{"id":220,"date":"2019-07-01T19:07:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T19:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/?post_type=chapter&p=220"},"modified":"2019-11-03T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T15:30:00","slug":"reading-critically","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/chapter\/reading-critically\/","title":{"raw":"Reading Critically","rendered":"Reading Critically"},"content":{"raw":"

Reading as a writer and reading critically are helpful when entering into a scholarly discussion with a text. It begins with learning to think critically<\/strong>. Check out the video below and consider: What new ideas were presented that will help you get more out of your assigned readings?<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Watch this video about Critical Thinking<\/a> [7:38]<\/div>\r\n

\u201cReading as a writer<\/b>\u201d means approaching a text with a variety of tools that help prepare you to write about it. Tools can include reviewing related assignments or lectures prior to reading, specific notetaking methods while reading, and ways of thinking about and organizing the information after completing the reading. You will learn to read through the writer\u2019s eyes<\/b>, seeking to understand the deeper, interwoven meanings layered within a text. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

For example, how you read and the types of notes that you take will be influenced by whether you will be required to write a summary, or a critical analysis, or a personal reflection on a text after you read it. If your instructor asks you to write a personal reflection, it is important that you pay attention to how the text affects you as you read.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Sometimes you need to have a more critical eye as you read. When critically reading<\/b>, you should grapple with and immerse yourself into the text to fully interact with it. You might do some or all of the following:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n