Critical Thinking

Topic: Critical Thinking   Thinkwrite: In one sentence explain what critical thinking is, and then describe a situation or activity you've gone through that required you to do critical thinking.

We discuss.

You read pages 40-43 in Bedford.

Based on your reading of your article and the notes you have taken, answer the following questions in your daybook:
 

1.  What is the main point your author is trying to make?                                           

2. Copy down in quotation marks one sentence from the article which states this point (or comes close):

 3.   List at least three pieces of support or evidence this writer gives for this point:

a.
b.
c.

4.  Which of these are STRONG, in your view?         Why?

5.  Which of these is WEAK or ineffective?       Why?

6. Are any of these hard to follow or not clear?

7.  Can you think of any OTHER examples/people/experiences/sources that would support this point?  List:

8.  Can you think of any other examples/people/experiences that would disprove this point?

Grammar Exercises in your daybook:

Before Friday, if you have CS or RO marked in your last two papers, do Ex. 37.1 page 390 in Everyday Writer. Each sentence must be fixed TWO ways, but you may use [...] to limit what you copy down in the daybook.

If you do NOT have a problem with CS or RO, do Ex. 39.1 page 401 and Ex. 39.3 page 405 in Everyday Writer. Read the explanations before the exercises, as needed.

Homework:

1. Draft #1 of Project #3 with Feedback DUE tomorrow.

2. TWFTD: anecdote in the OED.