| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page |
Dasbender, Gita. Critical Thinking in College Writing: From the Personal to the Academic. 2011, wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces2/dasbender–critical-thinking.pdf. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words |
In her essay, Critical Thinking in College Writing, Gita Dasbender provides a complete guide to analytical reading and writing for college level writing composition courses. The essay opens with a fairly generalized prologue that addresses common thought processes and mental obstacles regarding the concept of critical thinking. Then, Gita continues to describe useful practices in analyzing literature, recording quotes, organizing ideas, and summarizing text. After explaining her idea for what critical thinking entails in the context of reading, she touches on the importance of expressing your unique perspective and how that plays into the crafting of a proper essay. A strong point of Dasbender’s work is its inclusion of an entire example essay, as this really puts the key principles that she described right in front of you so that you can experience them while fully manifested. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. |
Annie Dillard – American author, fiction & nonfiction |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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I believe that Gita Dasbender’s essay covers a subject that we had not read into for this class until now. Accordingly, I have not been able to draw connections between it and any other essays that I have read. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. |
Which of the principles (if any) outlined in Dasbender’s essay did you recognize through recollection of your own practices of critical thinking? |
