{"id":97,"date":"2014-10-28T18:17:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T18:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/developmentalwriting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=97"},"modified":"2014-11-05T17:36:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T17:36:56","slug":"overview-3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-introtowriting\/chapter\/overview-3\/","title":{"raw":"Overview","rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"raw":"Although understanding is the foundation of all reading experiences, it is not the ultimate goal of most college reading assignments. Your professors want you to read critically, which means moving beyond what the text says to asking questions about the how and why of the text\u2019s meaning. Reading critically means reading skeptically, not accepting everything a text says at face value, but wondering why a particular author made a particular argument in a particular way.\r\n\r\nProficient readers often ask \u201cwhat if?\u201d questions to help them read more critically:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>What if the essay had started a different way?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What if the author had included different evidence?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>What if the author had drawn a different conclusion?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe skills we use to for critical reading and writing are related to the skills we use for critical thinking.\r\n\r\nReview \u201cThe Power of Critical Thinking\u201d by Maria Mamah and consider the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>What did you think about the video?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Did you watch it with a critical mind?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Did you question it?<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Did you accept everything the woman said or did you wonder about why she made her arguments the way she did?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hd4KrUH8Ky4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\nAfter successfully completing this module, you should be able to:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Describe the main point, evidence, and assumptions of a text.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Make inferences to comprehend a text\u2019s meaning.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Identify propaganda techniques in text.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Compose a critical reading paper of a contemporary work.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Although understanding is the foundation of all reading experiences, it is not the ultimate goal of most college reading assignments. Your professors want you to read critically, which means moving beyond what the text says to asking questions about the how and why of the text\u2019s meaning. Reading critically means reading skeptically, not accepting everything a text says at face value, but wondering why a particular author made a particular argument in a particular way.<\/p>\n<p>Proficient readers often ask \u201cwhat if?\u201d questions to help them read more critically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What if the essay had started a different way?<\/li>\n<li>What if the author had included different evidence?<\/li>\n<li>What if the author had drawn a different conclusion?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The skills we use to for critical reading and writing are related to the skills we use for critical thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Review \u201cThe Power of Critical Thinking\u201d by Maria Mamah and consider the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What did you think about the video?<\/li>\n<li>Did you watch it with a critical mind?<\/li>\n<li>Did you question it?<\/li>\n<li>Did you accept everything the woman said or did you wonder about why she made her arguments the way she did?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe 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