Critical Reading Critical reading happens on three levels

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Critical Reading Critical reading happens on three levels (not necessarily in this order): •

Critical Reading Critical reading happens on three levels (not necessarily in this order): • Individual texts: critiquing them in their own right, on their own terms • Synthesis across texts: identifying developments, debates and schools of thought • Your use of texts: how are they relevant to your agenda? • You might explore

Three Domains of Critical Reading Validity: On its own terms Context: discipline/profession, authors, currency,

Three Domains of Critical Reading Validity: On its own terms Context: discipline/profession, authors, currency, bias What are they doing? Research Question/Aims/Hypothesis How did they do it? Methods, Models and Materials How do they know? Argument, evidence, logic and reasoning What do they say? Findings and conclusions Synthesis: In relation to others Relevance: Usefulness to you

Three Domains of Critical Reading What questions might you ask of the text you

Three Domains of Critical Reading What questions might you ask of the text you are reading in each section of the framework?

Three Domains of Critical Reading • You have been set the following essay question:

Three Domains of Critical Reading • You have been set the following essay question: • You have found three relevant texts. • Apply Dimension One to the first text, critiquing its validity on its own terms. • Apply dimension Two to the other two texts, to better understand the debate • Apply Dimension Three – what might you take from the texts to help you answer this question?

Three Domains of Critical Reading Validity: On its own terms Synthesis: In relation to

Three Domains of Critical Reading Validity: On its own terms Synthesis: In relation to others Relevance: Usefulness to you

Three Domains of Critical Reading Reflection: • How might you apply the framework when

Three Domains of Critical Reading Reflection: • How might you apply the framework when reading? • How might you use the framework when making notes?