Critical Reading

16/09/2024 9 min
Critical Reading

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Episode Synopsis

This episode discusses strategies for reading critically, an important skill for college students to possess.Transcript available here.Additional Materials: The Kenneth Burke quote I talked about in this episode.  It's also called the Burkean Parlor.A selection of annotation strategies I share with my students.From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Learning Center (Note:  They have multiple pages on reading strategies, some of which are specialized. I selected the ones I thought might be of the most use to the most people):"Annotating Texts""Reading Comprehension Tips""Taking Notes While Reading"Ellen Carillo's e-book A Writer's Guide to Mindful ReadingMike Bunn's "How to Read Like a Writer"Karen Rosenberg's "Reading Games:  Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources"Phil Sloan's "Reading for College, Part 1" and "Reading for College, Part 2" Comp Notes © 2024 by Mark Sutton is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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