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This month we've created another five critical reading texts on really interesting topics: the Hadron Collider, war, poverty, reality TV and life on other planets. Each lesson is based on a 400-word text using credible sources. The students read the text and try to identify possible weaknesses and flaws to practise their critical thinking skills.
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Critical reading is necessary for critical writing. Common feedback from educators is that students' writing is often too descriptive and lacks critical analysis. Well, here are five lessons to improve the skill of critical reading which in turn will develop better critical analysis skills.
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Text Analysis Video
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Critical Reading Definitions
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Critical reading is about engaging with the text by asking questions rather than passively accepting what it says (York University, 2024).
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Reading critically means questioning arguments, ideas and evidence, and comparing them with other sources, and any other research you have found (Leeds University, 2024).
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Reading critically means reading a text ‘beneath the surface’ of what the words say and not taking it at face value. It is about questioning its source, establishing connections between the author’s intended meaning and the meaning you make from it as a reader (Monash University, 2024).
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Downloads
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Text Analysis 6: Hadron Collider
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New 2024. A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on the ‘Hadron Collider’ with over 12 possible problems. Students use the higher level thinking skills of analysis and evaluation to examine, question and critique the text. Example. Level: *****[B1/B2/C1]
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Text Analysis 7: Life on other Planets
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New 2024. A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on ‘life on other planets’ with over 14 possible problems. Students use the higher level thinking skills of analysis and evaluation to examine, question and critique the text. Example. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1]
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Text Analysis 8: Poverty
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New 2024. A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on ‘poverty’ with over 15 possible problems. Students use the higher level thinking skills of analysis and evaluation to examine, question and critique the text. Example. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1]
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Text Analysis 9: Reality TV
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New 2024. A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on ‘reality TV’ with over 14 possible problems. Students use the higher level thinking skills of analysis and evaluation to examine, question and critique the text. Example. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1]
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Text Analysis 10: War
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New 2024. A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on ‘war’ with over 15 possible problems. Students use the higher level thinking skills of analysis and evaluation to examine, question and critique the text. Example. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1]
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Critical Analysis Reading Texts 1-5
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The AEUK Team
Newsletter #153
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Recent Posts
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