“Critical Reading”: Chapter 13 – Reading Beyond The Words - Summary
This chapter has been about the six different levels of critical thinking. Those six levels are: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The chapter helps you to understand each of these levels. In each step you must ask yourself certain questions and acknowledge certain concepts or facts. In following these six steps, or levels, you will be on the road to becoming a better critical thinker.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Chapter 13 - Reading Beyond The Words Exercises
“Critical Reading”: Chapter 13 – Reading Beyond The Words
Learning Journal (pg. 435):
Based on what I just read, I think the word taxonomy means a list of six levels of thinking for teachers to use as a curriculum guide and a way to test students. In other words, taxonomy is Bloom’s way of describing or characterizing critical thinking.
Exercise 13a:
1. B – Your proposal is the work of a fool with one eye and half a brain.
2. C – Employees present is a partner in making a decision that affects us all.
3. D – Because it can lead to a win-win solution.
Exercise 13b:
1. According to Nietzsche, Christianity and science are foes because Christianity is based on faith and putting that faith and your life in the hands of God. Where science relies more on mankind and what we can do for ourselves and for others.
2. A couple of ways the author distinguishes between Christianity and science is he shows that Christians pray to God and ask for assistance from above when they are sick or at a time of war. The sources of the power of science enable people to see a doctor when sick or follow generals and join battalions at times of war.
3. People of faith and people of science of not always see eye to eye. Starting from the beginning of Christianity, people were only followers of God, not only in their time of need, but for all time. Nowadays, science is a much stronger force in our society, and people rely on it more and more.
Exercise 13c:
1. 10x / 5 = 120 x = 60
2. x + 76 = 1102 x = 1026
3. 98x / 7 = 14 x = 1
Learning Journal (pg. 447):
Analysis level of thinking is when you pull apart facts or concepts and look at every detail for a better understanding and to help you draw a conclusion of why something is or isn’t. I look at the application level as being more structured with rules so to speak
Exercise 13d:
1. I think the author’s main point in this passage is there is a lot of ideas/ concepts in the world today that we as people are sometimes forced to accept, while other concepts, such as faith/ religion, are pushed under the rug due to the possibility of offending someone.
2. The author uses examples such as anal sex, a textbook called, “Heather Has Two Mommies”, and the Ten Commandments.
3. I feel the author may be a little bias. I feel he does not agree with certain sexual acts or preferences, while being make to feel forced to accept them. While being forced to accept the concepts he may not want to, ideas like religion are not to be spoken of. It’s almost as if this author is questioning people’s morals these days. Phrases to support my thoughts are as follows:
“It means being forced to accept as normal those behaviors and lifestyles that are absolutely abnormal.”
“For instance, we can’t teach the Ten Commandments. In fact, we can’t even post them in the classroom. Why? Because their origin is religion, and that (God forbid!) might offend.”
4. I am not sure that I think the author committed any fallacies in this passage. I don’t see this passage as being entirely factual, but more what the author perceives to be true. This is more his opinion.
Exercise 13e:
1. Linguists and biologist have similar ideas. Both are trying to learn more about the “living” while still here, and to figure out how to prevent extinction.
Reading Practice 2: “Call Me Crazy, but I Have To Be Myself”
1. B – A condition marked by moods that swing between elation and depair.
2. A – She would like to share her bipolar experience but doesn’t want to scare people.
3. D – The author feels the need to be honest with people about her condition.
4. A – Analysis
5. D – To integrate both sides of herself
6. If I were bipolar, I would pick and choose who I would tell and whom I would not tell. Unfortunately there is people while will judge you, so you have to be smart about who you share your personal stories with. At the same time, you can’t let everyone’s opinion of you bother you. You just have to be yourself. And that is how I would integrate both sides of myself into society. I would just be myself.
7. I think people with mental illnesses wake up everyday with a huge challenge. They need to be able to “overcome” their illness daily in order to be a functioning part of society.
8. Yes. I think it was wise of this author to write her article in a national magazine. For her, the most important thing was to be honest and let people know her “true” self. Some consequences could be having people judge her or look at her differently, while others will embrace her and learn from her story.
9. Some reasons why this author has kept her psychiatric history quiet all this time is because of embarrassment, shame, worry of what others will think. Also, she has always just wanted to be accepted and considered a “normal” part of society.
10. Reading the title and heading of this essay helped me to see that this story was going to be about a woman with bipolar disorder that wanted to voice her story, but still be seen as “normal.”
Learning Journal (pg. 435):
Based on what I just read, I think the word taxonomy means a list of six levels of thinking for teachers to use as a curriculum guide and a way to test students. In other words, taxonomy is Bloom’s way of describing or characterizing critical thinking.
Exercise 13a:
1. B – Your proposal is the work of a fool with one eye and half a brain.
2. C – Employees present is a partner in making a decision that affects us all.
3. D – Because it can lead to a win-win solution.
Exercise 13b:
1. According to Nietzsche, Christianity and science are foes because Christianity is based on faith and putting that faith and your life in the hands of God. Where science relies more on mankind and what we can do for ourselves and for others.
