Candidate A comes from a family with a long history of public service, but grew up poor. Candidate B was already a respected public servant before running for office as the president of a foundation helping empower youth. As a responsible voter, the reader is encouraged to think critically about which candidate's campaign materials provide the most compelling reasons to vote for them based on their experiences and promises. Critical thinking, reading and writing are important skills that allow people to evaluate different sources of information and make informed decisions.
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English for Academic Purposes: From Critical Thinking to Critical Writing
1. Imagine this scenario:
It’s the presidential campaign season. In a few days,
you, along with many others registered voters, are
going to elect a new president. Two candidates,
Candidate A and Candidate B, are vying for the
position. As a responsible voter, you’ve decided to do
some reading before you reach a decision. So you look
at the two candidates’ campaign materials. Below are
the campaign materials of candidate A and B:
2. VOTE FOR MR. X!
HE COMES FROM A LONG LINE OF
PUBLIC SERVANTS!
His mother was the former Representative of the
Third District of Province of W; his father, a former
senator. Public Service runs in his blood!
His heart is with the
masses!
Mr. X’s grandparents were but poor fisherfolk. But
3. VOTE FOR MS. Y!
EVEN BRFORE RUNNING FOR OFFICE,
MS. Y WAS ALREADY A TRUSTED
PUBLIC SERVANT!
She was president of the Youth For Tomorrow
Foundation wich has received international
recognition for its work in empowering the youth.
HER PROMISE OF
TOMMOROW:
5. Critical
:
thinking
reading
Goal:
1. State the Nature and purpose of
critiques and reaction Papers
2. Articulate the value of critica thinking,
reading and writing and;
3. Analyze and give examples of personal
experiences that required the use of
critical thinking.
8. A close reative of critical thinking is
Critical Reading.
To read Critically means to apply critical
thinking skills upon the things that we
read-which includes many type of
materials since much of what we need
for daily activities we get through
reading: from the mundane like the
cafeteria menu, to the critically life-
saving, like the correct dosage of
medicine.
9. Critical reading skill is a life skill-one that has great value especially
in the age of the Internet where the problem is no longer lack of
information, but the overabundance of all sorts of information from
every source imaginable. Thus, the important questions are:
13. In the academic world, common forms of academic writing are:
Critiques
Papers that assess or evaluate
the merits of a peeice of
work. Critique according to
Swales and Freak (2012,
p128) is french for Critical
Assessment, which can mean
positive or negative
judgement on the work, or a
combination of both.Thus, a
critique judges an assigned
Reaction papers
Papers that present a writer’s
evauation of the work, as well
as his or her experiences and
feelings in relation to the
work being evaluated.Thus,
the reaction paper is like the
critique but is more
subjective, as it allows the
student to talk about how a
particular work affected him
14. Critiques and reaction papers have
practical purposes. For authors,
inventors, artists and pther creators
of a peice of work, people’s
evaluation can be very helpful huide
for improving their craft. For readrs,
on the other hand, critiques and
reaction papers serve as guides, but
in a different way: they help these
people make decisions.
17. Answer on your notebook:
Identify a situation in which you used critical thinking. What was
yoour goal? What are the standards you used?
Have you read any critiques and reaction papers recently? What
was your purpose in reading these texts?
Do you think critical thinking is important? What would happen if
people don’t think critically?
18. Source:
Miciano, M. Z., & Miciano, R. Z. (2016). Enhanced English Engagements English for Academic and Professional Purposes
for Senior High School. Makati: Don Bosco Press.
Notes de l'éditeur
To evaluate means to carefully weigh any idea action and decision or a peice of work (like a painting or a research paper) to consider its merits or demerits. Thus, to criticize and to evaluate both mean to judge; Judgments-contrary to popular belief –can be both positive and negative.
How did you choose? What are your standards?
We always here the words “Vote Wisely” but people seldom do that. Most of them rely on recall.
