Critical Reading:
What is Critical Reading, and Why Do I Need to Do It?
When skimming isn’t enough this site provides seven steps for becoming
a more critical reader. This is a great site for someone new to academic reading.
An Overview
of Critical Reading
This site offers useful strategies for reading more critically, including previewing,
annotating, summarizing, analyzing, re-reading and responding.
A Checklist
for Critical Reading
This is another good, short guide on critical reading with useful questions
to ask yourself while reading. This site focuses on finding and evaluating an
author’s thesis, evidence, and counterevidence in order to see the effectiveness
of a text.
The Fundamentals
of Critical Reading
A useful, though more academic resource for reading nonfiction, this site explains
facts v. interpretation, goals of critical reading, analysis and making inferences.