What is Critical Reading?
Critical reading is a more ACTIVE
way of reading. It is a deeper and
more complex engagement with a
text. Critical reading is a process of
analyzing, interpreting and,
sometimes, evaluating.
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What is Critical Reading?
Critical reading is a more ACTIVE
way of reading. It is a deeper and
more complex engagement with a
text. Critical reading is a process of
analyzing, interpreting and,
sometimes, evaluating.
When we read critically , we
use our critical thinking skills
to QUESTION both the text
and our own reading of it.
What is Critical Reading?
Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
a. define explicit and implicit
b. identify claims explicitly stated in the
text versus what is implicitly stated in
the text.
c. Construct meaningful
inferences/conclusion from a text
Do-Now
Observe 1 thing about
each photo, record your
observations.
Explicit information is any
idea that is stated.
With explicit information,
you see the text explained!
Since you are looking for explicit
information in what is read, the
explicit information will be written
in the text. There is no need to
look for clues. Just read. If the
information is written it is explicit
What is implicit in a text?
Implicit information is understood
but it is not stated. To find implicit
information in what is read, you will
have to think about what you read.
Look for clues as you read.
Inferring & Predicting
What isn’t stated that I have figured out?
What do I predict will happen?
Why do I think so?
tip on an iceberg
explicit
implicit
beneath the surface
Explicit:
- (^) is literal
- (^) Is very clear and complete
- (^) leaves no doubt the meaning
Explicit:
- (^) is inferred
- (^) Is understood even if it is
not stated
Explicit Implicit
Compare and Contrast
- (^) Implied
- (^) Indirect
- (^) Inferred
- (^) Reading between the
lines
- (^) Literal
- (^) Direct
- (^) Surface level reading
Example
I looked at the speedometer…Jose
was driving even faster. "Please slow
down," I said. "We're coming to a
really bad curve in the road!" But he
didn't slow down and the snow was
drifting higher and higher. I could
hardly see the road!
What can we infer?
What can we infer?
Cause, honey, your soul could
never grow old, it's evergreen
Implicit
Evergreen = a plant
that never loses its
leaves
He implies that she will
always be young and
beautiful to him.
Cause, honey, your soul could
never grow old, it's evergreen
Implicit