CRITICAL READING AS

LOOKING FOR WAYS

OF THINKING
 TEXT

cannot
can be easily
be easily
comprehended
comprehended
Critical Reading
is a type of reading where
by the reader analyzes and
interpret the reading
material to know if it
presents logical ideas and
connection of ideas
 SIMPLE Involves identifying and
READING recognizing the meaning of a
text
• CRITICAL is a more advanced form
READING and a higher level of
reading
 Simple Critical
Reading Reading
• Its central •Its certain goal is
idea is the to recognize the
author’s purpose
message in writing the
being material, understand
imparted the tone and
persuasive elements
in it, and to recognize
bias in the text
 Simple Critical
Reading Reading
It gives the After recognizing
basic what a text says, it
definition of reflects on what
a text. the text does by
making
judgment
 Simple Critical
Reading Reading
The reader The reader
absorbs and actively
understands recognizes and
analyzes
evidence in the
text
•Example:

Interpret the lyrics through simple

and critical reading.

•“…I don’t need a whole lot of anything. I

just need a little bit of everything.”
 CRITICAL
THINKING

CRITICAL
READING
 Critical Thinking

Involves a series of
complex thought
processes which allows
you to make a reasoned
judgements, asses the
way you think, and solve
problems effectiveley
Flow of Critical
Thinking
 Main Fact Cause And
vs. Vs. Effect
Supporting Details Opinion

Summary Sequence Compare

And
Contrast

Inference Conclusion Problem-

Solution
Components of Critical
Thinking
1. Getting the Main Idea
- involves identifying the general idea
in a text which may be explicitly or
implicitly stated
*Main idea is usually found in the
beginning, middle, or end of the text.
2. Summarizing
- Includes recalling all
pertinent information and thinking
How to compact them all in a
summary
*Incorporate all important
Ideas andbe guided by the WH-
questions.
3. Inferring
- Is a process used by a
reader to understand an idea that
the author does not state
explicity
- is done by combining the
reader’s knowledge and
background with details
and clues
stated by the author
4. Drawing Conclusions

- is figuring out much more than

what an author says directly
- is usually done after reading the whole text
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 is 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 problemand
solution
-involves discussing complex
issues and identifying the
solution