Sociology 100

CRITICAL READING AND WRITING

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Author's last name, Author's first name or initial(s).(1996) "Title of article or chapter"Book Title, or Journal. New York: Publisher

The author's viewpoint:
What is the content of the article? Summarize the major points using the author's words. Look at the introduction and the conclusion. Pick out one or two major points in the text. Your response and reaction:
Reflect on the article. On which points do you strongly agree or disagree? What causes you strong reactions to this article: anger, surprise, inspiration? Use your own words. What are the 'purple' areas: those areas that are not clear either because you do not have the background context or the writing is not accessible. Does the article make you think of something in your own life experience? Analyse and synthesize:
Work with ideas that emerged from the first two columns to develop your analysis of the text. Synthesize.
(Where) Have you heard these ideas before? Can you compare it to something you have read, heard or seen before? Where does it fit into your area of inquiry? Is there something in this article that responds to your 'questions.' Is there one quotation or idea that might be useful for future reference "I like this quote." (Beck 1992:1)

Adapted from Leybourne, Shona L. (Carleton Teaching and Learning Resource Centre)

The author's viewpoint: What is the content of the article? Summarize the major points using the author's words. Look at the introduction and the conclusion. Pick out one or two major points in the text.	Your response and reaction: Reflect on the article. On which points do you strongly agree or disagree? What causes you strong reactions to this article: anger, surprise, inspiration? Use your own words. What are the 'purple' areas: those areas that are not clear either because you do not have the background context or the writing is not accessible. Does the article make you think of something in your own life experience?	Analyse and synthesize: Work with ideas that emerged from the first two columns to develop your analysis of the text. Synthesize. (Where) Have you heard these ideas before? Can you compare it to something you have read, heard or seen before? Where does it fit into your area of inquiry? Is there something in this article that responds to your 'questions.' Is there one quotation or idea that might be useful for future reference "I like this quote." (Beck 1992:1)