Scholarly Inquiry for Shorter Texts
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· If you would like to take a look at question starters that encourage critical thinking, take a look at Asking Various Critical Thinking Questions.
Directions: For EACH assigned text, please complete the following:
1. Please note two important quotations from the reading that STAND OUT TO YOU and analyze, comment on, or create a question for each.
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Quotation: Please cite quotations according to MLA style--For example: “Quotation, quotation, quotation” (Gatto 10). |
Analysis/Comment/Question: (I wonder, this connects to, this illustrates, etc.) |
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0. How does the text help you answer the KEY QUESTION(S) for our project?
0. Does it raise OTHER questions for you? If so, what are they?
0. How does the text challenge your own assumptions?
0. What in the text do you strongly agree and/or disagree with and why?
0. What “moves” does the author make to try to convince you to believe in his/her ideas?
Think about the structure, organization, language used (does the author use emotion, logic, or ethics to try to convince you?), and/or anything else.
