CRITICAL

READING
AS
REASONING
 WHAT IS REASONING?

According to Merriam-
Webster Dictionary,
reasoning is an act of
giving statements for
justification and
explanation.
 WHAT IS REASONING?

It is the ability of

someone to defend
something by giving
out reasons.
 REASONING

Is an act of giving
statements for justification
and explanation. It is the
ability of someone to defend
something by giving out
reasons.
 CRITICAL READING AS REASONING

To be able to evaluate
critically, the reader
should rely on reason
rather than on emotions
or popular opinions.
 CRITICAL READING AS REASONING

Like an impartial
judge, the reader should
search for evidences and
ask questions seeking for
best explanation.
 EVALUATIVE STATEMENT

It is a way of giving a better

explanation to show the
strength and the weaknesses
of something through writing.
It presents a value judgment
based on a set of criteria.
 EVALUATIVE STATEMENT

It is used in giving a sound

judgement – a judgment that can
be backed up or supported by
valid reasons or proofs.
It is the writer’s way of explaining
why a strength is a strength and
a weakness a weakness based on
the evidences gathered.
 HOW TO
FORMULATE AN
EVALUATIVE
STATEMENT?
 FORMULATING ASSERTIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT
AND THE PROPERTIES OF A TEXT READ

In this step, you have to examine

which ideas are facts or opinions,
make inferences or conclusions, and
assess the overall quality of the text.
This assertions usually contain
evaluative languages such as useful,
significant, important, insightful,
detailed, up-to-date, comprehensive,
practical, etc.
 ASSERTION
An assertion is a statement used
to make a declaration or to express
strong belief on a particular topic,
often without evidence. An assertion
can be formulated after reading a
story or a poem, and even after
watching a play.
THE PURPOSE OF WRITING AN ASSERTION

It is for the writer to

convey directly an idea or
feeling and to convince the
reader to accept the writer’s
interpretation of a particular
literary work.
 PARAGRAPH 1

Good health is affected by a balanced

diet. On the other hand, if we do not eat
well, this could cause problems and we
could become very sick. For instance, if our
diet lacks Vitamin A, blindness may result.
Many problems affecting the skin and the
teeth are due to a lack of Vitamin C. When
our diet contains recommended amounts of
Vitamin A and C, however, our ability to fight
diseases like cancer is greatly affected. So it
makes sense to eat well because this results
in a longer and healthier life.
 PARAGRAPH 2

The ocean's delicate coral reefs are

affected by changes caused by humans.
To illustrate, dumping waste products
and garbage in the sea results in
changes in the natural environment. Due
to these changes the ocean becomes
polluted, and as a consequence, coral
reefs are damaged. When the ocean
becomes extensively polluted, coral reefs
die.
 GROUP
ACTIVITY
Each group will be given a
different task. Using an
evaluative statement the
group will present/perform the
assigned task as follows:
 GROUP 1
Present a brief talk show
about Mindanao
earthquake
rehabilitation efforts
 GROUP 2
Take 3 pictures inside
campus that show UNITY.
Provide a caption in each
picture using evaluative
statement.
 GROUP 3
Present a role-play about
your experiences in your
specialization class/es.
 GROUP 4
Recall your favorite movie.
Tell what is the movie all
about and give three
evaluative statements about
the movie to the class.