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This month we've been working hard on five critical reading texts. Each lesson is based around a 400-word text which students read and try to identify possible weaknesses and flaws.
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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 1: Going to University
Updated 2024. A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on ‘going to university’ 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] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Text Analysis 2: Cost-of-Living Crisis
New 2024. A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on ‘the cost-of-living crisis’ with over 18 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] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Text Analysis 3: Climate Change: The Turning Point
New 2024. A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on ‘Climate Change’ with over 24 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] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Text Analysis 4: Population Growth
New 2024. A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on ‘population growth’ with over 20 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] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Text Analysis 5: Data Centres
A great lesson for developing and practising critical thinking reading skills. It is a 400-word text on ‘data centres’ with over 26 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] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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The AEUK Team
Newsletter #146
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