As an AI, I cannot select or read articles, so I am unable to provide a written reflection on an article. However, I can give you a general framework on how to approach your reflection:
1. Objective Summary:
Provide a concise summary of the article's main points, focusing on the most essential information, without including personal opinions or biases.
2. Central Ideas:
Identify and articulate at least two central ideas expressed in the article. These could be key arguments, concepts, or themes that the author explores throughout the piece.
3. Development of Ideas:
Explain how the author develops each central idea over the course of the article. Look for evidence, examples, and explanations that support and expand upon these ideas.
4. Building of Ideas:
Examine how the two central ideas build on each other throughout the article. Do they complement each other, contradict, or build upon previous points? Analyze the logical progression of the author's arguments.
5. Structure:
Evaluate the structure of the article. Discuss how the author organizes their ideas, whether it follows a chronological, cause-effect, compare-contrast, or other logical structure. Assess the effectiveness of the structure in delivering the information and engaging the reader.
6. Clarity, Convincingness, and Engagement:
Analyze how the structure contributes to the clarity, convincingness, and engagement of the article. Does the article flow smoothly and coherently? Are the main points effectively communicated? Does the structure enhance or hinder the author's ability to persuade the reader?
7. Organization:
Consider whether the article seems organized to you. Reflect on how the structure contributes to the overall organization. Does the article have clear sections, headings, or subheadings? Is the sequencing of ideas logical? Assess the overall readability and coherence of the piece.
8. Specific Language:
Identify specific language used in the article that pertains to the topic and aids in comprehension. Examine technical terms, jargon, analogies, metaphors, or any other linguistic devices employed to enhance understanding.
9. Critical Reading Strategies:
Discuss the critical reading strategies you used to explore and examine the article more thoroughly. Explain the strategies you employed, such as annotation, summarizing, questioning, or analyzing arguments. Reflect on which strategy was most helpful to you and why.
10. Editing Suggestions:
If given the opportunity to edit the article, propose specific changes or edits that would improve the clarity, coherence, or effectiveness of the piece. Justify your suggested edits based on your analysis of the article's strengths and weaknesses.
By following this framework, you should be able to provide a comprehensive and thoughtful reflection on the article you selected.
Select an article that interests you and is not an opinion piece but, rather, is an informational and/or expository piece.
After you have used your critical reading skills to fully read and digest the article, you will compose a written reflection that explores the required questions below and examines your entire critical reading experience.
You may organize your reflection in whatever way you feel will best allow you to analyze and evaluate the article and answer the following questions (essay-style, numbered responses, slideshow presentation, etc.):
Write an objective summary of the article (one to two paragraphs).
What two (or more) central ideas are expressed in the article?
How does the author develop these ideas over the course of the article?
How do these ideas build on each other throughout the article?
How does the author structure their article?
How effective is the structure? Evaluate the structure that is used.
Does the structure help make the information clear, convincing, and engaging?
Does the article seem organized to you? Why or why not? (Tip: Organization comes from structure.)
What specific language is used in the article that specifically pertains to the topic and allows you to more fully comprehend the information being delivered?
What critical reading strategies did you use to help you explore and examine this article more thoroughly? What strategy did you find the most helpful? Why?
If you were asked to edit this article, what changes or edits would you suggest? Why?
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