What role does critical reading play in your response to a particular text that you are reading? 

1.What role does critical reading play in your response to a particular text that you are reading?

For a quick refresher on the what and how of critical reading see:  http://www.salisbury.edu/counseling/new/7_critical_reading_strategies.html

2. Go to the UOP library and find a few journals in your area of academic interest.

In your post, include the journal name and an example research article from that journal.

Read the abstract and identify a few of the basic rhetorical components of the article.

For example:

1. Who do you think was the intended audience?
2. What was the author’s perspective on the topic?
3. How was the information organized?
4. What was the author’s style and tone?