GOOD AFTERNOON!

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Let’s Review!
Who among you
here is fond of
reading books?
What is the title of
your favorite
book?
 What part of the
story excites you the
most?
 What are your
strategies when you
are reading?
Critical Reading
as Reasoning
CRITICAL
CRITICALREADING
READING
 Is
Is aa type
type of
of reading
reading
whereby
whereby the the reader
reader
analyzes
analyzes andand interpret
interpret the
the
reading
reading material
material to to know
know ifif
itit presents
presents logical
logical ideas
ideas and
and
connection
connection of of ideas.
ideas.
STEPS ON HOW TO BE A
STEPS ON HOW TO BE A
CRITICAL READER
CRITICAL READER
1.1. Prepare
Prepare to
to become
become part
part of
of the
the writer's
writer's
audience
audience
2.2. Prepare
Prepare to
to read
read with
with an
an open
open mind
mind
3.3. Consider
Consider the
the title
title
4.4. Read
Read slowly
slowly
5.5.  Use
 Use the
the dictionary
dictionary and
and other
other
appropriate
appropriate reference
reference works
works
6.6. Make
Make notes
notes
7.7. Keep
Keep aa reading
reading journal
journal
 1.1. PREPARE
PREPARETO TOBECOME
BECOME
PART
PARTOF OFTHETHEWRITER'S
WRITER'S
AUDIENCE
AUDIENCE
 After all, authors design
After all, authors design
texts
texts for
for specific
specific audiences,
audiences,
and
and becoming
becoming aa member
member of
of
the
the target
target audience
audience makes
makes
it
it easier
easier to
to get
get at
at the
the
author's
author's purpose.
purpose.
2.2.PREPARE
PREPARETO
TOREAD
READWITH
WITH
AN OPEN MIND
AN OPEN MIND
 Critical
Critical readers
readers seek
seek knowledge;
knowledge;
they
they dodo not
not "rewrite"
"rewrite" aa work
work toto suit
suit
their
their own
own personalities.
personalities. Your
Your task
task asas
an
an enlightened
enlightened critical
critical reader
reader is
is to
to
read
read what
what is
is on
on the
the page,
page, giving
giving the
the
writer
writer aa fair
fair chance
chance to
to develop
develop ideas
ideas
and
and allowing
allowing yourself
yourself toto reflect
reflect
thoughtfully,
thoughtfully, objectively,
objectively, on on the
the
text.
text.
3.3.CONSIDER THE TITLE
CONSIDER THE TITLE
 This
This may
may seem
seem obvious,
obvious,
but
but the
the title
title may
may provide
provide
clues
clues to
to the
the writer's
writer's
attitude,
attitude, goals,
goals, personal
personal
viewpoint,
viewpoint, or or approach.
approach.
 4. READ SLOWLY
4. READ SLOWLY
 Again,
Again, this
this appears
appears
obvious,
obvious, butbut it
it is
is aa factor
factor
in
in aa "close
"close reading."
reading." By By
slowing
slowing down,
down, you you will
will
make
make more
more connections
connections
within
within thethe text.
text.
 5.5.USE THE DICTIONARY AND
USE THE DICTIONARY AND
OTHER APPROPRIATE
OTHER APPROPRIATE REFERENCE REFERENCE
WORKS
WORKS
 If there is a word in the text
If there is a word in the text
that
that is
is not
not clear
clear or
or difficult
difficult to
to
define
define inin context:
context: look
look it
it up.
up.
Every
Every word
word isis important,
important, and and if
if
part
part of
of the
the text
text is
is thick
thick with
with
technical
technical terms,
terms, itit is
is doubly
doubly
important
important to to know
know how how the
the
author
author isis using
using them.
them.
 6.MAKE
6.MAKE NOTES
NOTES
 Jot
Jot down
down marginal
marginal notes,
notes,
underline
underline and
and highlight,
highlight,
write
write down
down ideas
ideas in
in aa
notebook,
notebook, do
do whatever
whatever
works
works for
for your
your own
own
personal
personal taste.
taste.
