Critical Reading Reflections

Order Description Critical reading responses are important because they allow the writer to fully explore the ideas of a reading, in terms of basic comprehension, while also allowing the writer to critically explore their interpretations of readings..... Reading responses should NEVER JUST BE SUMMARIES OF READING BUT A DEEPER EXPLORATION OF HOW YOU AS A THINKER, PRACTITIONER, THEORIST FEEL ABOUT THE READING . (Hint number 1: never merely provide a summary)..... Through these reading responses one should suss out the key themes/arguments of a reading and consider the strengths and weaknesses of those ideas. ... _________________________________________ Each response should be approximately 1000 words and ought to both explore the questions below and how the article helps you think about your own context. The response should be related to any one of the readings listed... (I have attached 2 readings you can choose one) You are expected to support ideas with sources and to cite properly. - We must look for other things, ask deeper questions. Although personal opinion is important, your goal in commenting is to not just give an opinion such as you did or did not like something. Your task is to explore the arguments of the texts and consider why they are and are not compelling. In other words, your task is to be critical. ____________________________________ In that spirit, the following questions should inform your reading and by extension help you structure a critical reading response: - What?s the point? This is the analysis/interpretation issue, which examines the author?s angle. What is/are the key ideas an author is making through the article/chapter/book. - Who says? This is the validity issues, which examines on what (data, literature, hearsay, etc.) are the claims based. - What?s new? This is the value-added issue, which explores the author?s contribution to existing knowledge. - Who cares or so what? This is the significance issue (the most important issue of all?the one that subsumes all others), which asks, a) is this work worth doing; b) is this text worth reading; c) does it contribute something important?