CRITICAL READING

AS REASONING
 Objectives:
1. Explain critical reading as reasoning
2. Formulates evaluative statements about a text read
a. Formulate assertions about the content and
properties of a text read
b. Formulate meaningful counterclaims in response to
claims made in a text read
3. Determine textual evidence to validate assertions and
counterclaims made about a text read
You have learned that as a critical
reader, you should be able to use
textual evidence when asked by
your teacher to support analysis of
the implicit and explicit information
presented by a writer in a text.
Given the same text to other
readers, you may encounter
questions that will really require your
answer. In that case, you should
have the skills of reasoning out and
giving analysis and evaluative
statements.
 CRITICAL
READING AS
REASONING
WHAT IS REASONING?
According to Merriam-Webster
Dictionary, reasoning is an act of giving
statements for justification and
explanation. It is the ability of someone
to defend something by giving out
reasons.
ACTIVITY TIME!
 CONVINCE ME!
The teacher will provide three sets of
situations wherein all the groups will take
turns to be the judge and to be the
participant.
For example, on the first situation, group 1
will be the judge and the remaining two
groups will be the one to give their reasons.
 CONVINCE ME!
For every situation, each group will only be
given two minutes to brainstorm.
After brainstorming, one to speakers will be
allowed to convince the judges by giving their
own reasons.
After all the speakers have given their reasons,
the judge will give their judgment based on
the materials and the reasons presented by
each group.
READY?
 FIRST SITUATION
Anna wants to have a movie date
with her family, which genre do you
think is better to watch?
GROUP 2 – HORROR MOVIES
GROUP 3 – ROMANTIC MOVIES
GROUP 1 will be the judge.
 SECOND SITUATION
Juan is craving for sweets,
which is better for him to eat?
GROUP 1 – FRUITS
GROUP 3 – CHOCOLATES
GROUP 2 will be the judge.
 THIRD SITUATION
Pasing wants to go on a vacation,
which tourist destination is better for her
to go to?
GROUP 1 – PALAWAN
GROUP 2 – BORACAY
GROUP 3 will be the judge.
PROCESS QUESTIONS
What did you feel while doing the activity?
For the participants:
How did you come up with those kinds of
reasons?
For the judges:
How were you able to make sound
judgment?
FORMULATING
EVALUATIVE
STATEMENTS
WHAT IS AN
EVALUATIVE
STATEMENT?
 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