MODULE 7: CRITICAL LITERACY

Module 7: Critical Literacy

OBJECTIVES
1. Constructed their own definition for critical literacy;
2. Identified strategies to enhance critical literacy;
3. Analyzed and interpreted their personal evaluation on their level of
critical literacy.
ENGAGE Building your lexicon from the picture presented.

List at least ten 7 and more letter words you can derive from and looking beyond
the picture.

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ACTIVATE
Rate yourself using the scale below on your extent of practice on the following
indicators to develop your critical literacy.
Scale:
4 Excellent
3 Good
2 Fair
1 Poor

Indicators 4 3 2 1
A. Gathering information, supporting position
1. It is important for me to get information to
support my opinions
2.I am able to give reasons for my opinions
3. I support my decisions with the information I get
4, I usually have more than one source of
information before making a decision
5.I make sure the information I use is correct
6. I develop my ideas by gathering information
7. When facing a Problem, I identify options to solve
8. I think the possible results before I take action
B. Planning, Organizing Information
9. I plan where to get information on a topic
10. I plan how to get information on a topic
11. I develop a checklist to help me think about the
issue
12.I put my ideas in order of importance
C. Openness to different ideas
13. I listen to the ideas of others even if I disagree
with them
14. I keep an open minded to different ideas when
making a decision
15. I compare ideas when thinking about a topic
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16. am aware that sometimes there are no right or

wring question
17. When I have to task to do, I collaborate with
other people to get ideas

Self Check:
1. What are your strengths along A, B, C?

2. What are your weaknesses along A, B, C?

3. What are your conclusions based on the result in a, B, C?

4. If you were a teacher, what would you recommend to a student for the
found weaknesses?

Evaluation: Multiple Choice: Circle the letter to the correct answer.

1. Which statement is right practice in developing the critical literacy of the
learners?
A. Teacher settles for “okay na” in the teaching learning process.
B. Teacher believes that all leaners can learn therefore, provides
activates that challenges the learners,
C. Teacher gives a daily identification type quizzes.
D. Teacher asking “what” questions each day as a form of review of the
lessons learned from the previous lesson.
2. According to Freire, learners are not empty vessels, what should a
teacher do then in the classroom?
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A. Provide learning activities that stimulates the higher order thinking

skills of the learners.
B. Provide long assignments for the parents to answer.
C. Children can watch a video so that the teacher can check the
learners tasks.
D. Children copy what the teacher has written on the board in their
notebooks.
3. Which skill is related to critical literacy?
A. Credibility
B. Carelessness
C. Disorganization
D. Irrationality
4. Reading for meaning means
A. Understanding a variety of information, literary, and graphic texts
using a range of strategies to construct meaning.
B. Understanding the literal interpretation of the test read
C. Identifying the answers to what questions found in the book.
D. Identifying who the characters are in the story read,
5. Which explains the importance of critical literacy?
A. Children can actively be engaged in different discourses
B. Children can choose who they can talk to.
C. Children can benefit from it.
D. Children have to be taught because it is the teacher’s duty to teach
them.

B. Create your personal work plans to enhance your critical literacy.

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Actions to Enhance Timeframe Remarks or

your critical Constraints
literacy (restrictions or
limitations to
attain the
actions)
Strengths

Areas that needs

Improvement