HW

HUM 1020, Critical Thinking 1

Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Integrate the process used for making decisions. 2. Compare examples of effective decision-making. 3. Effectively use the six categories of questions. 4. Carefully explore situations and choices with questions. 5. Discuss how to and what it means to think actively. 6. Support diverse perspectives with reasons and evidence. 7. Evaluate information sources on the Internet.

Reading Assignment Chapter 1: Making Decisions Chapter 2: Thinking Critically

Film Assignment

Films (Choose 1):

 Dead Poets Society

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097165/

 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dead_poets_society/

 The Blind Side

 http://www.theblindsidemovie.com/

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878804/

 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1212694-blind_side/

 Rudy

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108002/

 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rudy/

 Soul Surfer

 http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/soulsurfer/

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596346/

 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/soul_surfer/

Note about films: These have all been chosen based on how they help illustrate and enhance the main focus of each unit.

UNIT II STUDY GUIDE

Critical Thinking

HUM 1020, Critical Thinking 2

UNIT x STUDY GUIDE

Title

Unit Lesson

Observations of people who effectively and successfully solve problems or otherwise demonstrate excellent critical thinking skills reveal a few key attributes. Among them are obvious qualities like intelligence and imagination, but among these attributes are also qualities like the ability to carry on conversations – a good balance of listening and speaking. This unit describes and defines these qualities and presents the benefits of looking at the ways we think about things.

Film Themes:

 Working toward goals

 Analyzing issues

 Personal method of decision-making, Analysis of that process

 Becoming an active learner

 Thinking independently

 Considering others’ perspectives

 Discussing in an organized way