Second Entry - 10 Rules to be a Critical Thinker!
Date : 20 & 21 January 2010
Place : K-Broadcast & Class (will edit)
Time : (later..)
Isn't it interesting to think beyond everyone else? Of course it is. So, I'm very excited to learn how to think critically from the very base. Before this, when we watch Crime Scene Investigation at AXN, probably we will wonder, how they manage to solve a complicated crime scene within a single evidence? Of course I am impress with all the tricks and skills which shown in the TV series. Learning the basic of how to analyze an article maybe one step to be an expert like them, I guess. So, here it is, the 10 rules to analyze an article, or in other words, to be a critical thinker!
First thing first. We have to know the TOPIC. It is basically to know what is the focus of the article, or to help us predict what will we read in the article. We move on to the CONTENT, obviously. This part where we to read the content, to understand what is the article is trying to say. And then, SOURCE, where it will help us to know where the article comes from. Next, we have to know the AUDIENCE for the article. How to determine? It is based on the word used in the article, to know whether it is refers to professional workers, or for the public. Another essential rules for analyze an article is RHETORICAL FUNCTIONS. It is interesting if you see this style of writing in an article, because it will trigger you out. Next is PURPOSE. At this stage, you will understand, what is the writer's intention towards the reader. Its either to persuade, to advise, to inform and etc. PERSPECTIVE and POSITIONING coming next respectively. This is where you can see the stance of the writer. For IMPACT, it is to ensure what is the effect of the article to the reader. And lastly, the VISUAL LITERACY where we check the other part in the article, like the font, the size of the font and also the picture.
In these class, we are studying basically two articles. First is the newspaper article, entitled 'Convicted Killer Back at Work', and secondly a song lyric entitled 'What About Now'. I am very happy to participate in the class discussion and I must say that I am very impressed with the way Miss Shazwani manage the class.
~ AsRi.
Place : K-Broadcast & Class (will edit)
Time : (later..)
Isn't it interesting to think beyond everyone else? Of course it is. So, I'm very excited to learn how to think critically from the very base. Before this, when we watch Crime Scene Investigation at AXN, probably we will wonder, how they manage to solve a complicated crime scene within a single evidence? Of course I am impress with all the tricks and skills which shown in the TV series. Learning the basic of how to analyze an article maybe one step to be an expert like them, I guess. So, here it is, the 10 rules to analyze an article, or in other words, to be a critical thinker!
First thing first. We have to know the TOPIC. It is basically to know what is the focus of the article, or to help us predict what will we read in the article. We move on to the CONTENT, obviously. This part where we to read the content, to understand what is the article is trying to say. And then, SOURCE, where it will help us to know where the article comes from. Next, we have to know the AUDIENCE for the article. How to determine? It is based on the word used in the article, to know whether it is refers to professional workers, or for the public. Another essential rules for analyze an article is RHETORICAL FUNCTIONS. It is interesting if you see this style of writing in an article, because it will trigger you out. Next is PURPOSE. At this stage, you will understand, what is the writer's intention towards the reader. Its either to persuade, to advise, to inform and etc. PERSPECTIVE and POSITIONING coming next respectively. This is where you can see the stance of the writer. For IMPACT, it is to ensure what is the effect of the article to the reader. And lastly, the VISUAL LITERACY where we check the other part in the article, like the font, the size of the font and also the picture.
In these class, we are studying basically two articles. First is the newspaper article, entitled 'Convicted Killer Back at Work', and secondly a song lyric entitled 'What About Now'. I am very happy to participate in the class discussion and I must say that I am very impressed with the way Miss Shazwani manage the class.
~ AsRi.
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