Context: Stuart Greene and April Lidinsky, authors of From Inquiry to Academic Writing, contend, perhaps surprisingly to many students, that “reading is the first step in the writing process.” Becoming a strong, engaged academic reader is the first step in becoming a strong academic writer as “much if not all of the writing you do in college will be based on what you have read.” Without a comprehensive understanding of an assignment’s readings and the arguments being made in those readings, a student writer will not be able to construct a persuasive academic argument of their own.
The readings for this assignment will introduce students to some of the fundamental components of critical reading for academic purposes.
Directions: Read “From Reading as a Writer to Writing as a Reader” Download “From Reading as a Writer to Writing as a Reader” and “From Identifying Claims to Analyzing Arguments.” Download “From Identifying Claims to Analyzing Arguments.” When reading the two chapters from From Inquiry to Academic Writing, focus on what a strong academic reader should do when reading a text and while analyzing written arguments. After completing the readings create a one-page guide/summary of what a strong academic reader should do and focus on while reading a text and argument for academic purposes. One way for students to think about the assignment could be to imagine that they need to concisely and precisely relate to their fellow classmates what a good academic reader does and looks for while reading.
Assessment: Assessment will be based on how well the assignment clearly presents and explains the essential qualities of a strong academic reader as presented in the readings. Assignment should be at least one full page, double-spaced. Please see the attached rubric for further details.
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