Critical Reading Template
1.
What is the topic of the article? Is the topic
focused or is there more than one main topic?
2.
Consider the title of the article:
a.
How does the title relate to the topic of the
article?
b.
Is the title clear or unclear?
c.
Does the title have a double-meaning or deeper
meaning?
3.
Look at each paragraph. What is its main idea?
4.
Usually writing can be separated into an
introduction section, a body section, and a conclusion section. Is it possible
to identify these three sections? (Each section may have more than one
paragraph.)
5.
In long articles the body section is often
divided into subsections. Does this article have subsections? What are the main
ideas for each subsection?
6.
Summarize the article in a few sentences (one
paragraph). Now, summarize the article in one sentence.
7.
Think about the author’s intentions:
a.
What is the author’s purpose with the article? Is
he or she just providing information (explaining something), or is he or she
trying to convince you / persuade you of something?
b.
Is the article opinionated? In other words, is
it subjective?
c.
How does the author support his or her ideas?
i.
Does he or she use logical explanations? Are
there any scientific or statistical proofs?
ii.
Are there any emotional language? How does the
author feel about the topic? Is the author positive or negative, supportive or
critical about the topic?
iii.
Do you think the author has something personally
to gain from the topic?
8.
How does the conclusion of the article make you
feel? Do you agree with the conclusion in particular or the article in general?
9.
What do you think the article is missing? Are
there any extra details that you would have wanted to have? Do you have any questions for the author?
10.
How does the article (opinions, information,
etc.) affect your context? (How does it apply to your life, your work, your
country, and so on?)
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