Critical Thinking

ENGLISH 102

CRITICAL THINKING

* Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing *

ESSAY BASICS:
- Essay Basics 2010 (ppt)
- Essay Basics (wmv)
- Essay Basics (word)
- Essay Basics (old ppt)

CRITICAL THINKING:
- Urban Legends Assignment
  - Warren Commission & Conspiracy Theories
- Abraham Lincoln quote
- Bertrand Russell, Socrates, The Matrix
- Saussure
  - Red Light
- Lack of Critical Thinking Skills
- Multitasking Our Minds Away
- Comic
- Tannen: Debate into Dialogue
  - marked up
- Tannen: Men vs. Women
- Tannen: Talking Stats
- Abortion: Side #3
- Abortion : Side #3 (with Dangers)
- Crichton article "How to Fight"
- Gulf Stream article
- Ethos editorial
- Gun Control--Sewell
- The Matrix:
  - Red Pill. Free Will? (video)
  - Red Pill. Free Will? (script)
  - Philosophy of
- Perceptual Ambiguity
  - PPT, PDF
  - What's Real?
  - MIMAL 1
  - MIMAL 2
- Don't Believe Everything You Think
- Theatricality of Politics
- Argument: Spin Ninja cartoon
- Clothes Price Inflation
- Gettysburg Address
- Declaration of Independence
- Foreign Expressions
- Cultural & Academic Films
- Wendy's Pretzel Bun
- Conspiracy Theories & Why We Believe Them
- Advertising Tricks
- Critical Thinking exercises
- Critical Thinking exercises more
- Critical Thinking: Pearson Evaluation
- Powerball Myths
- Organic Foods
- Campus Activism
- Critical Thinking Journal
- Word Puzzles (Wuzzles)
- Campaign Slogans
- 800-lb. Gorilla, pdf
- Final Thoughts

MAKING CONNECTIONS:
- Just Words?!
- LBT's "Evangeline"
- Is English a Sexist Language?
- Insulting Women in English
- Maleness of Language
- Words for Sexual Promiscuity
- Subtext Follow-Up
- Sexual Harassment Epidemic in High Schools

CRITICAL READING, WRITING:
- Argument & Persuasion
- "Analyze" an Article Report
  - "Analyze" Albom essay Report
  - Albom on Gun Control
- Media Bias in War: Gaza
- "Eggs Good for You This Week"
- Ronald McDonald = Cause of Fat Kids?
- Theatricality of Politics
- Ebay Babies & For Sale: House + Owner
- Toulmin Method, ppt, pdf
  - examples
- Rogerian Method, ppt, pdf
- Outlining
  - Outline of Sewell
- Summarizing
- Paraphrasing
- Critical Reading & Writing Skills
  - Critical Reading Skills, pdf
  - Critical Writing Skills, pdf
- Critical Reading & Writing
- Lexicon of Critical Thinking Terms
- Rhetorical Analysis:
  - TII Writing Prompts
  - Social Media
  - School Uniforms
  - Big Data

AUTHORITIES & STATS:
- Authorities and Statistics
  - ppt, pdf
- Numbers Lie
- Speedometers Lie
- $.99
- Serving Size Lies
- Drug Labels
- Wage Gap
- Health Care Law #s
- Hellhole Report
- Pipeline Study
- Who's Paying?: Coke as a Snack
- Prices at the Pump
- EPA Gas Mileage
- Bonds Poll article (stats)
- Cookies article (stats)
- Cookies Figures
- Teen Pregnancy Rates (stats)
- Political Polls 1
- Political Polls 2
- Not Ready for College (stats)
- Courthouse Stats
- Tannen: Talking Stats
- LCCC Default Rates
- LCCC Tuition
- Corbett vs. Spanier
- Job Numbers
- Zombie Budget
- Stats & Marathon Deaths
- Dept. of Education report: Racism Charge
  - report summary
- W-B Crime Stats
- Jobs Stats, summer 2013
- Marcellus Shale Job Numbers
- "Obesity Paradox" dispelled
- Who Owns What: DVDs
- Who Owns What: Music+
- Internet Infrastructure
- Bacon & Cancer
- Free Will & Food 1
- Free Will & Food 2

ESSAY BASICS: