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

by Myra Shulman

Thinking Critically helps students improve English skills while exploring major issues in the world through news articles.
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.
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.
Students will improve their skills in
reading and discussing authentic news articles
conducting research on the Internet
writing academic papers
debating issues
making oral presentations
analyzing and writing about complex issues.

248 pages, Paperback

First published March 18, 2004

Reviews

[Shinee Erdenebat · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book contains wide- vocabulary. Thinking critically helps readers improve their reading, writing and speaking skills for world major issues. I think i need to read it again and learn bulk of new words. I read it again and follow all of discipline and rules.