Critical Reading

Critical reading is a purposeful process of analyzing what a text says, how it is constructed, and what response its choices invite.

批判性阅读是带着目的去分析文本说了什么、怎样组织，以及这些写作选择会引导读者作出什么反应。

Three Phases

preview headings and visuals
-> annotate claims, questions, details, and connections
-> restate the main point and why it matters

Notes for Gist

A gist note is a short, provisional statement of what matters in a paragraph for the reader’s later purpose. It should use the reader’s own words, avoid unnecessary copying, and may include a question or response.

Minimal highlighting + one own-word gist note per paragraph is usually more useful than coloring many sentences without processing them.

Questions to Carry into a Text

• What is the writer’s central question or claim?
• What evidence supports it?
• How is that support organized?
• Which terms or assumptions need clarification?
• How does this text connect to or differ from other sources?
• What might I use, question, or extend?

Connections

• Article structure: Academic Research Article
• Capture and later review: Active Note-Taking
• Source module: AE26 Module 2-Listening Actively and Reading Critically
• Critical reading is the listening stage of Academic Conversation.