Questioning the Author a Critical Thinking Approach
This modified verions of Questioning the Author by McKeown, Beck, & Worthy (1993) utilizes the Critical Thinking Standards in order to analyze an author's statements.
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Questions to Answer
The questions listed in table are based on what is called the Critical Thinking Standards. The intent of these standards is to provide a series of questions that helps one to examine an individual's thinking, as well as, the statements of others.
Given an author's passage, read it, and determine what questions might apply to the passage. Consider having an open discussion with teacher and peers to determine which questions might apply and then answer the questions. -
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