Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing: A Rhetoric With Readings - Softcover

Chaffee, John; McMahon, Christine; Stout, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 061812411X ISBN 13: 9780618124114

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div, 2002

Synopsis

A rhetoric with readings for composition courses, Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing emphasizes the integral link between developing critical-thinking skills and learning to write effectively. Each chapter explores a different set of strategies through both Thinking-Writing activities and thematically linked readings. In addition, carefully sequenced pedagogy requires students to complete writing assignments and analyze readings drawn from across the college curriculum.

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About the Author

John Chaffee, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at The City University of New York, where he has developed a Philosophy and Critical Thinking program that annually involves 25 faculty and 3,000 students. He is a nationally recognized figure in the area of critical thinking, having authored leading textbooks and many professional articles. He also has conducted numerous conference presentations and workshops throughout the country. In developing programs to teach people to think more effectively in all academic subjects and areas of life, he has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Ford Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He was selected as New York Educator of the Year and received the Distinguished Faculty Award for Diversity in Teaching in Higher Education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 061812411X
• ISBN 13: 9780618124114
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 613