Reading and Writing - Quarter 4 - Week 3.pptx

Reading and Writing - Quarter 4 - Week 3

1. MODULE LEGENDS BANG BANG

2. Q4 - Week 2 CRITICAL READING AS A FORM OF REASONING DRAFT READING AND WRITING SKILLS FOURTH QUARTER: WEEK 2 Background Information 5 Steps to become a Critical Reader Critical Reading Tips Sample Text Activity

3. Background Information A process that involves presenting sound arguments that evaluate a text read. To read critically means to dig deeper into the text by using certain processes and asking various questions to reach an enhanced clarity and comprehension. It also involves presenting a logical argument that evaluates and analyzes what you have read. Critical Reading Main Menu A n  argument  that is both valid, and all of whose premises are true. “What is the author trying to say?” or “What is the main argument being presented?”

4. five (5) steps on how to become a critical reader Determine the central claims or purpose of the text (thesis statement). Step 1 T he author's main idea or main  argument . It is the concept or position they are '' claiming '' to be true. to narrate, describe, define, exemplify, compare, classify, persuade, argue, or give solutions to a problem

5. five (5) steps on how to become a critical reader Begin to make some judgments about the text’s context . Step 2 The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood. This includes the circumstances that influence the text’s meaning like politics, society, history, and the like.

6. five (5) steps on how to become a critical reader Distinguish the kinds of reasoning the text uses. Step 3 examine how the text is organized

7. five (5) steps on how to become a critical reader Examine the evidence (the supporting facts/claims, examples, etc.) the text has. Step 4 What counts as evidence in this argument? Is the evidence statistical? literary? historical? From what sources is the evidence taken?

8. five (5) steps on how to become a critical reader Evaluate all the arguments and the pieces of evidence in the text. Step 5 Is the argument is strong, why? Could it be better or differently supported? Are there gaps or inconsistencies in the argument? Are the conclusions warranted by the evidence presented? What might an opposing argument be?

9. critical reading tips Cleveland State University’s The Writing Center (2020) Prepare to become part of the writer’s audience. Read with an open mind. Consider the title. Read slowly. Use the dictionary and other appropriate reference works. Make notes. Keep a reading journal. Main Menu

10. Sample Sample Annotated Text

11. Activity 1 TRUE OR FALSE Critical reading is going deeper into the text’s meaning for better understanding. REVEAL ANSWER TRUE

12. Activity 1 TRUE OR FALSE Determining the text’s main thesis is crucial to the overall understanding of the text. REVEAL ANSWER TRUE

13. Activity 1 TRUE OR FALSE To read critically means to judge the author at the onset of the reading. REVEAL ANSWER FALSE

14. Activity 1 TRUE OR FALSE There is a one-size-fits-all technique in jotting down notes, and that is highlighting ideas using a green highlighter. REVEAL ANSWER FALSE

15. Activity 1 TRUE OR FALSE Knowing the text’s historical or social background or connection helps in better understanding it. REVEAL ANSWER TRUE

16. Activity 2 IDENTIFICATION This includes the circumstances that influence the text’s meaning like politics, society, history, and the like. REVEAL ANSWER CONTEXT

17. Activity 2 IDENTIFICATION This statement comprises the text’s central idea or purpose. REVEAL ANSWER THESIS STATEMENT

18. Activity 2 IDENTIFICATION This process involves presenting sound arguments that evaluate a text read. REVEAL ANSWER CRITICAL READING

19. Activity 2 IDENTIFICATION It is one useful critical reading tip where the reader gives the author a fair and objective chance to lay out all his/her ideas first before the former makes a judgment. REVEAL ANSWER Read with and open mind

20. Activity 2 IDENTIFICATION This is another tip to develop critical reading by slowing down to make more connections within the text. REVEAL ANSWER Read slowly