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Critical Reading and Critique
Short Essay #2
What is a Critique?
Critical Reading
Summarize
Evaluate
Questions to Ponder
To what extent did the author succeed in making his or her purpose?
To what extent do you agree with the author?
To what extent did the author succeed in making his or her purpose?
To what extent do you agree with the author?
To what extent did the author succeed in making his or her purpose?
To what extent do you agree with the author?
Begin with writing an accurate summary
Locate the author’s thesis and identify the passage’s content and structure.
Move on to understanding the author’s purpose.
The Author’s Purpose
Inform
Persuade
Entertain
Inform, Persuade or Entertain?
Inform, Persuade or Entertain?
Inform, Persuade or Entertain?
Where do we find critiques?
Research papers
Position papers
Essay exams
Legal briefs
Business plans and proposals
Policy Briefs
Book reviews
What questions does an informative work address?
What or who is ___?
How does ___ work?
What is the controversy or problem about?
What happened?
How and why did it happen?
What were the results?
What are the arguments for and against____?
Evaluating Informative Writing
Accuracy of information---trustworthy?
Significance of information– so what?
Fair interpretation of information-
Example of a Report
Tar Sands
And more…
Another Perspective
Evaluate a Report Presenting Raw Data
Form groups of two and search for an online report covering a study and evaluate the accuracy of information, significance and fairness of reporting.