Why do you think the authors find these concepts important to critical thinking?

Required Resources
Read/review the
following resources for this activity:
·
Textbook: Chapter 1,
2, 3
·
Lesson
Introduction
The journal is an
essential assignment that is meant to sum up the conclusions you come to after
having reflected on the readings in the text, the online lecture, discussion
posts, including your own and those of your peers, and any outside material you
consult. You will probably find that you do as much or more thinking than you
do writing in responding to the journal prompts – and that is perfectly okay.
In general, the weekly journal should meet the noted length requirement – not
including the space needed for the prompts.
You may feel the need to write out longer reflections – and that
is also okay. If you do feel the need for longer reflections, then, once you
have written them out, try to edit them, reducing them to their essence.
Part of this course is process – training ourselves to think
critically. Part of it is learning to understand how we think and why we think
or believe what we think or believe. While the journal prompts will
occasionally address the process, it will more often ask you to reflect on
the hows and whys of what you know and
believe – or what you think you know and believe.
For this journal
assignment, briefly answer each of the following prompts:
·
Critical
Thinking
oAfter
reading the required resources for this week and participating in the
discussion, how do you define critical thinking? You will want to carry this
definition with you, so keep it brief – perhaps 4 to 6 lines. You will find
many definitions online – don’t be tempted to just quickly copy one; try to
form your own so that it is meaningful to you.
·
Heart
of the Matter
oConsidering
just what you read in Chapter 2.3 “Looking Ahead” why do you think
the authors see Chapters 12, 13, and 14 as the “heart of the matter”?
oWhat
do you think they mean by that?
oWhat
two concepts do the authors say these chapters emphasize?
oHow
do you define these concepts?
oWhy
do you think the authors find these concepts important to critical thinking?
·
Challenges
& Insights
oWhat
do you see as your greatest challenge for this session in general? For this
class in particular?
oHow
do you think you can use the concepts in these first three chapters to help you
meet these challenges as well as challenges in your personal life as a member
of your family and your community?
If you include references to outside sources (beyond the
textbook), make sure you cite them properly.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
·
Length: 1 ½ -2 pages
(not including prompts, title page or references page)
·
1-inch margins
·
Double spaced
·
12-point Times New
Roman font
·
Title page
·
References page (as
needed)

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