"Reading Critically" Summary

"Reading Critically" explained how to read materials closely and to not only understand them, but to also comprehend and apply the materials to other things. The first paragraph introduced the idea of reading critically. It then proceeded in sections to outline each different idea. They were all written in an informational tone to allow the reader to understand and make inferences about the different ideas while reading. All the sections were titled such as "The Title" "When the Work was Published", etc. to give the readers an idea of what to expect. Within the reading was an essay titled "The Broken Chain" by M.F.K. Fisher that was used as an example for the subjects outlined. It was used as an example in sections such as "Summarizing", "Thinking Critically" and others to show how certain actions should be carried out. The author's intention was to teach and inform the readers on how to read critically and get the most out of the reading as possible.