Girlsmost likely do

well in academics
during high school
years but boys get
ahead of them in
college
Female teenagers are
more concerned with
their appearance than
male teenagers.
Ifyou question the validity of
the statements by asking the
person to give the basis for his/
her assertions, then you are one
step closer to becoming a critical
reader.
“Read not to contradict and
confute; nor to believe and
take for granted; nor to find
talk and discourse; but to
weigh and consider” as
Francis Bacon stated it in The
Essays.
 reading involves scrutinizing any
 Critical
information that you read and hear.

 Critical reading is an active process of

discovery because when you read critically,
you are not just receiving information but
also making an interaction with the writer.
 Ramage, Bean, and Johnson (2006)
identified the following requirements in
critical thinking:
 1. The ability to pose problematic questions
 2. The ability to analyze a problem in all its
dimensions- to define its key terms,
determine its causes, understand its history,
appreciate its human dimension and its
connection to one’s own experience, and
appreciate what makes it problematic or
complex
 3. The ability to find, gather, and interpret data,
facts, and other information relevant to the
problem
 4. The ability to imagine alternative solutions to
the problem, to see different ways in which the
question might be answered and different
perspective for viewing it
 5. The ability to analyze competing approaches
and answers, to construct arguments for and
against alternative, and to choose the best
solution in the light of values, objectives, and
other criteria that you determine and articulate
 6.The ability to write an effective argument
justifying your choose while acknowledging
counter-arguments
 The following are the suggested ways to help you
become a critical reader:
 1. Annotate what you read- You can underline,
circle, or highlight words, phrases, or sentences
that contain important details, or you can write
marginal notes asking questions or commenting
on the ideas of the writer.
 2. Outline the text- Identify the main points of
the writer and list them down so you can also
identify the ideas that the writer has raised to
support his/her stand.
 3. Summarize the text- Get the main
points of the text you are reading and
write its gist in your own words.
 4. Evaluate the text- This is the point
where the other three techniques-
annotating, outlining, summarizing – will
be helpful. When you evaluate a text, you
question the author’s purpose and
intentions, as well as his/her assumptions
in the claims.