Read Critically

Alex Baratta

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781529713350
• eBook ISBN: 9781529717860
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Research in Education

Critical reading is the foundation of good research.  Read Critically gives you the knowledge and tools you need to be able to extract meaning from texts and judge its quality, relevance and significance.

• Understand your assignment question
• Know how to think critically, and in turn read critically
• Write critically and ace your assignment.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Everything in this book!
• Section One What is critical reading?
• Section Two What does it mean to be critical?
• Section Three How can I understand the assignment question?
• Section Four How do I get from critical reading to critical writing?
• Section Five Are there different ways to understand interpretation?
• Section Six What is critical language?
• Section Seven How do I know I’m ready for the next assignment?
• Section Eight Where do I go from here?
• Final checklist: How to know you are done
• Glossary
• Further reading and resources