Prepared by Sarah Faith J. Catanus

1. CRITICAL READING

2. Reading and Thinking
Strategies across Text Types
1. Information Selection
2. Organization
3. Development

3. READING PROCESS
Pre-
reading
While-
reading
Post-
reading

4. Pre-reading
Author/Writer
• Who is the author (get the background)?
• What is the purpose of the author?
• Why did he/she write that title?
Readers
• Who are the intended audience?
• What is the context?

5. While-reading
Underlining Text
Annotating Text
See hand-outs

6. Post-Reading
Topic
Theme
Asking questions (beyond the given text)
Verify
• reliability of content or source
• biases
• facts or opinions
• cultural or sexual discrimination
• possible counterargument/s or exceptions

7. “I Wonder Why”
Source: http://www.trendingnewsportal.net.ph/2016/10/president-duterte-dumps-american-aid-in-favor-of-china.html

8. Source: http://www.rappler.com/

9. Major Requirement #1:
Article Critique (Part 1)
1. Form a group of three.
2. Read p. 12 in your book.
3. Do an article critique.

10. Content
Title Page p.1
I. Pre-reading p.2
II. While Reading p.3
III. Post-Reading p.4
IV. References p.5