10A2 UnitActivity 1 
Unit 2: Critical Reading
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis, use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, and communicate effectively.
Introduction
Critical reading is a way of analyzing texts that involves an active examination of each argument in the text and the evidence supporting it. Critical reading helps to identify the ideas in the text, the position the writer takes on the issues discussed, and the underlying logic of the discussion. That is, critical reading helps to decipher the writer’s way of thinking.
The first step in critical reading is to preview the text to grasp the main ideas. Next, you annotate and analyze the supporting evidence in the text and then review the entire text once again. The process of critical reading is very closely related to critical thinking, the process of actively forming concepts based on information provided, synthesizing the concepts, and evaluating the information. The following activities will help you understand critical reading and develop your critical reading skills.
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Directions and Analysis
Task 1: Critical Reading
Using what you read about critical reading, analyze these articles about the usefulness of nuclear energy and safety concerns surrounding its use:
Article I
Article II
Article III
a. Identify and summarize the arguments made by the writer of each article, and quote the facts provided as supporting evidence. Note at least three arguments and the corresponding facts.
Type your response here:
Article
Writer’s Arguments
Supporting Facts
Article I
Article II
Article III
b. Restate the facts you quoted in task 1a, and state your opinion about their credibility.
Type your response here:
Article
Fact
Opinion
Article I
Article II
Article III
Task 2: Summarize
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis, use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, and communicate effectively.
Introduction
Critical reading is a way of analyzing texts that involves an active examination of each argument in the text and the evidence supporting it. Critical reading helps to identify the ideas in the text, the position the writer takes on the issues discussed, and the underlying logic of the discussion. That is, critical reading helps to decipher the writer’s way of thinking.
The first step in critical reading is to preview the text to grasp the main ideas. Next, you annotate and analyze the supporting evidence in the text and then review the entire text once again. The process of critical reading is very closely related to critical thinking, the process of actively forming concepts based on information provided, synthesizing the concepts, and evaluating the information. The following activities will help you understand critical reading and develop your critical reading skills.
__________________________________________________________________________
Directions and Analysis
Task 1: Critical Reading
Using what you read about critical reading, analyze these articles about the usefulness of nuclear energy and safety concerns surrounding its use:
Article I
Article II
Article III
a. Identify and summarize the arguments made by the writer of each article, and quote the facts provided as supporting evidence. Note at least three arguments and the corresponding facts.
Type your response here:
Article
Writer’s Arguments
Supporting Facts
Article I
Article II
Article III
b. Restate the facts you quoted in task 1a, and state your opinion about their credibility.
Type your response here:
Article
Fact
Opinion
Article I
Article II
Article III
Task 2: Summarize