Identifying the Context of Text Development
Context Being a critical reader also involves understanding that texts are always developed with a certain context. A text is neither written nor read in a vacuum; its meaning and…
The Different Types of Claims
Now that you know the characteristics of a good claim, you will be introduced to the different types of claims that a writer can make: fact, value, or policy. You…
What are claims?
Knowing how to identify explicit and implicit information will help you with one of the most important skills needed in critical reading: evaluating the claims made by an author. This…
Determining Explicit and Implicit Information
Critical reading also means that you are able to distinguish the information that is clearly stated (explicit) in the text from ideas that are suggested (implicit). This will help you…
Different Techniques in Developing Critical Reading Skills
To show how some critical reading strategies are used, let us first read the following excerpt from the presidential address of Manuel L. Quezon delivered to students and teachers on…
The Policies and Achievements of the Government and Regeneration of the Filipino by Manuel L. Quezon
(Excerpt) National strength can only be built on character. A nation is nothing more nor less than its citizenry. It is the people that make up the nation, and therefore,…
What is critical reading?
Whenever you read something and evaluate claims, seek definitions, judge information, demand proof, and question assumptions, you are thinking critically. This type of reading goes beyond passively understanding a text…
The Most Effective Reading Strategies
While reading our previous selection, you must have felt confused because there were many words that you did not understand. You might have thought that the piece you were reading…
What is reading?
Reading is a cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from a text. It is always an interaction between the text and the reader. We read to gain and…
Iba’t Ibang Uri ng Liham at Pagsulat ng Resume
Makabuluhan at nakatataba ng puso ang tinuran ni Senador Franklin M. Drilon sa kanyang mensahe na naitala sa muling paglalathala ng Patnubay sa Korespondensiya Opisyal (Ikaapat na Edisyon), hindi na…