7.7.KEEP
KEEPAAREADING
READINGJOURNAL
JOURNAL
 In
In addition
addition toto note-taking,
note-taking, it
it is
is
often
often helpful
helpful to
to regularly
regularly record
record
your
your responses
responses and
and thoughts
thoughts in in aa
more
more permanent
permanent place
place that
that is
is
yours
yours to
to consult.
consult. By
By developing
developing aa
habit
habit of
of reading
reading and
and writing
writing inin
conjunction,
conjunction, both
both skills
skills will
will
improve.
improve.
AS
ASAACRITICAL
CRITICALREADER
READER
YOU SHOULD REFLECT
YOU SHOULD REFLECT
ON:
ON:
1. What
1. What the
the text
text says?
says?
2. What
2. What the
the text
text
describes?
describes?
3. Interpretation
3. Interpretation of
of the
the
text
text
1.
1.WHAT
WHATTHE
THETEXT
TEXTSAYS?
SAYS?
 After critically

reading a piece you

should able to take
notes, paraphrasing
in your own words.
2.2.WHAT
WHATTHE
THETEXT
TEXTDESCRIBES?
DESCRIBES?
 You
You should
should be
be confident
confident that
that
you
you have
have understood
understood the
the text
text
sufficiently
sufficiently to
to be
be able
able to
to use
use
your
your own
own examples
examples and
and
compare
compare and
and contrast
contrast with
with
other
other writing
writing on
on the
the subject
subject
in
in hand.
hand.
3.3.INTERPRETATION
INTERPRETATIONOF
OFTHE
THE
TEXT
TEXT
 This
This means
means that
that you
you
should
should be be able
able to
to fully
fully
analyze
analyze thethe text
text and
and
state
state aa meaning
meaning forfor the
the
text
text as
as aa whole.
whole.
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
THE
THE SUSPICIOUS
SUSPICIOUS SUITCASE SUITCASE
A
A suspicious
suspicious suitcase
suitcase was was found
found near
near aa
bus
bus station
station by
by aa kid
kid who who was
was waiting
waiting for
for
the
the bus
bus alone.
alone. The
The suspicious
suspicious suitcase
suitcase
wasn’t
wasn’t opened
opened by by the
the kid
kid onon the
the first
first
moment.
moment. He He took
took itit to
to the
the police
police station
station
and
and when
when thethe police
police officer
officer opened
opened thethe
suspicious
suspicious suitcase,
suitcase, itit exploded!
exploded! TheThe kid
kid
survived
survived but
but the
the other
other police
police officers
officers
were
were killed
killed by
by the
the bomb.
bomb.
EXAMPLE:
EXAMPLE:
There
There are
are three
three reasons
reasons why why II prefer
prefer
jogging
jogging toto other
other sports.
sports. One One reason
reason is is that
that
jogging
jogging isis aa cheap
cheap sport.
sport. II cancan practice
practice itit
anywhere
anywhere at at any
any time
time withwith no no need
need forfor aa ball
ball
or
or any
any equipment.
equipment. AnotherAnother reason reason whywhy II
prefer
prefer jogging
jogging is is that
that itit is
is friendly
friendly to to my
my heart.
heart.
II don’t
don’t have
have to to exhaust
exhaust myselfmyself or or do
do excessive
excessive
efforts
efforts while
while jogging.
jogging. Finally,
Finally, II prefer
prefer thisthis
sport
sport because
because itit is is safe.
safe. It It isn’t
isn’t as
as risky
risky as as
other
other sports
sports likelike gymnastics,
gymnastics, racing racing oror
horseback
horseback riding.
riding. ForFor all
all these
these reasons,
reasons, II
consider
consider jogging
jogging the the best
best sportsport ofof all.
all.
ACTIVITY
 There
There are
are three
three reasons
reasons why why Canada
Canada is is
one
one of of the
the best
best countries
countries in in the
the world.
world. First,
First,
Canada
Canada has has an
an excellent
excellent health
health care
care system.
system.
All
All Canadians
Canadians have have access
access toto medical
medical services
services
at
at aa reasonable
reasonable price.
price. Second,
Second, Canada
Canada has
has aa
high
high standard
standard of of education.
education. Students
Students are
are
taught
taught by by well-trained
well-trained teachers
teachers and
and are
are
encouraged
encouraged to to continue
continue studying
studying at at university.
university.
