Application 5.1

Critical Reading Form (CRF)

Overview:

The goal of using this form is to have you gain a deeper understanding of the content, assess its strengths and weaknesses, and form well-supported opinions and interpretations. The CRF allows you to engage differently with the reading as you explore the author’s arguments and perspectives all the while helping you develop analytical and critical thinking skills.

Assignment:

Source (e.g., book, grant, journal article, RFP, needs assessment, etc.):

Organization (if applicable):

Please make sure to TYPE your comments below AND use COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Based on this reading, I learned:

If a grant, the content of this reading aligns with the funding agency because:

Identify several recommendations to strengthen this proposal/document:

A question I still have or something I wonder about is:

If a grant, this project should/shouldn’t be funded. Please support your response:

Terminology – please identify key terms relevant to the reading.

Question stems – select four. Based on concepts presented in the reading or previously discussed in class, fill in the blanks for the questions stems below. You do not have to answer the questions.

• How would you use _______________  to _______________________?
• What is an example of ___________________?
• Explain why ___________________?
• What do you think would happen if ___________________?
• What is the difference between _________________ and ____________________ ?
• How are _________________ and ____________________ similar?
• What is a possible solution to the problem of ___________________?
• What conclusions can you draw about ___________________?
• How does __________________ affect ___________________ ?
• In your opinion, which is best _____________________ or _______________________ ? Why?
• What are the strengths and weakness of ___________________?
• Do you agree or disagree with the statement: ___________________? Support your answer.
• How is __________________________ related to that we studied earlier?