Critical Reading: Analyze, Interpret and Evaluate

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CRITICAL READING

Analyze, Interpret and Evaluate


READING CRITICALLY
• 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. Different disciplines
may have distinctive modes of critical reading (scientific, philosophical,
literary, etc).
Difference Between READING and
CRITICAL READING

Reading Critical Reading


Purpose To get a basic grasp of a text. To form judgements about
How a text works.

Activity Absorbing/Understanding Analyzing, Interpreting and


Evaluating

Focus What a text SAYS What a text DOES and MEANS


WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO
PREPARE FOR CRITICAL READING?
• Self-Reflect : • Read to Understand :
What experiences, assumptions, a. Examine the text and context: Who is
knowledge, and perspectives do you bring the author?
to the text
b. Skim the text: What is the topic? What
are the main ideas?
c. Resolve confusion: Look up unfamiliar
words or terms in dictionaries or
glossaries. Go over
difficult passages to clarify them.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR READING
CRITICALLY?
• To read critically, you must think critically. This involves analysis,
interpretation, and evaluation. Each of these processes helps you to interact
with the text in different ways:

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