Week 2 Introduction To Critical Reading (PPT Updated)

WEEK 2:
INTRODUCTION TO
CRITICAL READING
PREPARED BY:
PAUL MICHAEL PEREZ, CRWT 111
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WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST THOUGHTS
ABOUT THE PHOTOS ABOVE?
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WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST THOUGHTS
ABOUT THE PHOTOS ABOVE?
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WHAT IS CRITICAL READING?
It is the manner of engaging yourself in what you read. Some questions to be
asked may include:
● “What does the author mean?”
● “What message is being conveyed in the text?”
● “What is the argument raised?”
The process of critical reading involves raising a reasoned, logical and

balanced argument that analyzes and evaluates the text.
A critical reader can achieve:

● a higher level of comprehension
● open-mindedness
● continuation to learn and embrace knowledge and wisdom outside the
own standards and beliefs.
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WHAT IS CRITICAL READING?
To scrutinize the elements of a text (ex. style, composition,
language), a critical reader must reflect on:
• Content of the text: the reader should be able to explain the

main points of the text on his or her own words.
• Descriptions in the text: the reader should be able to create
his or her own examples based from the described key
points, and be able to compare them with other texts of the
same topic.
• Interpretation of the text: the reader should be able to
objectively analyze the text in parts and in whole.
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CRITICAL READING AS A DAILY ROUTINE
Reading takes a lot of time, especially in higher education where

evaluation and analysis are staple parts of the process. Reading for
academic purposes should be an active process which leads to
development.
Making reading a habit does not only require us to read every day. It
helps us to:
● widen our horizons, and allow us to always look at the bigger
picture from a vantage point.
● absorb as much as we can, and to integrate the valuable ones to
our own principles and values
● adopts the attitude necessary to keep ourselves inspired in
reading.
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HOW READING DEVELOPS?
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HOW READING DEVELOPS?
From familiarizing in a linguistic point of view, the reading process becomes more
complicated as our academic and intellectual levels go up. We learn to add new words
to our daily vocabulary. We start to challenge what textbook call “facts” as we adopt a
skeptic or curious attitude. We start asking and start answering questions. Finally, we
learn to integrate reading and learning in the truest sense.
However, as we progress down the academic path and absorb more bits of knowledge
and perspectives, our principles, values and beliefs also start to crumble, some of
which are permanently changed through the influence of other sources and people.
The wide gamut (range) of information available to us makes thinking more complex
as we have to consider more things than usual.
This process of transitioning from mere data gathering to a deeper level of

consciousness that involves analysis and evaluation is crucial for our own personal
development and professional advancement. The more we develop our reading
capacity, the more proficient we become in accepting and rejecting what we read.
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THE GOALS OF READING
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THE GOALS OF READING
The Challenges:
● The goal of reading should be to learn, not to be just updated with what famous
people are talking about. This is a challenge in social media and amidst the
proliferation of fake news and social media influencers.
● Students usually observe two main academic goals: 1) to learn and develop, and
2) to pass the subject. Sadly, many students only aim to pass and not to learn and
develop. This mindset and attitude may only be helpful to a certain degree when
still studying, not when venturing in the real world as a professional. Furthermore,
this mindset challenges the issues of own competitiveness and efficiency.
● Many read just to memorize, and not to comprehend, analyze, and interpret the
text. There is memorization but with very minimal learning. The knowledge is
forgotten when the memorized words and sentences are also forgotten. This is the
reason why memorization is considered as the lowest form of intelligence.
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ADAPTING A HEALTHY ATTITUDE IN READING
Critical reading is less challenging as
there is no need to focus on the text
verbatim. You are encouraged to learn
meaning and identify value rather than
absorb everything at face value. Being
able to follow the flow of the story and
predict what’s bound to happen by
drawing conclusions and making
inferences is given priority over being
able to familiarize yourself with the
specific details. In order to keep a
positive attitude when reading, one
has to equip him or herself with tools
that make learning more convenient
and less tiresome.
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ADAPTING A HEALTHY ATTITUDE IN READING
Another way to maintain a healthy attitude in reading is by emotionally

detaching yourself from the text. Subjective reading clouds judgment. In fact,
many authors try to influence readers by using their own emotions against
them. Advisably, one has to maintain objectivity when reading as this allows a
person to analyze the text using logic and not feelings.
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DIFFERENTIATING FACTS FROM INTERPRETATION
For critical readers, a text only provides the author’s own interpretation of facts. This
interpretation may be considered valid or invalid. Hence, critical readers recognize not
only what the text says, but also how the text discusses the topic.
Example: When studying history,

historians gather as much
information as possible, stitch the
different interpretations together,
and validate the ones that are
supported by logical or scientific
explanations. They learn to link
information from different sources
to create a timeline where the past,
present and future connect with
each other.
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QUESTIONS?
CLARIFICATIONS?
SUGGESTIONS?
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The process of critical reading involves raising a reasoned, logical and

A critical reader can achieve:

• Content of the text: the reader should be able to explain the

Reading takes a lot of time, especially in higher education where

This process of transitioning from mere data gathering to a deeper level of

Another way to maintain a healthy attitude in reading is by emotionally

Example: When studying history,

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