This document discusses critical reading strategies and provides guidance on how to critically read texts. It outlines 7 key strategies: 1) previewing the text, 2) contextualizing it historically and culturally, 3) questioning to understand and remember, 4) reflecting on how it challenges beliefs, 5) outlining and summarizing, 6) evaluating arguments, and 7) comparing and contrasting related readings. The aim is not to find fault but to assess evidence and arguments. An exercise is provided where students form groups to apply the strategies by choosing a text, previewing it, summarizing it, and providing feedback. Critical reading involves examining evidence, influences, and limitations instead of blind acceptance of conclusions.

1. Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Senior High School Department
Mr. Xavier Velasco
INSTRUCTOR
Stephanie Mae L. Manuel
Kyra Mae B. Respicio
STEM 11-23

2. The most characteristic features of critical
reading are that you will:
 examine the evidence or arguments
 check out any influences on the evidence or
arguments;
 check out the limitations of study design or
focus;
CRITICAL READING

3.  examine the interpretations made; and
 decide to what extent you are prepared to
accept the authors’ arguments, opinions, or
conclusions.
CRITICAL READING

4.  The author’s decision is a potential topic for
examination and debate, rather than for blind
acceptance.
 You need to be prepared to step into the
academic debate and to make your own
evaluation of how much you are willing to
accept what you read.
Critical approach to reading

5.  Consider anything you read not as fact,
but as the argument of the writer. Taking
this starting point you will be ready to
engage in critical reading.
Critical approach to reading

6. The aim of critical reading is not to find fault,
but to assess the strength of the evidence
and the argument.
Evidence may include items such as quotes
from interviews, extracts of text, and
diagrams showing how themes might
connect.
Critical approach to reading

7. 7 CRITICAL
READING STRATEGIES

8. 1. PREVIEWING
• Learning about a text before really reading
2. CONTEXTUALIZING
• Placing a text in it's historical, biographical
and cultural context.
CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES

9. 3. QUESTIONING TO UNDERSTAND AND
REMEMBER
• Asking questions about the context
4. REFLECTING ON CHALLENGES TO YOUR
BELIEFS AND VALUES
• Identifying your personal response
CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES

10. 5. OUTLININNG AND SUMMARIZING
• Identifying the main ideas and restating them
in your own words
6. EVALUATING AN ARGUMENT
• Testing the logic of a text as well as it's
credibility and emotional impact
CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES

11. 7. COMPARING AND CONTRASTING RELATED
READINGS
• Exploring likeness and differences between
text to understand them better
CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES

12. EXERSICE

13. Form a group of 5 students, and follow to
following procedure to apply and assess
your understanding on critical reading
strategies. Make use of the 7 strategies
discussed in every number.
EXERCISE

14. 1. Choose a reading or text.
2. Make a preview the text by reading the
title, the abstract, the headings and
subheading, and skim-reading the
introduction and conclusion.
EXERCISE

15. 3. Write what have you remember and what
have you found interesting or confusing
about the article.
4. Make a summary or an outline of the text.
EXERCISE

16. 5. Write what have you remember and what
have you found interesting or confusing
about the article.
6. Make a summary or an outline of the text.
EXERCISE

17. REFERENCES

18. 1. http://www.salisbury.edu/counseling/new/7_critical_rea
ding_strategies.html
2. http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/writing/writ
ing-resources/critical-reading
3. https://www.uwc.ac.za/TandL/Documents/7%20critical
%20reading%20strategies%20and%20activities%20to%
20do%20with%20students.pdf
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