LESSON 3:

APPLYING CRITICAL READING

SKILLS IN ACADEMIC
DISCIPLINE
MELC: OUTLINE READING TEXTS IN VARIOUS
DISCIPLINES
WHY IS IT
IMPORTANT
TO HAVE
CRITICAL Critical reading
skills are used in
READING understanding
SKILLS? academic texts.
In critical reading, you do
not merely accept what is
being presented in the
text.
In critical reading, you do not
merely accept what is being
presented in the text. This way,
you not only discover new
information but also improve your
overall reading skills.
FOUR WAYS
ON HOW  ANNOTATING
YOU CAN  OUTLINING
INTERACT  ANALYZING
 SUMMARIZING
WITH
ACADEMIC
TEXTS
ANNOTATING
• This is highlighting or underlining
keywords or ideas in the text and
writing short explanations or
comments along the margins on
the page. Books with thicker
margins are good for annotation.
OUTLINING
• This is presenting the important main
details in a particular text. It shows
how a text is organized. Usually, a
text's main idea per paragraph or main
section is written first, followed by the
supporting details. An outline can be a
topic outline or a sentence outline.
 THESIS STATEMENT
is just like the main
idea, but the former is
more specific.
 The main idea is
discussed or analyzed
throughout the entire
text.
 Thesis statement
explains the main
argument of the entire
piece or shows exactly
what your paper is all
about.
ANALYZING DIFFERENT
STRATEGIES IN
ANALYZING A TEXT
• This is examining the
content by breaking • Writing Patterns
down the different • Evaluating an
elements of the text. Author’s Intent
You can also divide the • Creating a timeline
text into different • Creating an outline
sections. • Creating a concept
map
• Analysis is a helpful skill
• Creating a story map
in reading a complex
academic text.
Summarizing
• This is giving the gist of a text.
Thus, a summary presents the main
ideas and the important supporting
details.
• Summarizing helps you understand
important information by reducing
information to its key ideas.