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Qualities for Critical/Active Readers: Investigation Curiosity Questioning Attitude A Desire To Engage the Text In Conversation How Is This Done?

How to Engage the Text through Conversation? 1st – Tools like a pencil and highlighter 2nd – Highlighting the text carefully. 3rd – Annotating – comments in the margin.

What Should Be Paid Attention To Carefully? Author and Publication Facts The Title Headings and Subheadings 1st and Last Paragraph To Skim The Thesis Support of Thesis

More Suggestions for Critical-Active Readers Read The Text Several Times First, for Surface Meaning Then, other times for Deeper Meaning – write short questions about points you don’t understand or want to explore further in the margin. Use the Dictionary To Look Up Unfamiliar Terms From 1st Reading

More Suggestions for Critical-Active Readers Reread Aloud Unfamiliar Passages From Read #1 Remember during these reading you are still focusing on: Author and publication facts, the title, headings and subheadings, the thesis, and support for the thesis. Lastly, Discuss the Text With Others.

Additionally, Pay Attention To Patterns of Organized Like: Narration Description Persuasion Illustration Definition, etc. Paragraphs Indentions Give Direction Of New Ideas Transitional Terms Indicates Movement Within A Text