Critical Reading

Goals of Critical Reading 1. to recognize an author’s purpose              2. to identify the audience3. to recognize the genre of the text

Before We Read

Article Matching Game Refer to “Article Matching Game” page

Background Videos

Paralyzed High School Football Player 10 years After Injury

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NFL and Youth Football Changing Concussion Culture

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Vocabulary Look for 3 words not found on your

vocabulary worksheet and write down the word and the definitions

Review idioms found in the article-Example: “fumbled for words”

Number the paragraphs

While We Read

First Read Known as a “cold read” Read the article to yourself silently What do you notice as you read?

Second Read Circle key terms

KEY TERMS are words that repeat and relate to the topic or main idea of the article

Third Read Underline claims

CLAIMS are an author’s belief or opinion about a certain topic.

CLAIMS tell the reader what the author’s position is on a certain topic

Audience To whom the author is writing.

How do we identify the audience?1. Topic – the subject of the text

GUIDING QUESTION: Who would be interested in reading about

this?2. Publication type – the source (magazine,

newspaper, book, etc.) GUIDING QUESTION:

Who reads this type of publication?

3. Diction – the words the author chooses to use when writing.

GUIDING QUESTION: Do these words relate better to one group of

people over another?

4. Sentence structure – the complexity of the author’s sentences

GUIDING QUESTION: Does the sentence complexity relate better to

one group over another? Short, choppy? (2-11 words) Long, complex? (12-25 words)

Author’s Purpose the reason the author wrote the text. to provide information? to persuade? to entertain?

How do we identify the author’s purpose?

1. Title GUIDING QUESTION:

Are there any ideas or information conveyed in the title?

2. Claims – author’s opinion or position about a certain topic GUIDING QUESTION:

What can a claim tell us about the author’s purpose?

3. Diction GUIDING QUESTION:

Does the author use any strong words or phrases that show us how he feels about the topic?

Genre a category or type of literature

How do you identify genre?1. form2. paragraph structure3. Purpose

DramaFiction

PoetryNonfiction

Tragedy

Farce

Novels

ShortStories

Lyric poetry

Biography

Autobiography

Essays& Reports

Persuasivewriting

Prose

Melodrama

Comic Drama

Serious Drama

Concretepoetry

Dramaticpoetry

Narrativepoetry

Epicpoetry

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