Here are the ENGL-121 objectives that are relevant to the reading process:Ĥ) Maintain a controlling purpose for research and writing that emerges from a clearly-defined research question.ĥ) Locate, evaluate, and integrate appropriate sources accurately and fairly through paraphrase and direct quotation.Ħ) Critically engage sources through interpretation, analysis, and/or critique in service of developing and supporting logical, well-defined claims. You will need strong reading skills in order to understand assignments, write papers and participate in class discussion. Understanding and using the strategies outlined in this chapter is an important part of your success in your ENGL-121 College Composition course. Honing your writing, reading, and critical thinking skills will give you a more solid foundation for success, both academically and professionally. Critical reading is moving beyond just understanding the author’s meaning of a text to consider the choices the author makes to communicate their message.īy learning to read critically, you will not only improve your comprehension of college-level texts, but also improve your writing by learning about the choices other writers have make to communicate their ideas. We will also be introducing the concept of critical reading. Throughout the chapter, you will find links to samples, examples, and materials you may use. In this chapter, we will introduce expectations for college reading, identify key strategies of skilled readers, and review the active reading process. What type of evidence do they use to support their point of view?.What is their perspective or argument on this topic?.To be a successful reader in college, you will need to move beyond simply understanding what the author is trying to say and think about the conversation in which the author is participating.īy thinking about reading and writing as a conversation, you will want to consider: This method is the very same way to approach reading in your college courses. You have probably used this method many times throughout your life and have found it to work well, especially when joining a group of people you do not know very well. You listen for a few minutes to figure out the topic being discussed and to understand the group members’ different perspectives before adding your own voice to the conversation.
This time, you walk up and quietly join the group.
What would happen if you walked by the tables in front of Duncan Hall on your first day at HCC, approached a group of strangers quietly chatting, and proceeded to announce to the group exactly what you were thinking at the moment? Most likely, the group would stop talking, look at you, laugh, and slowly move away.
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