INTRODUCE

• Take Critical Thinking Test. Print your results page

  • Discuss: were you surprised by your results? what do you think about the question explanations?

    • If you are completing independently: set up a time to check in with the teacher or send an e-mail with your thoughts

• Review syllabus and expectations for the module

EXPOSE

• Read, watch, and listen to the following. Annotate as needed to remember key points and fill out notecatcher

  • Read "It's Time to Get Serious about Critical Thinking" article

  • Watch "How to Think, Not What to Think" TEDx Talk

  • Watch The Joy of Logic (available on Amazon Prime)

  • Listen to "Critical Thinking: A Threat to Society or the Path to Better Living?" podcast episode

  • Read "How Group-Think Makes Killers" article

**Remember, these sources are provided for you to learn about the topic from multiple perspectives. You are not being asked to agree with the viewpoints shared, but rather to consider how the viewpoints presented align with your own beliefs - and to engage in a conversation where you are using various perspectives to deepen your own understanding and clarify your perspective.

PRACTICE

• Engage in Socratic seminar-style discussion based on the sources you read, watched, and listened to. Reference your annotations and the notecatcher to add depth to the discussion.

  • If you are completing independently: schedule a time to have a discussion with the teacher. It is recommended that you coordinate with other students taking the module for a more dynamic discussion, if possible.

CREATE

• Synthesize what you have learned about critical thinking and logic with your choice of DOK: Senior Seminar DOK Choices

• Your DOK must integrate your response to each of the following questions, using specific examples:

  • What is critical thinking?

  • How does logic factor into critical thinking?

  • How does critical thinking influence (or not influence) our daily decisions?

  • What is the best way for students to learn to think critically?

  • What is the takeaway message from this class, as it relates to your life?

• Self-evaluate your DOK using the appropriate scoring guide and revise as needed

REFLECT

• Conference with Nancy about your DOK and your experience with this module