CRITICAL

READING AS
A FORM OF
REASONING
Ms. MARY LYKA M. ROTAIRO
LESSON OBJECTIVES

Explain the importance of critical reading;

Differentiate reading and critical reading; and

Find out the different critical reading strategies

HAVE YOU RECEIVED THIS KIND OF
EMAIL/TEXT?
DID YOU BELIEVE IT RIGHT AWAY? OR
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?
DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH
AN AUTHOR WHEN YOU READ?
The way you react to this kind of
information is a test of how good you
are in evaluating whether it is true or
not.
ARE YOU AN ACTIVE READER?
AM I A
CRITICAL
READER?
POSSIBLE MEANINGS OF THE WORD
‘CRITICAL’:

• Someone or something is to “disapprove it” or to

have a negative response to that person or thing.

Example:
Some people are critical of the government’s
distribution of vaccine.
POSSIBLE MEANINGS OF THE WORD
‘CRITICAL’:

•Very important

Example:
The information drive about the different kinds
of vaccine is critical to the people.
POSSIBLE MEANINGS OF THE WORD
‘CRITICAL’:

•Serious

Example:
The flooding situation in some areas has
reached a critical point.
POSSIBLE MEANINGS OF THE WORD
‘CRITICAL’:

•Critical condition (things are not looking

good)

Example:
My grandfather is in critical condition right
now.
CRITICAL READING

Analyze
Interpret
Evaluate
READING VS. CRITICAL READING

• List a few of your hobbies

• Share your favorite kind of vacation
• Add another way you spend your time outside of school
CRITICAL READING

You read this and if you trust the author, you

accept it. Your goal is to learn the facts, not to
question them. However, as you learn more, you
might learn that not everyone accepts the moon
landing as the truth. Some people believe it never
happened or that it was just filmed in a movie set.
CRITICAL READING

You may ask what evidence they put to support

the claim. That’s the time you cite points. Now, you
are not just finding facts, but you are trying to
evaluate or judge the validity of facts.

That is CRITICAL READING.

STRATEGIES IN
CRITICAL
READING
7 STRATEGIES IN CRITICAL READING
PREVIEWING (overview)

CONTEXTUALIZING (reading through the lens of own experiences)

QUESTIONING TO UNDERSTAND (question about the content)

REFLECTING ON CHALLENGES TO YOUR BELIEFS AND VALUES (examine based on

personal response)
OUTLINING AND SUMMARIZING (identify main ideas and restate them in own words)

EVALUATING AN ARGUMENT (careful judgment)

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING (explore similarities and differences).

GUIDE
QUESTIONS IN
CRITICAL
READING
 CRITIC EVALUATION
What is the writer’s argument? ARGUMENT
What are the main points/ideas that support that SUPPORT
argument?
Does the writer attempt to address their stated point of QUESTION
view? What point of view? Is it successful?
Are the main points directly and logically linked to the
argument and therefore, the question? If so, give
examples and explain how they are linked. If not, give LOGICAL
examples and explain why they are not linked.

What kind of evidence does the author present to

support these points? (Quality and Quantity) Consider –
is the evidence provided relevant, reliable, and believable? EVIDENCE
Where does it come from?

Are there hidden assumptions that lie behind the

evidence presented? What are they? Are the assumptions
believable? Explain why/why not? ASSUMPTION