Finally,
Finally, Canada's
Canada's cities
cities are
are clean
clean and
and
efficiently
efficiently managed.
managed. Canadian
Canadian cities
cities have
have
many
many parks
parks and
and lots
lots of
of space
space for
for people
people toto
live.
live. AsAs aa result,
result, Canada
Canada is is aa desirable
desirable place
place to
to
live.
live.
 II do
do well
well inin school,
school, andand people
people think
think II
am
am smart
smart because
because of of it.
it. But
But it’s
it’s not
not true.
true. In
In
fact,
fact, three
three years
years ago
ago II struggled
struggled in in school.
school.
However,
However, two two years
years ago
ago II decided
decided to to get
get
serious
serious about
about school
school and
and made
made aa fewfew
changes.
changes. First,
First, II decided
decided II would
would become
become
interested
interested in in whatever
whatever was was being
being taught,
taught,
regardless
regardless of of what
what other
other people
people thought.
thought. II
also
also decided
decided II would
would workwork hard
hard every
every day
day
and
and never
never give
give upup on
on any
any assignment.
assignment. II
decided
decided to to never,
never, never
never fallfall behind.
behind. Finally,
Finally,
II decided
decided to to make
make school
school aa priority
priority over
over
friends
friends and
and fun.
fun.
 After
After implementing
implementing these these changes,
changes, II
became
became an an active
active participant
participant in in
classroom
classroom discussions.
discussions. ThenThen my my test
test
scores
scores began
began toto rise.
rise. II still
still remember
remember the the
first
first time
time that
that someone
someone made made fun fun of
of me
me
because
because “I “I was
was smart.”
smart.” HowHow exciting!
exciting! It It
seems
seems to to me
me that
that being
being smart
smart is is simply
simply aa
matter
matter of of working
working hard
hard andand being
being
interested.
interested. After
After all,
all, learning
learning aa newnew
video
video game
game isis hard
hard work
work eveneven when
when you
you
are
are interested.
interested. Unfortunately,
Unfortunately, learning
learning aa
new
new video
video game
game doesn’t
doesn’t help
help you
you get
get
into
into college
college or
or get
get aa good
good job.job.
 FAMILY
FAMILYLOVE
LOVE
The
Thefamily
familyis isaaworld
worldin initself,
itself,and
andthe
theearliest
earliest and
andmost
most
sacred
sacredlessons
lessonsof ofsacrifice
sacrificearearelearnt
learntwithin
withinitsits fold.
fold.First,
First,
we
wewill
willtake
takeParental
ParentalLove.
Love.Parental
Parentallove
loveplays
playsan animportant
important
role
rolein
inour
ourlives.
lives.What
Whatgreat
greatsacrifices
sacrificesour
our parents
parentshavehave
made,
made,ororare
areprepared
preparedto tomake
makefor forus.
us.There
Thereis isno
noneed
needto to
expatiate
expatiateononthis
thistheme.
theme.Brotherly
Brotherlyor orsisterly
sisterlylove
loveis
isvery
very
dear
dearand
andabiding.
abiding.Another
Anothergreatgreatspring
springofofsacrifice
sacrificeisisto
tobe
be
found
foundininthe
therelation
relationof ofman
manandandwife.
wife.The
Theabove
abovearearespecial
special
virtues
virtuesmarking
markingthe themutual
mutualrelations
relationsofofthe
themembers
membersof ofaa
family.
family.ToTothese
thesemay
maybe beadded
addedthethegeneral
generallove
loveof’
of’home
homeas as
aawhole.
whole.The
Thehome
homeis is the
thefirst
firstschool
schoolwhere
whereman manand
and
woman
womanis istrained
trainedto tobe
beunselfish,
unselfish,totogradually
graduallyexpand
expand
himself.
himself.The
Thejoys
joysand
andsorrows
sorrowsof ofhome-life
home-lifearearevery
veryreal
realand
and
intense; their impression on the mind most salutary.
ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT
 Read
Read the
the story
story of
of “My
“My father
father
goes
goes to
to court”
court” by
by Carlos
Carlos
Bulusan.
Bulusan. Make
Make aa reflection
reflection
about
about it.
it. Write
Write it
it in
in aa one
one
whole
whole sheet
sheet of
of yellow
yellow
paper.
paper.
Thank you for
listening,
God bless! 