2. A couple of ways the author distinguishes between Christianity and science is he shows that Christians pray to God and ask for assistance from above when they are sick or at a time of war. The sources of the power of science enable people to see a doctor when sick or follow generals and join battalions at times of war.
3. People of faith and people of science of not always see eye to eye. Starting from the beginning of Christianity, people were only followers of God, not only in their time of need, but for all time. Nowadays, science is a much stronger force in our society, and people rely on it more and more.
Exercise 13c:
1. 10x / 5 = 120 x = 60
2. x + 76 = 1102 x = 1026
3. 98x / 7 = 14 x = 1
Learning Journal (pg. 447):
Analysis level of thinking is when you pull apart facts or concepts and look at every detail for a better understanding and to help you draw a conclusion of why something is or isn’t. I look at the application level as being more structured with rules so to speak
Exercise 13d:
1. I think the author’s main point in this passage is there is a lot of ideas/ concepts in the world today that we as people are sometimes forced to accept, while other concepts, such as faith/ religion, are pushed under the rug due to the possibility of offending someone.
2. The author uses examples such as anal sex, a textbook called, “Heather Has Two Mommies”, and the Ten Commandments.
3. I feel the author may be a little bias. I feel he does not agree with certain sexual acts or preferences, while being make to feel forced to accept them. While being forced to accept the concepts he may not want to, ideas like religion are not to be spoken of. It’s almost as if this author is questioning people’s morals these days. Phrases to support my thoughts are as follows:
“It means being forced to accept as normal those behaviors and lifestyles that are absolutely abnormal.”
“For instance, we can’t teach the Ten Commandments. In fact, we can’t even post them in the classroom. Why? Because their origin is religion, and that (God forbid!) might offend.”
4. I am not sure that I think the author committed any fallacies in this passage. I don’t see this passage as being entirely factual, but more what the author perceives to be true. This is more his opinion.
Exercise 13e:
1. Linguists and biologist have similar ideas. Both are trying to learn more about the “living” while still here, and to figure out how to prevent extinction.
Reading Practice 2: “Call Me Crazy, but I Have To Be Myself”
1. B – A condition marked by moods that swing between elation and depair.
2. A – She would like to share her bipolar experience but doesn’t want to scare people.
3. D – The author feels the need to be honest with people about her condition.
4. A – Analysis
5. D – To integrate both sides of herself
6. If I were bipolar, I would pick and choose who I would tell and whom I would not tell. Unfortunately there is people while will judge you, so you have to be smart about who you share your personal stories with. At the same time, you can’t let everyone’s opinion of you bother you. You just have to be yourself. And that is how I would integrate both sides of myself into society. I would just be myself.
7. I think people with mental illnesses wake up everyday with a huge challenge. They need to be able to “overcome” their illness daily in order to be a functioning part of society.
8. Yes. I think it was wise of this author to write her article in a national magazine. For her, the most important thing was to be honest and let people know her “true” self. Some consequences could be having people judge her or look at her differently, while others will embrace her and learn from her story.
9. Some reasons why this author has kept her psychiatric history quiet all this time is because of embarrassment, shame, worry of what others will think. Also, she has always just wanted to be accepted and considered a “normal” part of society.
10. Reading the title and heading of this essay helped me to see that this story was going to be about a woman with bipolar disorder that wanted to voice her story, but still be seen as “normal.”
Chapter 1 - Observation Skills Summary
“Thinking For Yourself”: Chapter 1 – Observation
Summary of Chapter
this chapter in the book was trying to explain how to be a better observer. This chapter gave many different exercises to test your brain's ability to observe and how you observe. This chapter is trying to teach you how to clam down and think deep within yourself to see how you think. By analyzing at yourself and the way you think could help you to become a better observer.
Summary of Chapter
this chapter in the book was trying to explain how to be a better observer. This chapter gave many different exercises to test your brain's ability to observe and how you observe. This chapter is trying to teach you how to clam down and think deep within yourself to see how you think. By analyzing at yourself and the way you think could help you to become a better observer.
“Thinking For Yourself”: Chapter 1 – Observation
Exercise 1: Discovery Exercise: Comparing Our Perceptions
There is a picture of four men standing in front of a large white tent. The tallest man, who is standing in the middle of three shoty with his arms out to either side, is very tall and skinny.. He is wearing a black hat, black buttoned jacket with a white shirt and black tie, wearing black shorts, black tights and black shoes. All whole black outfit.Then there are two men on either side of this tall man. Each man is standing underneath the tall man’s arms. These two short men are short and appear identical. They both look like they are dressed as matadors, also wearing black hats with silver trim and dangling silver circles. One hat has a feather attached, while the other has 2 pom-pom balls. The shortest man appears to be a dwarf, or little person. He is standing to the left side and a little in front of the tall man. The little person is wearing a tall black hat, with a white shirt and tie, a pianist jacket, black pants and shoes.
Exercise 2: Observing a Cube
1. What happens to the cube as you observe it?
The cube looks like it becomes three-dimensional.
2. How does observing feel as you do it?
I can feel myself concentrating on the cube and observing every angle of it. I also noticed that there is nothing. It just simple cube.
