ELT365 · Day 168 — Critical Reading: Fact vs Opinion

Idea — Critical reading tasks ask learners to evaluate a text — to judge bias, distinguish fact from opinion, or assess the writer’s purpose. This is reading as active dialogue.

Example — A newspaper headline using “crumbles” and “soars” is evaluative where a neutral report gives data. Spotting this is critical reading in practice.

Try — Take any short article. Ask learners to underline facts in blue, opinions in red. Discuss what the ratio reveals about the text type.

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