Critical Reading Reading

Critical Reading provides a systematic introduction to the process of analyzing and evaluating a written text. Students develop critical reading skills through analysis of texts from authentic sources (journals, newspapers, magazines, and websites) and a variety of academic dsiciplines. They are encouraged to develop their comprehension and vocabulary skills, while forming a reasoned assessment of the effectiveness and validity of a text.

Highlights

The text goes beyond the standard "reading comprehension plus vocabulary" approach.
Includes opportunities for further research, as well as writing tasks designed to allow students to synthesize the materials they have read and reach an individual conclusion.
Each chapter introduces a fundamental skill for developing critical awareness, including:
- considering place and date of publication;
- identifying author bias and purpose;
- distinguishing between fact and opinion;
- gauging scope of research;
- evaluating evidence;
- comparing the author's argument to other points of view; and
- ultimately, evaluating the strength and validity of an argument with the goal of writing a critical review of the article.
Teachers can access My eLab documents for support materials including answer keys and tests.

Chapter 1: Myth or Reality
Subject Area: Life Sciences
FOCUS: Introduction ot Critical Reading

Chapter 2: What is the Best Way to Eat?
Subject Area: Nutritional Sciences
FOCUS: Academic or Not?

Chapter 3: The Values of Sports
Subject Area: Sports Studies
FOCUS: Author Credentials and Bias

Chapter 4: Approaches to the Global Energy Crisis
Subject Area: Environmental Studies
FOCUS: Stance, Audience and Purpose

Chapter 5: Leaders and Leadership
Subject Areas: Business Studies, Leadership and Management
FOCUS: Fact or Opinion?

Chapter 6: Technology in Education
Subject Areas: Education, Computer Studies
FOCUS: Interpreting Evidence 1: Casual Observation and Empirical Research

Chapter 7: Design and Productivity
Subject Area: Interior Design
FOCUS: Evidence 2: Other Forms of Support

Chapter 8: Inequality, Wealth and Happiness
Subject Areas: Economics, Psychology
FOCUS: The Text in Context 1

Chapter 9: Social Networks: A Magic Number?
Subject Areas: Social Anthropology, Computer Studies
FOCUS: The Text in Context 2

Chapter 10: Looking at the Stars
Subject Area: Astronomy
FOCUS: Bringing It All Together

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Critical Reading Reading

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