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READING
Prepared by:
JOEY F. VALDRIZ
OBJECTIVES
A. Explain critical reading as looking
for ways of thinking;
2. Defining Claims
Whenever you read something, you find yourself
looking for the writers point or position regarding
the chosen topic. That point is also known as the
claim, or the central argument or thesis
statement of the text. This claim is what the writer
tries to prove in the text by providing details,
explanations, and other types of evidence.
SKILLS NEEDED IN CRITICAL READING
2. Defining Claims