Critical Thinking and Writing Check-In; 1102

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Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
I am improving my capacity to figure out how to use
evidence and ideas to address or solve practical AND
conceptual problems [what should we do about (x)
AND what does (x) mean and to whom?].
2
I am increasingly seeing written texts as examples of
writing and argumentation. They appear to me as
created by someone for a particular reason, now,
rather than just as objects existing in the world
waiting to be found and read.
3
I have increased my ability to concisely summarize
the arguments and sub-arguments of others before
offering my analysis or interpretation.
4
I have increased my ability to identify and comment
on the choices made by authors I read (rhetorical,
ideas, reflection-based).
5.
I have increased my ability to see connections
between different texts and synthetically comment
about those connections (synthesis! Yeah!)
6
When I think of a subject, problem, situation, or
causal chain, it is becoming increasingly automatic to
think of and value other points of view.
7
The practice of identifying and exploring my
assumptions is becoming less difficult over time.
8
When I try to come to a conclusion about
something, it is sometimes more difficult work-wise
because I now consider more factors and points of
view. However, I feel my conclusions are more
precise as a result.
9
I am increasingly seeing complex relationships and
patterns in the world, or when I think through a
social, political, economic, or moral question.
10
I am increasingly seeing organization as a rhetorical
devicethe way something is organized reflects a lot
about the authors intention. I am applying this to my
own organizing/revision process more than I used to.
11
I have identified key areas in my writing that I need
to keep in mind during the revision process
(organization, quote integration, underlying
assumptions, clarity/concision, etc.)
12
I am increasingly comfortable with texts that are
challenging and raise questions rather than provide
rough and ready solutions. I am comfortable not
being able to say I understand everything in this
text, but rather to sometimes use texts as tools for
thinking or asking questions about the world.