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Why should we identify academic reading strategies?<\/h2>\r\n\"<strong>Reading is fundamental<\/strong>\" -- you may recall hearing this phrase as a child. \u00a0A series of somewhat cheesy television ads emphasizes this point, such as this one featuring basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/l6NVJQUWPiE\r\n\r\nHowever, as college students, reading can often\u00a0seem less like fun and more like work. \u00a0The <strong>purpose<\/strong> of it changes. \u00a0Instead of reading for enjoyment, we read for information, for deeper understanding, and for challenging what we thought we knew.\r\n\r\n\"Reading\" in this course doesn't only mean the act of putting\u00a0letters together to make words, and words together to make sentences. \u00a0\"Reading,\" now, means a set of skills we can practice and deepen, to make our college experience both easier and more meaningful.\r\n<p class=\"p1\">The following video addresses how academic reading is a key component of inter-related skills that demonstrate mastery of critical thinking.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/9PsLktb7HTA\r\n<p class=\"p1\">As this video points out, as a reader in college you will be asked to embrace a \"healthy skepticism\" for every idea you come in contact with. This will take energy and work--it's much easier to accept what others tell us on face value than to critically assess each idea that comes our way. However, education in the fullest sense means developing the tools for this\u00a0critical response, building it into an automatic reflex that makes us thoughtful, engaged\u00a0citizens of the world around us.<\/p>","rendered":"<p>This module will help you become familiar with steps you can take to better understand\u00a0any assigned college reading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand what is critical reading<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate thesis statements in texts<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate supporting claims in texts<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate discursive structure\u00a0in\u00a0texts<\/li>\n<li>Understand and evaluate the use of rhetorical modes<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate arguments &amp; appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos<\/li>\n<li>Identify and analyze logical fallacies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Why should we identify academic reading strategies?<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Reading is fundamental<\/strong>&#8221; &#8212; you may recall hearing this phrase as a child. \u00a0A series of somewhat cheesy television ads emphasizes this point, such as this one featuring basketball superstar Shaquille O&#8217;Neal:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Shaquille O&#39;Neal RIF PSA\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l6NVJQUWPiE?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, as college students, reading can often\u00a0seem less like fun and more like work. \u00a0The <strong>purpose<\/strong> of it changes. \u00a0Instead of reading for enjoyment, we read for information, for deeper understanding, and for challenging what we thought we knew.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reading&#8221; in this course doesn&#8217;t only mean the act of putting\u00a0letters together to make words, and words together to make sentences. \u00a0&#8220;Reading,&#8221; now, means a set of skills we can practice and deepen, to make our college experience both easier and more meaningful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The following video addresses how academic reading is a key component of inter-related skills that demonstrate mastery of critical thinking.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-2\" title=\"\u201cCritical Thinking Skills\u201d by David Sotir\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PsLktb7HTA?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As this video points out, as a reader in college you will be asked to embrace a &#8220;healthy skepticism&#8221; for every idea you come in contact with. This will take energy and work&#8211;it&#8217;s much easier to accept what others tell us on face value than to critically assess each idea that comes our way. However, education in the fullest sense means developing the tools for this\u00a0critical response, building it into an automatic reflex that makes us thoughtful, engaged\u00a0citizens of the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-226\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Why It Matters: Reading. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">All rights reserved content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Shaquille O&#039;Neal RIF PSA. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Reading Is Fundamental. 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