Critical Thinking

Turn in Observation papers.

Thinkwrite:  Describe how writing the Observation paper went for you.  What was the hardest part of the process?  Did you like your topic?  Do you like the paper you wrote?  Is there anything you would have done differently?

We look at page 36.  Do you indeed use critical thinking to make decisions?

Groups:  You have to buy a vehicle. Make a list of the activities you will go through to gather evidence in order to choose the right vehicle.

Now let's pretend that, once you have decided on the car, you have to convince a reluctant partner/investor that this is the car to buy. 

Your claim:  This is the RIGHT car for us.
What (pretend) evidence will you provide to support that claim?  (On board.)

You read pages 40-43 in Bedford. Answer these questions in your daybook:

1. Give two facts about the vehicle you currently drive.
2. Make up a statistic about your current vehicle.
3. Who would you consider is qualified as an expert about your kind of vehicle?  Give a name or a job title for this person.
4. a. Give an example of "firsthand observation" about your    vehicle. 
    b. Explain the pros and cons of using firsthand observation in persuasion.

Homework:

1.  Watch two short videos about Consumerism before class Monday.

• Video Number One: Big Ideas That Changed the World --just the first 4 minutes.
• Video Number Two: Can Money Buy Happiness? -- the whole thing.

These provide background information you need for writing the next paper.

2.  No TWFTD.  I have your daybooks. If you want to wait until Monday to hand in your daybook, there is no penalty.