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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What strategies will help me comprehend a text?
What is the argument’s main idea and what reasoning does the author use to develop it?
Why might the author view the issue this way?
What biases may the author have that influence his or her perspective?
Does this argument acknowledge other perspectives?
How do I know if a source is trustworthy?
What are the implications of these arguments?
How does this conclusion impact me and my community? Or my research?
Deep Reading & Listening Deeply
Deep Reading & Listening Deeply
2.1 Authors express their ideas, perspectives and/or arguments through their works. The first step in evaluating an author’s perspective or argument is to comprehend it. Such comprehension requires reading, viewing, listening, and thinking critically.
Breaking Down the Structure of an Idea
Breaking Down the Structure of an Idea
2.2 Authors choose evidence to shape and support their arguments. Individuals evaluate the line of reasoning and evidence to determine to what extent they believe or accept an argument.
The "so what?!"
The "so what?!"
2.3 Arguments have implications and consequences.
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