CRITICAL READING AS REASONING

Objectives/Learning Outcomes:

After knowing what is critical reading, the learners will be able to:

 Justify critical reading as reasoning

 Write down salient points of a reading material
 Appreciate the importance of critical reading in improving one’s writing

(Unlock the meaning of reading)

Reading is the process of looking at a series of written symbols and getting meaning from them
(According to the EnglishClub)
Q: Do all of you read? Do all of you like to read every day? Do any of you here read as a hobby?

Q: When you are reading, do you understand what you read? What in particular do you look for in
a written material (e.g. books, article, etc..) when you read?

Key words: Dig Deeper, Meaning, Significance

Unlocking Question: Why do you think it is important to dig deeper into reading a text by thinking
about its meaning and significance?

- Comprehension

Example: Your ex-friend posted on Facebook a long essay regarding friendship and betrayal a day
after your separation. What catches your attention is the emphasis on betrayal and the subtle
blame on someone.

Would you just scroll pass through it or try to get the deeper meaning of that ex-friend’s
message?

Key Words: CRITICAL READING

(Ask students to give and share five personal traits, which they think a critical reader should
embody.)

Lesson Proper

Teacher will…

 Define Critical Reading

(When we read critically, we use our critical thinking skills to QUESTION both the text and our
own reading of it. A critical reading also tells the reader what the text does and what it means. In
other words….)

(A critical reader constantly asks one big question as he reads)

AM I REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT I’M READING?

This question can be broken apart into many other questions in categories:

A. CONSIDERING THE SOURCE

B. RECOGNIZING WHAT IS SAID
 C. RECOGNIZING ASSUMPTIONS, IMPLICATIONS
D. RECOGNIZING INTENT, ATTITUDE, TONE, BIAS
E. ANALYZING ARGUMENTS

 Define Critical Reader

As a critical reader you should think…

What the text says: (restatement)

What a text means : (interpretation):

 Define reasoning

(To read critically is to exercise your judgment about what you are reading . It is
engaging in what you read by asking yourself questions such as, “what is an author trying to
say?” or ‘ what is the main argument being presented?” This essential skill in reading leads to the
development of critical thinking by reasoning and vice-versa. To become a critical reader, it is
important to know some tips / techniques of becoming a critical thinker.)

 Define Critical Thinking and give the critical thinking skills

Recall

What is critical reading?

Someone who defends something by giving out reasons is a?...

Ending questions

Is critical reading important in reasoning?

Can critical reading enhance one’s writing?