Chapter Four - Reading Critically

In this chapter, the book focuses and explains how to read critically. The chapter is divided in to  six questions to help clarify different parts of this topic. How does reading critically differ from evaluating? How can I use my research question to read critically? How can I read with attitude? What strategies can I use to read actively? What should I pay attention to as I read? How many times should I read a source? The first question examines the difference between critical reading and reading to evaluate. The book states that critically reading means "questioning what it says and thinking about what it means." (pg. 62) While the book also says that reading to evaluate is figuring out how reliable a source is and how it will help your research. The rest of the chapter explains more about critical reading and how to relate that to your researching.  This chapter was helpful because it helps to more fully understand what critical reading is. Another interesting part of this chapter was the question, how can I read with an attitude? this was interesting to me because I had never heard this phrase before reading this chapter.