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Steps in Critical Reading

Critical reading involves carefully evaluating arguments and information to determine reliability. It requires thinking carefully about effective argument strategies. There are several steps to critical reading: 1) analyze the text components, 2) do pre-reading activities to get an overview, 3) ask questions while reading, 4) take notes, 5) evaluate the strengths and weaknesses, 6) create a mind map to test recall, and 7) consolidate knowledge. Effective note-taking involves highlighting, writing notes on content and reactions, reviewing and revising notes, and organizing them.

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Steps in Critical Reading

Critical reading involves carefully evaluating arguments and information to determine reliability. It requires thinking carefully about effective argument strategies. There are several steps to critical reading: 1) analyze the text components, 2) do pre-reading activities to get an overview, 3) ask questions while reading, 4) take notes, 5) evaluate the strengths and weaknesses, 6) create a mind map to test recall, and 7) consolidate knowledge. Effective note-taking involves highlighting, writing notes on content and reactions, reviewing and revising notes, and organizing them.

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STEPS IN CRITICAL READING

Prepared by: Ms. Lyssagel Sabile


WHY DO YOU READ CRITICALLY?

• Critical reading can help you evaluate their potential reliability as


future sources
• Finding an error in someone else’s argument can be the point of
destabilization you need to make a worthy argument of your own.
• requires you to think carefully about which strategies are effective for
making arguments, and in this age of social media and instant
publication, thinking carefully about what we say is a necessity.
Purposes for Critical Reading

• to scan for specific information


• to skim to get an overview of the text
• to relate new content to existing knowledge
• to write something (often depends on a prompt)
• to discuss in class
• to critique an argument
• to learn something
• for general comprehension
HOW DO YOU READ CRITICALLY?
• Stay focused while you read the text
• Understand the main idea of the text
• Understand the overall structure or organization of the text
• Retain what you have read
• Evaluate the effectiveness of ideas in the text
PREPARING FOR A READING ASSIGNMENT
• Planning Your Reading
1.Pick a list of books you'd like to
read.
2.Determine when you will start
reading your first book.
3.Select the order in which you'd
like to read the books on your
reading list.
4.Decide how many pages you will
read every day.
PREPARING FOR A READING ASSIGNMENT
• Managing Your Reading Time

1. Don't leave academic reading


for times when you're tired - you
will need to concentrate.
2. Plan reading times into your
day.
3. Read every day if you can (even
for half an hour) - not just when
you have to for an assignment.
4. Have regular breaks when
reading.
STEPS IN CRITICAL READING
1. Prioritize reading
2. Find informative books of good value
3. Have your reading habit planned
4. Do not limit your reading habit
5. Be a morning reader
6. Try speed reading
THE CRITICAL READING PROCESS

• Step 1: Analyze the critical reading components


Identify the components of the text (e.g instructional words,
organizational patterns)

• Step 2:Practice pre-reading activities


Have the text scanned with basic information

• Step 3: List down questions

• Step 4: Take downnotes


THE CRITICAL READING PROCESS

• Step 5: Evaluate the text


Identify and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the text

• Step 6: Mind map from memory


Make a rough mind map from memory: test what you can recall
from your reading of the text.

• Step 7: Consolidate your knowledge


EFFECTIVE STEPS FOR NOTE-
TAKING
• Highlighting and Emphasizing
Highlighting key words or phrases

• Making Written Notes


(The content of your reading, your
reaction to the content)

• Reviewing and Revising Your Notes

• Organizing Your Notes

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