Reading Response #1
Chapter one of the Patterns for a Purpose text
book is entitled “Reading Critically”. This title could cause a reader to infer
a number of things, but the general idea of the passage is to inform students
how to analyze something for credibility and coherency before diving into it.
In my personal opinion, I believe that this chapter gave
good insight on what to look for and what to watch out for to determine the
quality of a passage. However, most of this insight was seemingly review to
anyone who had picked up a piece of literature, or attended an English class,
at least once in their lives. For example, the section in which determining
fact from opinion is touched upon, I as a reader had trouble figuring out how
this knowledge would not just come as common sense to most people. Although
everything within the chapter is relevant and useful, it is like I mentioned,
full of redundancy and review.
If
I were to look at chapter one from a professional/learning standpoint however,
I would give it an “A+” in information. This section is jam-packed with clear,
detailed descriptions of what to be aware of in a text. It includes very
important topics such as determining credibility of an author, looking for an
unbiased approach to an informative essay, and how to go about the most useful
and efficient process of reading different variations of writing. Generally
speaking, this chapter does a great job of providing detail and would be very
useful to anyone looking for a deeper grasp on how to judge a composition based
on many underlying factors.
By Claire Reyburn Image
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