Critical reading is the analysis of what you are reading. It involves questioning, evaluating, and challenging what you are reading. While understanding main ideas is important, critical reading goes beyond this. Understanding the main points and being able to summarize them is not the only analysis required to read critically. Understanding and summarizing is just the starting point for full analysis. QUESTION With this in mind, which scenario below shows critical reading?

What does it mean to critically analyze? Choose all that apply.,,

How does a reader benefit from developing, honing, and using critical reading skills? Choose all that apply.,,,,

What do you know about pre-reading activities? What can pre-reading involve? Choose all that apply.,,,,,,

When you read "The Student Fear Factor," what visually stood out for you when you previewed the reading?

When you read "The Student Fear Factor," did you google Rebecca Cox to find out about her? Give it a try now. I suggest you copy paste the following: Rebecca Cox author "The Student Fear Factor" (If you leave off the title, you may have to sift through many different people.) Use what you find to answer the next two questions. QUESTION What is the title of the work from which this reading came?

What is Rebecca Cox's book based on?

What do you know about annotating? Look at the list below. What can be part of the annotation process? Choose all that apply.,,

If you decide to create a summary or a reading, can you expect to find a clearly stated main idea (topic sentence) at the beginning of each paragraph?

Why is the writer writing? What is the purpose of this chapter?

Who is Rebecca Cox writing to? Who is the primary audience for this?

Did you relate to anything in this reading?