Critical reading

These are the marks left on the reading page.

• Annotations

• Comments and reactions

• Highlights and underlines

It is the skill that makes every student think critically as they read a written text. It also helps students to create judgments and interpretations about the reading text.

• Active reading

• Critical thinking

• Critical reading

Errol underlined sentences and added comments directly on pages as he read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. What technique did he use?

• Annotating

• Keeping a journal

• Reacting

A diary contains the reader’s experience on the book or story he/she has read.

• True

• False

The length of a summary can be as short as one sentence.

• True

• False