Critical Reading in Early Childhood Studies Assignment 2- Critical Analysis Pack Structure Part 1- Analysing (children’s books or films) (1000 words) Key questions to support your discussion Identify 8-10 key words by highlighting 1. What does critical analysis involve? 2. Atypical Schools: Norway's Outdoor Kindergarten (Learning World: S1E52, 2/3) 3. 4. Why is critical analysis of this kind of text important/necessary? 5. What techniques can we use to critically analyse the text? 6. Is there anything we need to be careful of when analysing this kind of text? Part 2- Analysis of chosen text (450 words) Here is where you use the techniques that you have discussed in the previous section to analyse your text – you should also include evidence here to support your arguments. Part 3- Glossary of key terms (100 words) Analyse: to take apart and examine closely Critical analysis: a set of methods for exploring evidence in a systematic way (Cottrell, 2011) References Evidence should be cited throughout to show where you got your ideas from. Cottrell, S. (2011) Critical Thinking Skills: Developing effective analysis and argument London:Palgrave