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eg 221 Critical Reading

Course Description: Critical thinking and advanced reading skills, ability to analyze and synthesize information from various sources, strategies for structuring basic academic texts, and ability to write general academic texts that reflect their needs and relate to academic reading and writing tasks.

Lectures & Assignments

Part 1

Reading Strategies

  • Context Clues

  • Topics, Main Ideas, Supports

  • Facts, Opinions

  • Inferences

  • Writer's Purpose and Tone

  • Figurative Language

  • Arguments and Evidence

Part 2

From Reading to Writing

  • Writing a Summary

  • Writing a Paraphrase

  • Writing an Opinion Paragraph

  • Writing a Reflective Response

Part 3

Putting It All Together

  • UNIT 1: Education Reimagined

  • UNIT 2: Fan Minds Unveiled

  • UNIT 3: Breath of Change

  • UNIT 4: Gaming Through the Lens

  • UNIT 5: College's True Value

  • UNIT 6: Costs versus Prices

  • UNIT 7: Classroom Debates Dilemma

  • UNIT 8: Mind Games Illusion

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