Exercise 3: Observation and Insight – Observing Cartoons
“New Software To Boost Your Productivity” Cartoon:
This is supposed to be software for computers, but the cartoon focus on Y2K. Y2K was supposed to be a omportant computer problem in the year 2000. People were speculating that computers were going to meet non easy problems because of the year change.
“Tree/ Barcode” Cartoon:
In this cartoon that there are barcodes on the trees, the rocks and the water. The only thing in my brain aware the meaning of this cartoon is that everything has value and for sale. It's not free anymore.
“What Do You See” Cartoon
this cartoon shows how different people (or animals in this case) see things differently:
-The solider sees acres available for war games.
-The realtor sees acres available for commercial and or industrial building.
-The artist sees the beauty of the land and wishes to paint the scenery
-the deer sees home.
Exercise 4: Reading: “Look at Your Fish”:
1. Why did Agassiz keep saying “Look at your fish”? What was he trying to teach Scudder?
Because Agassiz kept saying to look at the fish was because he wanted Scudder to really concentrate and take his time in observing the fish. He was trying to teach him that sometimes when you observe something, you judge or conclude too fast and you may miss some observations.
2. How would you describe the stages in Scudder’s process of looking? What happened at each stage?
Because each stage of Scudder’s process of looking at the fish forced him to concentrate and focus more as each stage progressed. I also think that at the beginning of each stage, he became frustrated as he thought there was nothing more to observe.
3. How did Scudder change personally in the course of his “trial”?
Because Scudder changed by now realizing he needs to take his time to pay attention to the details of what he is observing.
4. Explain why you think Agassiz’s method of teaching was either effective or wasteful.
Because Agassiz’s method of teaching was effective in this story. Scudder has to go through the process of observation and all the stages in order to make him a better observer. Scudder was able to go through the motions of this trial himself, knowing after each stage there was something more to be seen. Scudder learned to take his time and look with his eyes in search for detail.
There is a picture of four men standing in front of a large white tent. The tallest man, who is standing in the middle of three shoty with his arms out to either side, is very tall and skinny.. He is wearing a black hat, black buttoned jacket with a white shirt and black tie, wearing black shorts, black tights and black shoes. All whole black outfit.Then there are two men on either side of this tall man. Each man is standing underneath the tall man’s arms. These two short men are short and appear identical. They both look like they are dressed as matadors, also wearing black hats with silver trim and dangling silver circles. One hat has a feather attached, while the other has 2 pom-pom balls. The shortest man appears to be a dwarf, or little person. He is standing to the left side and a little in front of the tall man. The little person is wearing a tall black hat, with a white shirt and tie, a pianist jacket, black pants and shoes.
Exercise 2: Observing a Cube
1. What happens to the cube as you observe it?
The cube looks like it becomes three-dimensional.
2. How does observing feel as you do it?
I can feel myself concentrating on the cube and observing every angle of it. I also noticed that there is nothing. It just simple cube.
Exercise 3: Observation and Insight – Observing Cartoons
“New Software To Boost Your Productivity” Cartoon:
This is supposed to be software for computers, but the cartoon focus on Y2K. Y2K was supposed to be a omportant computer problem in the year 2000. People were speculating that computers were going to meet non easy problems because of the year change.
“Tree/ Barcode” Cartoon:
In this cartoon that there are barcodes on the trees, the rocks and the water. The only thing in my brain aware the meaning of this cartoon is that everything has value and for sale. It's not free anymore.
“What Do You See” Cartoon
this cartoon shows how different people (or animals in this case) see things differently:
-The solider sees acres available for war games.
-The realtor sees acres available for commercial and or industrial building.
-The artist sees the beauty of the land and wishes to paint the scenery
-the deer sees home.
Exercise 4: Reading: “Look at Your Fish”:
1. Why did Agassiz keep saying “Look at your fish”? What was he trying to teach Scudder?
Because Agassiz kept saying to look at the fish was because he wanted Scudder to really concentrate and take his time in observing the fish. He was trying to teach him that sometimes when you observe something, you judge or conclude too fast and you may miss some observations.
2. How would you describe the stages in Scudder’s process of looking? What happened at each stage?
Because each stage of Scudder’s process of looking at the fish forced him to concentrate and focus more as each stage progressed. I also think that at the beginning of each stage, he became frustrated as he thought there was nothing more to observe.
3. How did Scudder change personally in the course of his “trial”?
Because Scudder changed by now realizing he needs to take his time to pay attention to the details of what he is observing.
4. Explain why you think Agassiz’s method of teaching was either effective or wasteful.
Because Agassiz’s method of teaching was effective in this story. Scudder has to go through the process of observation and all the stages in order to make him a better observer. Scudder was able to go through the motions of this trial himself, knowing after each stage there was something more to be seen. Scudder learned to take his time and look with his eyes in search for detail.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Journal Entry
When I recieve my book,I started reading. I'll start my assignments. In chapter 2 in Critical Reading for College and Beyond was about the importance of Vocabulary and how vital it is for our education and professional futures. I want to to expand my vocabulary and know how to express my thoughts through words, I'll be able to learn new words and use it my real life.
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