ANT371H1 Study Guide - Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Howa
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Critical reading is a more active way of reading. It is a deeper and more complex engagement with a text. Critical reading is a process of analyzing, interpreting and, sometimes, evaluating the larger meanings of a text and how those meanings are created by the text. When we read critically, we use our critical thinking skills to question both the text and our own reading of it. To form judgments about how a text works. Against the text (questioning its assumptions and argument, interpreting meaning in context) To get a basic grasp of the text. Direction with the text (taking for granted it is right) What are the most important points: resolve confusion: look up unfamiliar words or terms in dictionaries or glossaries. Critical thinking involves several related mental processes: analysis, interpretation, and evaluation. Each of these thinking processes helps you to question the text in different ways.
