Let’s get started with the critical thinking class.
Lesson Plan
Hour 1
10 Intro. Here is the syllabus for the 8 week class.
10 Worksheet: what is an argument?
20 Worksheet: argument practice
5 Photo analysis
Hour 2
20 Fallacies of Relevance worksheet
10 Video analysis
15 Read for next week
Video Analysis 1
Video Analysis 2
What’s the argument? What’s the fallacy?
Video Analysis 3
Extension
Here are some videos and print ads. What’s the message?
- Summarize the argument in one sentence (use the basic sentence pattern).
- Write a short passage (2-3 paragraphs) which describes in some detail each key term in the argument (this is a vital step in every report, newspaper editorial or academic report).
- Evaluate the argument. Do you think it is persuasive? Why or why not?
Apple Think Different
Nissan Leaf electric car.
Print ad for ketchup
