Think About It, International Edition - Softcover

Mauk, Karen; Mauk, John; Stayer, Jayme

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285193849 ISBN 13: 9781285193847

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

THINK ABOUT IT, International Edition aims to help users become more critical, active, academic thinkers by teaching nine essential intellectual practices that span the university. Beginning with overarching strategies for critical thinking and ending with interactive outlines that guide users into greater development and organization, THINK ABOUT IT, International Edition provides key methods for users to think critically and powerfully.

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INTRODUCTION: THINK. PART I: LEARN THE MOVES. 1. Seek Complexity. 2. Seek Tension. 3. Apply Sources. 4. Apply a Concept. 5. Change the Terms. 6. Dismantle the Argument. 7. Justify Your Position. 8. Escape the Status Quo. 9. Assess Your Thinking. PART II: READ THE MOVES. Recognize Genre. Don't Fear the '-isms'. Seek Complexity. Steven D. Krause, "Kissing Technology on the Mouth." Stephanie Mills, "Air." Seek Tension. Matthew Yglesias, "Was Paul's Boutique Illegal?" Virginia Postrel, "The Substance of Style." Apply Sources. Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff, "Why You Should Care About the Groundswell." Shawn Burks, "The View from the Kitchen." Apply a Concept. Bradford A. Smith, "Superconductivity: A Super Idea." Fleda Brown, "Art and Buddhism: Looking for What's True." Annette Wannamaker, "The Implied Child Reader." Change the Terms. John McCormick, "The Third World." Kathleen Schenck, "Acronym Problems." Dismantle the Argument. Bill Carpenter, "Ashley Judd on Patriarchy." Astrid Reed, "The Sydney Opera House." Justify Your Position. Lauren Ashburn, "Facebook Aims Low." Editorial board of the Daily Barometer, "Sugary Drink Ban Misguided." Escape the Status Quo. Barcley Owens, "Ask, Look, See." David Palmer, "Unmasking Education as Corporate Programming." Assess Your Thinking. Ann Marie Paulin, "Math vs. English." Teresa Scollon, "A Hard Look at Parking Lots." Brenda Ueland, "If You Want to Write." PART III: APPLY THE MOVES. Explanatory and Descriptive Projects; Analytical Projects; Argumentative Projects; Reflective Projects. Glossary. Credits. Index.

About the Author:

Karen Mauk holds degrees in English literature and German language and literature from Boston University. With more than eight years of development editing experience, she has guided more than forty textbooks, ancillaries, and technology products through publication. She is also the author of two composition handbook chapters and an instructor's manual accompanying a composition reader. Her areas of expertise span from developmental writing to freshman composition to literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1285193849
• ISBN 13: 9781285193847
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336