Critical Reading As Looking For Ways of Thinking

EXPLAINS
CRITICAL
READING AS
LOOKING FOR WAYS
OF THINKING
BY: ALLEN MANLAPAZ
• Definition and importance of critical reading
• Three steps in analyzing a text
• Two types of reading
• Components of critical thinking
• How critical reading connects with critical thinking
CRITICAL
READING
CRITICAL READING
• Is a type of reading whereby the
reader analyzes and interpret the
reading material to know if it
presents logical ideas and
connection of ideas.
CRITICAL READING
• Critical reading
is like
dissecting a
reading
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material.
Why should you read critically?
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BECAUSE…
• Can reason out and justify your thoughts, ideas and
decisions.
How do we critically read?
3 steps of text analysis:
a. What a text says
b. What a text does
c. What a text means
WHAT A TEXT SAYS
•Identify the main topic in
the text
•Use skimming and scanning
Scanning Skimming
Fast reading Fast reading
• Specific information like • Main topic/point (e.g.,

date, writer, characters, NCoV and its dangers to the
etc. whole world
People We Met
by Edward R. Kiunisala
There are people who do something good
because they want to protect their wealth; others,
because they want to safeguard their name and
enhance their social status. These are the “doo-
gooders.” We’ve seen them in reformatories,
orphanages, jails, and hospitals during Christmas
or times of calamity. And we see them on the
society pages or metropolitan dailies.
STEP 1: WHAT A TEXT SAYS
• What is the text all about?
STEP 2: WHAT A TEXT DOES
• Determine how the writer discussed the main topic.
• Identify examples, reasons and conclusions
There are people who do something good
because they want to protect their wealth; others,
because they want to safeguard their name and
enhance their social status. These are the “doo-
gooders.” We’ve seen them in reformatories,
orphanages, jails, and hospitals during Christmas
or times of calamity. And we see them on the
society pages or metropolitan dailies.
STEP 3: WHAT A TEXT MEANS
• Analyze and interpret the message
How do we critically read?
3 steps of text analysis:
a. What a text says
b. What a text does
c. What a text means
Simple Reading vs Critical Reading
Simple Reading
• Involves identifying
and recognizing the
meaning of a text.
Critical Reading
• Is a more advanced
form and a higher
level of reading.
Simple Reading Critical Reading
• It gives the basic • After recognizing what a
definition of a text. text says, it reflects on
what the text does by
making a judgement.
• Its central idea is the • Its certain goal is to
message being imparted. recognize the author’s
purpose in writing the
material, understand the
tone and persuasive
elements in it, and to
recognize bias in text.
• It recognizes what a text • It recognizes what a text
says. says, reflects on what the
text does, and infers what
the text means.
• The reader absorbs and • The reader actively
understand. recognizes and analyzes
evidence in the text.
CRITICAL THINKING
CRITICAL THINKING
• Involves a series of
complex and thought
processes which allows
you to make reasoned
judgements, assess the
way you think, and solve
problems effectively.
Components in Critical Thinking
1.Getting the main idea
- involves identifying the general
idea in a text which may be
explicitly or implicitly stated.
2. Summarizing
- Includes recalling all pertinent
information and thinking how to
compact them all in a summary.
3. Inferring
- Is a process used by the reader to
understand an idea that the author
does not state explicitly.
4. Drawing Conclusions
-is figuring out much more than what an
author says directly.
5. Analyzing Sequence
-considers the order of arrangement of
events present in the text.
6. Determining fact from opinion
Fact – is an idea that is already proven or
obviously true.
Opinion – is an unverified idea; it may or

may not prove to be true.
7. Understanding Cause and Effect
- Involves identifying the event that

causes another event.
8. Comparing and Contrasting
Comparing is determining how things are
the same
Contrasting is determining how things are

different.
9. Identifying the problem and
solution
- Involves discussing complex issues and

identifying solution.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
ACTIVITY: MATCH ME!
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. a type of reading whereby the reader
analyzes and interpret the reading a. Summarizing
material to know if it presents logical
ideas and connection of ideas. b. Fact
2. Involves discussing complex issues and
identifying solution. c. Edward r. Kiunisala
3. Involves identifying the event that causes
another event.
ACTIVITY: MATCH ME!
COLUMN A COLUMN B
4. involves identifying the general idea in a
text which may be explicitly or implicitly
d. Opinion
stated.
e. Critical reading
5. Involves a series of complex and thought
processes which allows you to make reasoned
judgements, assess the way you think, and
f. Getting the main idea
solve problems effectively.
6. Involves identifying and recognizing the

meaning of a text.
ACTIVITY: MATCH ME!
COLUMN A COLUMN B
7. is an idea that is already proven or g. Critical thinking
obviously true.
8. is an unverified idea; it may or may not h. Simple reading

prove to be true.
i. Identifying the problem and
9. People We Met By…
solution
10. Includes recalling all pertinent
information and thinking how to compact j. Understanding cause and
them all in a summary. effect

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• Specific information like • Main topic/point (e.g.,

Opinion – is an unverified idea; it may or

- Involves identifying the event that

Contrasting is determining how things are

- Involves discussing complex issues and

6. Involves identifying and recognizing the

8. is an unverified idea; it may or may not h. Simple reading

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