Explain why you found a particular topic interesting or useful.

JOURNAL ENTRY, DOES NOT HAVE TO BE APA, BUT DOES NEED
CREDIBLE SOURCE(S)
Last week you studied Reconstruction and its effects on
American life, the rise of the women’s suffrage movement, and the consequences
of Westward expansion. This week you will learn why critical thinking is
important for determining the causes of historical events and their long-term
impacts, including the making of industrial America in the late 19th and early
20th centuries, the continued transformation of work as a result of
industrialization, the growth of cities, and the rise of progressivism. PICK A TOPIC FROM HERE
Your submission should accomplish the
following:
Step 1: Explain why you found a particular topic interesting or
useful.
What was the most
interesting or useful thing you learned this week or in previous weeks of
the course? What made it interesting or useful?
Step 2: Explain an example of how critical thinking can be used to
inform people’s solutions to historical problems.
Critical thinking is an
essential part of solving problems in all aspects of life. How has
critical thinking informed people’s solutions to historical problems?
Discuss an example from the course material.
Step 3: Explain how you have used critical thinking to solve
a specific problem at school, in your job, or in your personal life.
Step 4: Describe how you use critical thinking to analyze and
evaluate your sources and evidence for your course project assignments.
Course project assignments
are in Week 3, Week 6, and Week 9. How have you used (or will you use)
critical thinking to assess the credibility of your sources and analyze
the information in those sources?
Step 5: Write in an organized manner using appropriate grammar and
spelling conventions.
Include one paragraph for
each step above (Steps 1-4, four paragraphs total).
Additional
Requirements
Your journal entry should meet the following
requirements:
Written communication: Written communication should be free of
errors that detract from the overall message.
Font and font-size: Times New Roman, 12-point.

Last Completed Projects