CRCB8-14 Summary

Summary CRCB
Chapter8
Organazitional methods help us understand the ideas in the textbooks and how they are already familiar with.it also help us to remember what we have read.A useful way to identify an author's method of organization is to look for the organizational word clues that indicate which patterns he or she is using.It is also important to assess an author's overall method of organization.

Chapter9
The PSR technique also requires us to respond to readings by writing in our journal.Commenting in writing helps us digest and understand an author's ideas and articulate our own.

Chapter10
Textbook marking is a systematic mark-and-label reading tool that helps us distinguish important ideas from less important ones.

Chapter11
Types of visual aids include mindmaps,outlines,charts,diagrams,graphs,illustrations,photographs,and time lines.The type of information being conveyed determines what type of visual aid an author will use.Learning how to read visuals will help us to understand and remember the textual information they illustrate.

Chapter12
Arguments always have the structure of at least one reason and one conclusion.Arguments can be evaluated using specific criteria including determining dependability,distinguishing fact from opinion,and detecting fallacies.The two primary types of arguments are deductive and inductive.

Chapter13
Cretical reading comprehension involves challenging yourself to understand what you read in your textbooks at different levels of complexity.

Chapter14
Evaluating Internet sources of information helps us determine if they are reliable and useful.Use the Internet source evaluation system described in this chapter as a tool for assessing websites.