Lesson Introduction

Lesson Overview

This lesson introduces methods to enhance critical thinking skills by exploring various aspects of comprehension, such as identifying an author's purpose, intended audience, and tone. It also delves into different argumentative forms and logical structures, providing tools for analyzing and evaluating information effectively. Throughout, it emphasizes the application of critical thinking strategies to enhance reading and information absorption processes.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

1. Develop and refine various critical thinking skills.

2. Discover different types of comprehension.

3. Gain tools for figuring out an author’s purpose, intended audience, and tone.

4. Understand different argumentative forms.

5. Gain knowledge of logical structures.

6. Apply critical thinking strategies while reading and absorbing information.

Lesson Sections

This lesson about about evidence is divided-up into three sections, which are listed below.  You may access these sections in the menu on the left (or the top-left by clicking the three lines if viewing on a mobile devices).

1. Critical Thinking

2. Levels of Comprehension

3. Evaluating an Argument

Please, work-through each of these informational sections to learn the concepts of this lesson before checking your understanding of the material through the "comprehension quiz" provided in our class's Canvas shell.

While progressing through the sections above, if you find yourself confused or need additional clarity, please feel free to reach-out through any communication option available to our class (listed in the Home and Syllabus tabs in our class's Canvas shell) that best suits your needs and comfort.