reading vs. critical reading

• Reading - purpose - to get a basic grasp of the text
• Reading - Activity - absorbing/understanding
• Reading - Focus - What a text says
• Reading - Direction - With the text
• Reading - Response - restatement, summary
• Critical Reading - Purpose - To form judgments about HOW a text works
• Critical Reading - Purpose - analyzing/interpreting/evaluating
• Critical Reading - Focus - What a text DOES and MEANS
• Critical Reading - Direction - Against the text
• Critical Reading - Response - Description, Interpretation, Evaluation