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CAMPER –
CRITICAL
QUESTIONING
SHEET

2. C  Consequences
 Consistency
• What are the consequences
of believing this?
 How consistent is the
information?

3. A  Assumptions
 Accuracy
What assumptions have been
made here?
How accurate is the
data/information?

4. M Meaning
Main Points
What is the meaning of this?
What is the main point here?

5. P Prejudice
Point of view
What prejudice is being
shown here?
What other points of view
could be expressed?

6. E Evidence
Examples
What evidence is being
given to support the claim?
What examples are being
given to back up the
claim?

7. R Relevance
Reliability
How relevant are these
claims?
How reliable is the source,
writer, information?

9. THREE LEVEL GUIDE
•Reading the lines - literal
•Reading between the lines-
interpretive
•Reading beyond the lines-
applied

10. RAINFORESTS AT RISK
• C- Consequences of believing this
• We realise that animals are losing their habitat and
becoming extinct. We try to protect the forests.

11. • A- Assumptions
• That rainforests are not being replaced by re-
planting

12. • M- meaning
• The rainforests are being destroyed to make place
for buildings

13. • P- other Point of View
• That timber is a much needed resource justifying the
felling of trees
• Land is required for dwellings

14. • E – Evidence
• That some birds animals and plants have become
extinct

15. • R- Relevance
• It is relevant in today’s world
• Rainforests once covered 14% of the land
• Today it covers 6