Critical Reading

As part of the critical reading steps, you need to be asking yourself some questions that should guide you throughout the process. These critical questions will:

• Help you concentrate and deal with the information sources you are reading in a more active manner
• Sharpen your analytical skills so that you remain objective as you read through the identified literature

For the critical reading exercise to be fruitful, you need to ask yourself these questions:

• Do I agree or disagree with the author/s' claims?
• What am I basing my agreement or disagreement on?
• Is there an alternative argument or evidence being presented in what I am reading
• How did the author gather the information or evidence that they used in what I am how reading?
• Is there a research that was done, if so what were the results?
• How does what I am reading fit into my own assignment?

Keeping all these questions at the back of your mind will definitely assist in focusing your mind.