Monday, December 7, 2009

QUICK TIPS TO READ AND EFFECTIVE : critical reading


Reading critically is how to read by looking at the author and judge motives. Thus, readers not only read, but also think about the issues discussed. Thing to remember in critical reading is that not everything written is true.

For that we must follow the author's mind quickly, accurately, and critically. Accurate means to be able to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant. Critical thinking means accepting written with a good basic, logical, correct, and realistic.

The steps that must be taken in critical reading is

  • writing test source
  • there is interaction between writer and reader.
  • Decided: to accept or reject the idea of author

To be able to evaluate the ideas of others, we need to think more carefully what is stated by the author. For that, memory is very important. There are several steps that can be taken so that we can remember longer and better, ie

a. face material with the aim

b. survey what needs to be remembered

c. search and get the facts in relation to the context

d. relate what is read to the already known.

e. Consider what is important to you.


Income in an attempt to respond to others, we must not forget the things which are revealed by an important writer. In order not to forget to make some notes from the text we read. The main points to note include
  • key parts: the main ideas, issues, important information
  • author assumptions about certain aspects
  • details or facts that we need
  • points of interest


There are three types of records, ie
  • records of the collection of facts and important details
  • records of quotations sentence, paragraph, keywords
  • a summary record

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Translated from : http://bhsindo.multiply.com/journal/item/1

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