English 1C El Camino Spring 2014

For next week, January 25, 2014 1. In up to a page, respond to the following prompt: What is critical thinking (in your own opinion)? And...what keeps us from thinking critically? 2. Download, using the link to the right, the essay, "Why Men Reason Poorly." Read it, mark and underline, "A-Hah!" moments or parts of the text that strike you as important, meaningful, and sound. 3. Purchase a single subject notebook or composition book for use as your journal. 4. Bring a physical object that represents or symbolizes you. Be prepared to share.