Critical Reading Practice
| Site: | Saylor Academy |
| Course: | ESL004: Advanced English as a Second Language |
| Book: | Critical Reading Practice |
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| Date: | Friday, 4 April 2025, 5:51 PM |
Description
buttons.Critical Reading Skills: Let's Practice
Now that we understand several critical reading strategies, let’s put this knowledge into practice.
The activities will allow you to see how well you understand previewing, annotating, outlining, synthesizing, and summarizing. If you have a difficult time with these strategies, you may return to review the information in the Let's Study section and then try these practice activities again.
Activity 1: Annotating a Textbook
Annotating a textbook is easier if you understand its key parts. For each question, identify the correct part by clicking on it.
Source: Excelsior Online Writing Lab, https://owl.excelsior.edu/orc/what-to-do-while-reading/annotating/annotating-a-textbook/annotating-a-textbook-activity-1/
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Activity 2: Creating an Outline
Source: Excelsior Online Writing Lab, https://owl.excelsior.edu/orc/what-to-do-after-reading/analyzing/creating-an-outline/creating-an-outline-activity/
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Activity 3
Complete the questions in this activity to practice synthesizing.
Source: Excelsior Online Writing Lab, https://owl.excelsior.edu/orc/what-to-do-after-reading/synthesizing/synthesizing-activity-1/
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Activity 4
Read the passages and complete the exercises by filling in the blanks with your own words.
Source: Excelsior Online Writing Lab, https://owl.excelsior.edu/orc/what-to-do-after-reading/synthesizing/synthesizing-activity-2/
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Activity 5: Summary Practice
Source: Susan Oaks, https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-esc-wm-englishcomposition1/chapter/summarizing/
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