Pre-reading strategies:
Step 1:
Prediction: Read the title and make a prediction about the contents of the text
(Write the prediction next to the title).
Step 2: Number
the paragraphs.
Critical Reading Strategies:
Read With the Grain
- Reading to get the general idea of the text-not analyzing the information.
- Note the publication information (author, date, medium).
- Read through the text quickly to get the general idea.
- Underline any words that you do not know in order to go back and define when you reread.
Read Against the Grain
Read the text carefully, look for the author’s purpose.
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Circle key terms, cited authors and other
essential words or numbers that are related to the main ideas of the text.
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Underline the author’s claims (major claim, and
topic sentences).
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Highlight, star, or note the evidence that
supports the author’s claims.
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Define any vocabulary words that make
comprehension difficult.
Annotate the Text
Left
Margin: Author’s Purpose
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Summarize, paraphrase, note any information
that leads to understanding the author’s purpose
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Types of evidence
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Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Logos, Pathos)
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Rhetorical Strategies
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Right
Margin: Reactions
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Write down personal reactions to the reading
(information that stands out, questions that arise, problems, etc.
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