ELEMENTS OF

CRITICAL
READING
STARTER

Look at the glass of

water, would you say
it’s half-empty or half-
full?
CRITICAL READING
• Involves reaction to and
evaluation of the authors purpose
of the text and kind of information
found in the text. Critical reading
is more than the lines in the text
and connecting the details to real
experiences, general truths,
varied views and opinions.
 ELEMENTS OF
CRITICAL READING
FACTS VS OPINIONS

• FACTS
-Are statements that can be proven
or verified.

• OPINIONS
-Reflect one’s feelings, attitudes and
beliefs.
 TONE AND BIAS

TONE
Is the writer’s manner of expressing his or her
ideas and feelings about the topic in the text.
BIAS
Is a subjective or slanted view of something.
LOGICAL FALLACIES
*Are philosophical
errors in evaluating
arguments.

“Hitler is a vegetarian, therefore I

don’t trust vegetarians”
7 CRITICAL READING
STRATEGIES
*PREVIEWING
-Learning about a text before really reading it.
*CONTEXTUALIZING
-Placing a text in its historical, biographical, and cultural contexts.
*QUESTIONING TO UNDERSTAND AND REMEMBER
-Asking questions about the content.
*REFLECTING ON CHALLENGES TO YOUR BELIEFS AND
VALUES
-Examining your personal responses.
* OUTLINING AND SUMMARIZING
-Identifying the main ideas and restating them in your own words.
*EVALUATING AN ARGUMENT
-Testing the logic of a text as well as its credibility and emotional impact.
*COMPARING AND CONTRASTING RELATED READINGS
- Exploring likenesses and differences between texts to understand them
better.