{"id":251542,"date":"2024-03-20T22:38:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T22:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/learnanywhere-new\/?p=251542"},"modified":"2025-08-25T20:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:59:41","slug":"how-to-write-critically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/uviclearn\/communicating\/how-to-write-critically\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write critically"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;236px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-2px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|5px|0px|5px|false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;278px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|1px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||50px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;180px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW260395695 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204860566 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204860566 BCX8\">Have you been asked to \u201cwrite critically\u201d and you are unsure what this exactly means? Or <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204860566 BCX8\">maybe you<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204860566 BCX8\"> have done your best to write critically, and you still receive feedback from your instructors that you should write \u201cmore critically.\u201d Or <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204860566 BCX8\">perhaps you<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204860566 BCX8\"> simply want to learn how to \u201cwrite critically\u201d and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204860566 BCX8\">don\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204860566 BCX8\"> know where to start. If any of these is the case, read on for some strategies to incorporate critical thought into your writing process.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW204860566 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Video\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81650376 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81650376 BCX8\">Video: How to write critically<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Strategy1\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81650376 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81650376 BCX8\">Strategy #1: Think critically <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW81650376 BCX8\">in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW81650376 BCX8\">order to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81650376 BCX8\"> write critically<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW81650376 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Strategy2\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW80474165 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80474165 BCX8\">Strategy #<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80474165 BCX8\">2<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80474165 BCX8\">: <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80474165 BCX8\">Critical writing comes hand in hand with critical reading<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW80474165 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Strategy3\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW225923268 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225923268 BCX8\">Strategy #<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225923268 BCX8\">3<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225923268 BCX8\">: <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225923268 BCX8\">Engage with others\u2019 ideas while writing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW225923268 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW57352750 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uvic.mywconline.com\/\"><strong>Book an appointment<\/strong> <\/a>with an academic coach at the Centre for Academic Communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;885.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|21px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; module_id=&#8221;Strategy1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Think critically in order to write critically&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf0eb;||fa||900&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|0px|10px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">To write critically, you should first know it means to <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">think<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> critically. Basically, critical thinking happens when <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you go beyond the information that is immediately available to you<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This means reading between the lines by asking questions, finding connections between seemingly irrelevant ideas, and even forming your own judgements and conclusions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;Strategy2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Critical writing comes hand in hand with critical reading&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf5da;||fa||900&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Blurb&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|0px|10px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the context of academic research and writing, critical reading and engaging with texts always come before you write your own critical thoughts. In short, this means<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reading with the bigger context in mind<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">actively annotating while you read to document questions, comments, and other types of critical thought<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">organizing your notes to form new ideas after reading<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To learn more about these steps, see <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/uviclearn\/uncategorized\/how-to-read-critically\/\">the critical reading post on UVic Learn<\/a>.<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;Strategy3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F0F0F0&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Engage with others\u2019 ideas while writing&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xf500;||fa||900&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|0px|10px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|15px||15px|false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">To \u201cgo beyond what\u2019s available to you\u201d in writing, engage with the ideas and concepts you cite from other sources. Follow up each quotation, paraphrase, or summary with a question, commentary, or close examination with the purpose of understanding it better or forming a new conclusion based on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Remember that to write \u201ccritically\u201d does not only mean to \u201ccriticize\u201d what someone else has written. You can agree and add to their point, consider it from a different aspect without discrediting their point of view, or simply pose a question to open up your reader\u2019s perspective on the topic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;31px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; global_module=&#8221;254169&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;book&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F5AA1C&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;To learn more about this topic and to get help&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/uvic.mywconline.com\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Book an appointment&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#002754&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#005493&#8243; button_bg_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Book a <strong>free<\/strong> in-person or online appointment with an academic skills advisor at the Academic Skills Centre!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been asked to write critically in one of your courses and you&#8217;re not exactly sure what that means? 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