In chapter four we learned how to read actively and critically, or with attitude as it says in the book. Reading actively means that instead of just reading a text we are getting deeper with it. Our reading should be a three-fold process of first skimming the material so that we are oriented to how it is laid out, reading for meaning and re-reading sections that were not clear. While you are engaging in this process, you should be highlighting or underling sections of importance or relevance, annotating in the margins and taking notes. The importance of a piece to our projects will be informed by the research question that we develop. By remaining mindful of our question, the position that we are taking and the requirements of our assignment, we can more accurately gauge whether or no a piece is useful to our projects. Reading in this manner requires that we are curios and do not take the information at face value rather we should question and dig deeper, being aware of how the source is being presented. I felt that this chapter was a good reminder to really think about our sources and the how they are being presented and for what purposes. Being aware of this will help us to use information that is unbiased.
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