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Critical Reading

Critical Reading. Goals of Critical Reading . to recognize an author’s purpose              to identify the audience to recognize the genre of the text . Before We Read. Article Matching Game. Refer to “Article Matching Game” page. Background Videos.

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Critical Reading

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  1. Critical Reading

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

  3. Before We Read

  4. Article Matching Game • Refer to “Article Matching Game” page

  5. BackgroundVideos

  6. 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

  7. NFL and Youth Football Changing Concussion Culture YouTube - NFL and Youth Football Changing Concussion Culture

  8. 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”

  9. Number the paragraphs

  10. While We Read

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

  12. Second Read • Circle key terms • KEY TERMS are words that repeat and relate to the topic or main idea of the article

  13. 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

  14. Audience • To whom the author is writing.

  15. How do we identify the audience? • Topic – the subject of the text • GUIDING QUESTION: • Who would be interested in reading about this? • Publication type – the source (magazine, newspaper, book, etc.) • GUIDING QUESTION: • Who reads this type of publication?

  16. Diction – the words the author chooses to use when writing. • GUIDING QUESTION: • Do these words relate better to one group of people over another? • 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)

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

  18. How do we identify the author’s purpose? • Title • GUIDING QUESTION: • Are there any ideas or information conveyed in the title? • Claims – author’s opinion or position about a certain topic • GUIDING QUESTION: • What can a claim tell us about the author’s purpose?

  19. Diction • GUIDING QUESTION: • Does the author use any strong words or phrases that show us how he feels about the topic?

  20. Genre • a category or type of literature How do you identify genre? • form • paragraph structure • Purpose

  21. Categories defined by Pearson Prose Drama Poetry Fiction Nonfiction Farce Lyric poetry Novels Persuasive writing Melodrama Concrete poetry Comic Drama Short Stories Essays & Reports Dramatic poetry Biography Tragedy Narrative poetry Serious Drama Epic poetry Autobiography

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