Today we went through the steps of critical thinking and ways to be better critical thinkers.
We did some activities to become better crictical thinkers.
Debate:
We had a class debate.
There were 4 different groups. They would be debating each other.
These were the groups:
Pro-Death Penalty
Anti-Death Penalty
Pro-Video Games
Anti-Video Games
Even if students didn't agree with their topic they had to defend it and convince the rest of the class toof their point of view.
Students did a great job.
Physical and Non-Physical Description Activity.
-->Students wrote a physical description
of them in one paragraph. Then, using the same paper, the students wrote
non-physical descriptions of them. This time, however, the students wrote
with the opposite hand than they normally write with. Upon completion, the students noted the atmosphere of the room and their feelings during the second
exercise (noisy, concentration lost, frustrated, etc.). Concept: When tasks are
difficult for us, concentration tends to be lost. When relationships are
difficult for us, many times we ignore or lose communication with the people
involved. Critical thinking requires a concentrated effort to understand people
and situations. That skill can be developed through practice.
We then talked about making good decisions and how critical thinking helps us make good decisions.
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