Thinking Critically: World Issues for Reading, Writing, and Research - Softcover

Shulman, Myra Ann

 
9780472089536: Thinking Critically: World Issues for Reading, Writing, and Research

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<div><i>Thinking Critically</i> helps students improve English skills while exploring major issues in the world through news articles.<br>Topics range from the conflict between India and Pakistan, the use of palm pilots, the AIDS crisis, and gender equality, to research into the benefits of sleep.<br>Each chapter contains two to three articles, a vocabulary review, discussion questions, research and writing activities, debates/role plays, exercises designed to provoke critical thinking, and a list of suggested websites and books to enhance student understanding.<br>Students will improve their skills in<br>reading and discussing authentic news articles <br>conducting research on the Internet <br>writing academic papers <br>debating issues <br>making oral presentations <br>analyzing and writing about complex issues.<br></div>

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