You should use the same techniques for reading non-fiction that we have been working on in class. Think about the explicit (obvious, main) ideas (what the author wants you to know) and the implicit (subtle) ideas (what the author wants you to think or feel) and how the author achieves this.
So, FIRST, you will discuss both the explicit ideas, SECOND, the implicit ideas of the text, and. . .
THEN, you will add a THIRD part to your response - you will formulate your own opinion on the ideas and issues presented in the text.
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YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS IN YOUR NOTES:
For Part 1 of a Nonfiction Blog Post, answer these questions:
1) What
is the overall main idea of the text?
What is the entire text mostly about?
2) What
are three or four details that contributed to your understanding of the
text? Try to use at least one direct
quote in this part.
3) How
do those details support and connect to the main idea?
For Part 2 of a Nonfiction Blog Post, answer these questions:
1) What
does the author want readers to think or feel?
2) What
are some craft moves the author uses to achieve this? How do they work? Try to include at least one direct quote
here.
For Part 3 of a Nonfiction Blog Post, answer these questions:
1) What will you take away from it?
2) How has your thinking been shaped or changed,
and why? Do you have an opinion on the issue now?
3) What else do you want to know?
****************************************************************************Use the Non-fiction Critical Analysis Checklist in order to help you prepare for and write your posts!
