Week 1 Assignment: Journal

  

Required Resources

Textbook: Chapter 1, 2, 3

Instructions

For this journal assignment, briefly answer each of the following prompts:

Critical Thinking

After 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

● Considering just what is in this weeks’ readings, why do you think the authors (looking forward in the text) see Chapters 12, 13, and 14 as the “heart of the matter”?

● What do you think they mean by that?

● What two concepts do the authors say these chapters emphasize?

● How do you define these concepts?

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

Challenges & Insights

● What do you see as your greatest challenge for this session in general? For this class in particular?

● How 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?

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2 full pages (not including title page or references page)

1-inch margins

Double spaced

12-point Times New Roman font

Title page

References page (at least two  current references including the textbook)