Virtual Field Trip to Explore Critical Reading Ideas  ( page 134)

Our trip today takes us to Lee's Summit, Missouri to Longview Community College.
 

Your Itinerary

http://www.mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/definitions.htm

Barbara Fowler has compiled a great deal of practical information about critical thinking and critical reading.The last definition on the list characterizes a critical reader. Carefully examine Schumm and Post's list with two things in mind: 1. Does this describe you as a reader? Which attributes do you have? Which do you lack? Why do you need any of them? 2. Does the label in the margin system encourage critical reading? Specifically how?
 

Journal Entry 

 2. Which of the attributes do you have?
 

3. Which do you lack?
 

4. In one or two complete sentences explain why you need these attributes.
 
 
 
 

5. Does the label in the margin system encourage critical reading?
In two or threecomplete sentences explain how the label in the margin system encourages critical reading. Be very specific in your examples.
 
 
 
 
  Here are some other sites about critical reading

http://www.criticalreading.com/

http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html

http://www.csuohio.edu/writingcenter/critread.html

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/reading-and-researching/critical-reading

http://www.ecu.edu.au/student/student-learning/critical_reading.html

http://www.accd.edu/sac/history/keller/ACCDitg/SSCT.htm

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/reading/critread/

http://www.nvcc.edu/home/diwilson1/thinkskills/default.htm