Toggle navigation
Home
Ask A Question
Answer Questions
Users
Support/FAQ
Login
Register
914EN102EssayProject2fall18.docx
Details
Question Title:
Essay Project #2-Week Four
View the Question
Preview - Click download on the question page for the full document.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//ABISOURCE//DTD XHTML plus AWML 2.2//EN" "http://www.abisource.com/2004/xhtml-awml/xhtml-awml.mod"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:awml="http://www.abisource.com/2004/xhtml-awml/"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=UTF-8" /> <title> Abiword HTML Document </title> </head> <body> <div> <p> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">EN 102</span> <a name="_GoBack"> </a> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">Essay Project #2- Critical Thinking</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:bold">The Assignment</span>: By the end of the project, you should be able to identify, define and explain the characteristics of a critical thinker as well as the benefits to being one. Finally, you will choose at least three of these characteristics and discuss in a well-developed essay the ways you shall utilize them. </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:bold">Why We Do This:</span>As a subject, Critical Thinking is thinking about thinking, learning how we can become more logical, analytical and skilled at communicating while also being passionate and curious, among other traits. As a discipline, Critical Thinking is a way of life, a practice that helps people to navigate a fast-paced and increasingly complex world. This project itself is an exercise in critical thinking. In fact, one will find the phrase occurring in the majority of college syllabi as well as many job descriptions; learning and writing about and mastering this subject prepares a person for a productive, successful and meaningful adult life. </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:bold">How We Do This:</span>Over the next four weeks, you will perform research into the essential characteristics of a critical thinker, the benefits of its practice and well-known examples of critical thinkers. We will share our findings in class as well as view some online resources, including a classic movie, Twelve Angry Men (1957). At the end of the research period, you will have one week to work on a rough draft of the essay topic, revise and edit and then compose the final version. </p> <p> Week One:<span style="text-decoration:underline">Twelve Angry Men</span> + a general discussion of Critical Thinking </p> <p> Week Two: the characteristics of a Critical Thinker </p> <p> Week Three: the benefits of critical thinking </p> <p> Week Four: examples of critical thinkers </p> <p> Week Five: writing the essay </p> <p> </p> </div> </body></html> ">
