Response to Chapter 6

The first exercise explored in the chapter, thinking critically, is very important when exploring rhetorical reading. It poses questions aimed to really delve in to the piece and take it apart. It also pinpoints why college-level reading is difficult (vocab, unfamiliar content or genre, lack of background knowledge), which I think is a very useful tool. It outlines reading like an expert, which I found very helpful and plan on using in the future. I really liked how the book put it in chart format- it made it very easy to follow. The 'reading with and against the grain' exercises were somewhat similar to the 'agree/disagree' exercise we did earlier. I think this is very interesting and helps, again, with college-level reading and rhetorical reading in general. The question-asking strategies will also prove extremely helpful, and I plan on using them. They're displayed in a user-friendly format. The summary of drafting and revising was also well-laid out and explained the concept completely. Once again, the strategies for rereading to stimulate ideas for a strong response is laid out very similarly to the strategies discussed above, and again presents a student-friendly table format that's easy to refer to and use. The paragraphs on writing a thesis, shaping and drafting, and revising really explained fully the ideas. It also discusses briefly questions for peer review, which I think is an invaluable resource for students.