Dr. Brownson

CRTW 201 – Spring 2009

**ALL READING ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE PREPARED FOR DAY ASSIGNED
**All dates and assignments subject to change.
Week 1 January 13 Course Introduction

Assign Reading Response

  January 15 Reading Response Assignment – What is Critical Thinking Redux?

Nosich, 1-18

Kersey Temperament Sorter

(Fri, 1/16, is the last day to add or drop a course)

Week 2 January 22 Nosich, 19-48

Impediments to Critical Thinking

SEE-I

Class Participation Rubric

  January 26 Last day to elect or change S/U option with no effect on maximum of 4 allowed
Week 3 January 27 Nosich, Ch. 2, 49-88

Circle of Elements

Argumentative Writing

  January 29 Nosich, Ch. 4, 139-174

BRING ‘CUBI’ TO CLASS

Essay #1 Assigned

Week 4 February 3 Nosich, Ch. 5, 175-213

Fukuyama, Ch. 1

Assign Group Presentations

  February 5 Fukuyama, Ch. 2-3

Practice "CUBI"

Week 5 February 10 Fukuyama, Ch. 4

Practice "CUBI"

February 12 MEET IN DACUS LIBRARY CLASSROOM
Week 6 February 17 Fukuyama, Ch. 5

ESSAY #1 DUE

Essay #2 Assigned

  February 19 Fukuyama, Ch. 6

Researched Argument Essay Assigned

Week 7 February 24 View Film
  February 26 View Film
Week 8 March 3 IN-CLASS WRITING (ESSAY #2) – FILM/FUKUYAMA
  March 5 Fukuyama, Ch. 7

GROUP PRESENTATION

Week 9 March 10 Fukuyama, Ch. 8

GROUP PRESENTATION

  March 11 LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM A COURSE WITH AN AUTOMATIC "N."

LAST DAY TO RESCIND S/U OPTION. WILL COUNT TOWARD MAXIMUM OF 4 ALLOWED.

  March 12 Fukuyama, Ch. 9

GROUP PRESENTATION

Week 10 March 17 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
  March 19 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
Week 11 March 24 Fukuyama, Ch. 10

GROUP PRESENTATION

  March 25 Advising begins
  March 27 Writing Day – Work on Rough Draft
Week 12 March 31 ROUGH DRAFT OF RESEARCHED ARGUMENT DUE

Nosich, Ch. 3, 87-134

Assign discipline/traits essay

  April 2 ROUGH DRAFT CONFERENCES – NO CLASS
Week 13 April 7 ROUGH DRAFT CONFERENCES – NO CLASS
  April 8 Registration for Fall 2009 begins
  April 9 RESEARCHED ARGUMENT DUE

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Week 14 April 14 ORAL PRESENTATIONS
  April 16 Fukuyama, 11-12; Elements and Standards
Week 15 April 21 Nosich, Ch. 3; Discipline/Traits Essay
  April 23 Discuss Final
Week 16 April 27 DISCIPLINE/TRAITS ESSAY DUE

BANCROFT 241

5:00 PM

  April 28 Study Day
Finals Week Wed., April 29

Tues., May 5

3-5:30 – Section 016 (2-3:15)

11-2:30 – Section 005 (11-12:15)