It is the ability to find, evaluate, organize, use and communicate information in all its various formats. When choosing our information sources, critically reading and analysing information we ...

Use these resources to help develop your critical reading & note making skills, to help develop your own arguments and judgements. When reading to make best use of your time you should read actively ...

What is the author’s main idea? Is it a current belief? As a student, if you begin to read contextually, you can shift to reading critically. These are the skills a critical thinker employs to make ...

A paragraph or section of critical writing (sometimes called critical analysis) will demonstrate not only that you have read one or more sources, but also that you understand what the implications of ...

Critical analysis is where you make an argument about a text you have read, providing points to support your case. © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the ...

In the first section of the National 5 Critical Reading assessment, you will be asked to comment on examples of language, such as word choice and imagery. Revise how to identify and analyse some ...