The fourth chapter of The Bedford Researcher, titled Reading Critically, goes into detail about how to read a text and generate questions from that text. This chapter is split into six smaller sections, each going into how to read critically. The first section talks about the difference between reading critically, and evaluating, a source. It makes this distinction by saying that evaluating focuses on finding the source reliable, while reading critically is about questioning what the text says and wondering what it means. The second section goes into using you research question to make a position statement, which is described as almost a thesis but still too vague, to help research your topic. The third section of the chapter begins to talk about how to read critically, saying that you have to always question your sources, and that you should keep in mind what the reader’s needs and your needs for the project will be.
The fourth section talks about different strategies for actively reading, including that you should highlight important information and annotate why it is important. The fifth section goes into what specifically you should pay attention to as you read, such as what genre the source is, whether the source is a primary or secondary source, and identifying whether data in the source is usable or not. And finally, the sixth section says that you must read a source three times, each time looking for what information you will need and marking it to find it again later.
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