Critical+Thinking

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 * How did your group define this 21st Century Skill? Please provide an example**.

Critical thinking is thinking that is logical and reasonable. For example, working backwards with a time line could be used to label and predict critical events or actions.


 * After researching your skill, what evidence did you find to support your definition?**

Our research informed us that we were correct in our definition that critical thinking was "reasonable." The definition we found online was that critical thinking was "purposeful and reflective judgment about what to believe or do in response" to something.


 * What classroom activities would require students to use this skill to solve a problem in your content area?**

English - Reading a passage of literature and analyzing for literary devices. They also practice inference and looking for the main idea (things that are not literal). Students also use critical thinking in responding to prompts about problem and solution.

ROTC - Students must formulate their own way of accomplishing a task like planning for a drill meet or creating a bulletin board. The commander acts as a leader over collaborative group work.

U.S. History - Reading a passage to determine bias. Writing to learn by taking the role of an historical figure.