The Value of Reading Fiction

What is a conclusion or opinion formed based on evidence or know information?

• Assumption

• Inference

• Critical analysis

• Empathy

The act of understanding, sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings and thoughts of others is known as what?

• Allegory

• Imagery

• Sympathy

• Empathy

When a reader applies specific models, questions, processes, and theories that lead to a deeper understanding of a text, this is known as what?

Reorder the following steps for critical thinking from first to last.

• Apply the information

• Consider the implications

• Explore alternatives

• Formulate a question

• Gather information

Match the following steps of critical thinking to their processes done during that step.

• Weigh the positive vs. negative outcomes

• Gather Information

• Research online, find texts, ask experts

• Explore Alternatives

• Consider the pros & cons of your options

• Consider Implications

• Consider assumptions and biases

• Apply the Information

• Identify your objective for the problem

• Formulate a Question

One method to use for critical reading has the reader stop and analyze various "signposts" as they encounter them, this is know as:

One signpost for reading is known as "Words of the Wiser," this is encountered when:

You encounter the signpost "Contrast and Contradictions" when a character:

The "Aha Moment" signpost is encountered when the character does what?

"Again and Again" is the signpost we should stop and analyze when what happens in the story?