READING TEXTS

CRITICALLY
READING STRATEGIES
GOALS TO ACHIEVE!
Explain what critical reading is;
Define fallacy and identify the kinds of
fallacy,
Evaluate whether an argument is sound
logical or not
Analyze a text by applying the different
ways in reading critically
Critique a text by pointing out the
different logical fallacy
 Girls Vs. Boys
• Girls most likely do well in academics during
high school year but boys get ahead of them
in college.
AGREE DISAGREE
• Female teenagers are more concerned with
their physical appearance than male
teenagers.
/AGREE X DISAGREE
EVIDENCES THAT YOU ARE THINKING
CRITICALLY:
• Whenever you read something and you
evaluate claims,
• Seek definitions
• Judge information,
• Demand proof,
• Question assumptions
• You process the author’s words.
• Make judgments after carefully
considering the text’s message.
 Critical reading

• Involves scrutinizing at any

information that you read
or heard.
• Critical reading means not
easily believing information
offered to you by text.
BUT WHY SHOULD YOU READ CRITICALLY?

• Reading critically means you are thinking

critically.
• This shows that you do not simply accept
the message on the page.
• You bring to your reading your own
experience and perspective
• Use these to separate yourself from the
text.
• It helps you to judge for yourself what you
consider important, logical or right detail.
 Critical T
hinking and Reading
ANNOTATE WHAT YOU READ

• TECHNIQUE: underline, circle,

or highlight words, phrases or
sentences that contain
important details.
Outline the text
• You need to identify the main points of the
writer and list them down.

Thesis statement :
Supporting details:
Point 1:
Point 2:
Point 3:
Summarize the text

• Get the main points and write

its gist in your own words. A
summary is usually one
paragraph long.
Evaluate the text
• It is the most challenging part.
• You are going to question the writer’s purpose
and intensions, as well as his/ her assumptions
in the claims.
• You should check the evidence / if they are
valid and from valid credible sources.
Thank you!
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