critical reading. goals of critical reading 1. to recognize an author’s purpose 2. to identify the...
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Critical Reading
Goals of Critical Reading
1. to recognize an author’s purpose
2. to identify the audience
3. 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
Refer to “Critical Questions on Visual Text” page
YouTube - Paralyzed high school football player 10 years after injury
NFL and Youth Football Changing Concussion Culture
YouTube - NFL and Youth Football Changing Concussion Culture
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
Analysis and Inference : The Tools of Critical Reading
A critical reader know what to look for ( analysis )
How to think about what to find ( inference )
Audience Who the author is writing to. Example: Some works of music have a
wide and varied audience.
How do we identify the audience?
Look for:
1. Topic – the subject of the text Who would be interested in reading about this?
2. Publication type Where was this article published? Who reads this type of publication?
continued…3. Diction – the words the author chooses to
use when writing. Do these words relate better to one group of
people over another?
4. Sentence structure – the complexity of the author’s sentences
Short, choppy (2-11 words) Long, complex (12-25 words) Does the sentence complexity relate better to
one group over another?
Author’s Purpose the reason the author wrote the text it could be to provide information, to
persuade the reader or to entertain the reader
How do we identify the author’s purpose?
1. Preview the Text Are there any ideas or information conveyed in
the title?
2. Within the text Claims: What can a claim tell us about what the
author’s purpose is? Diction: Does the author use any strong words
or phrases that support his purpose?
Genre Definition of genre
-a category or type of literature How do you identify genre?
-form, paragraph structure, purpose Categories of genre on next slide
DramaFiction
Poetry
Nonfiction
Tragedy
Farce
Novels
ShortStories
Lyric poetry
Biography
Autobiography
Essays& Reports
Persuasivewriting
Prose
Melodrama
Comic Drama
Serious Drama
Concretepoetry
Dramaticpoetry
Narrativepoetry
Epicpoetry
Categories defined by Pearson