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Good Morning!!

Using Critical Reading


for Thinking and
Reasoning

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Do you read
every day?
Do you analyze
what you are
reading?
. Deborah Knott (2012), of New
College Writing Centre, expressed in
writing that as a reader, you are not a
passive participant, but an active
constructor of meaning.

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Your phone vibrates,
signaling a new
message. You open the
message and it is from
unknown number, but
what catch your attention
are its contents.
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“CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You have just won PHP
1,000,000 from a contest!!
All you need to do to claim
your prize is to provide your
personal information, along
with some credit cards.”

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1. Will you believe this text?
2. What are you going to do
about it?
3. Would you do what is said?
Why or why not?
4. Do you think that you have
chosen the right decision?
5. Every time you read
something, do think about
it?
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You are a
critical reader!
Critical reading

Dissecting a reading
material
The art of asking
oneself about the text.
Why did it happen?
How did it happen?
What should have
been done instead, or
be done thereafter?
If this skill is well
“ developed, nurtured and
enhanced, the reader is
obviously challenged to
reason out and justify for
his/her thoughts, ideas
and decisions.
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Baraceros (2005)
expressed that critical
reading is necessary for the
students to know how to
examine critically what they
see, feel and read to be able to
make good judgment or
decisions for the welfare of 13
Anthony Shadid, journalist,
2012 articulated that to non-
critical readers, many texts offer
the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth.
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To the critical reader, any
single text provides but one
portrayal of the facts, one
individual’s “take” on the
subject.
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Kurland 2010 noted
that to non-critical
readers, texts provide
facts. Readers gain
knowledge by
memorizing the
statements within a text. 16
Critical readers
thus recognize not only
what a text says, but
how that text portrays
the subject matter.
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Three modes of analysis

What a text says –


restatement
What a text does –
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Techniques to become
a Critical Thinker

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A. Thinking
B. Reasoning

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A. Thinking
It is the act of
constructing and
deconstructing ideas
in both spoken and
written form based on
a given context.
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1. Check and analyze the
title.

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2. Identify the aim of the
text.

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3. Skim the reading
material and give focus
on the entire body.

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4. Make some relevant
associations of the text to
your life.

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5. Evaluate the
reading material.

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B. Reasoning
It is the process of
expressing ideas and
opinion as well as justifying
a stand based on prior and
existing knowledge and
experiences needed to
arrive at a decision.
1. Dare to read every
day.

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2. Learn to focus to
main ideas (explicit or
implied) and
supporting details
mentioned in the
argument.
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3. Examine the pros
and cons of your
argument/resolution.

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4. Organize your
thoughts.

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5. Note points for
improvement.

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Evaluation Guide for
Critical Reading

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Elements
Explanation Guide
for
Evaluation
Content This is the substance of the text.
 Are the input/ideas present comprehensive-covering the
breadth and depth of the text? Is it comprehensible? As a
whole, is it appealing to the readers?

Objectivity This is the stand of the author about an issue/article.


 Are facts presented? Does it present both sides of the
argument? Does the author possess ethical and moral
consideration in his/her article?

Significanc This is the intension, the entire meaning and the value of the
e issue/article to the reader’s life.
 Can the reader readily connect the issues to his/her life?
Is it open for interaction? How is it valuable to the
reader?
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Activity: Critical Reading as
Reasoning.
Read a national issue from any source.
Then imagine you are the president of
the country. Identify your top priority for
national development. Create a program
to achieve it. Follow the tips to develop
critical thinking. (one paragraph only
with 5-7 sentences)

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Thank You!!

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