Course Schedule – Critical Thinking: Critical Politics

Class	Date	Readings and Assignments
1 Th	Sep 13	Introduction
	Sep 18	NO CLASS
2 Th	Sep 20	Paolo Freire – “Pedagogy of the Oppressed”
3 T	Sep 25	Ch.10: Constructing Arguments (12^thed: 420-443; 11^thed: 436-463; 10^thed: 414-441) Thinking Activity 10.3 Due (Analyze three arguments.)
4 Th	Sep 27	Ch. 11: Reasoning Critically (12^thed: 462-468; 11^thed: 474-480; 10^thed: 456-462) Thinking Activity 11.1 Due
5 T	Oct 2	Ch. 11: Reasoning Critically (12^thed: 468-481; 11^thed: 480-493; 10^thed: 463-476) Thinking Activity 11.4 Due
6 Th	Oct 4	Ch. 11: Reasoning Critically (12^thed: 481-491; 11^thed: 493-503; 10^thed: 476-487) Thinking Activity 11.6 Due (Must use examples outside of the book.)
7 T	Oct 9	Chapter 10 and 11 Quiz Research Project Overview
8 Th	Oct 11	Meet at Room E-238 for LaGuardia and Wagner Archives Tour
9 T	Oct 16	Research Project Step 1: Topic Due
10 Th	Oct 18	Ch. 1: Thinking (12^thed: 2-19; 11^thed: 2-19; 10^thed: 2-20) Thinking Activity 1.2 Due
11 T	Oct 23	Ch. 1: Thinking (12^thed: 20-46; 11^thed: 20-51; 10^thed: 20-49) Michael Blake – “Immigration” (224-230)
12 Th	Oct 25	Ch. 2: Thinking Critically (12^thed: 48-77; 11^thed: 52-81; 10^thed: 50-79) Thinking Activity 2.2 Due
13 T	Oct 30	Ch. 2: Thinking Critically (12^thed: 78-97; 11^thed: 81-103; 10^thed: 79-95) Michael Blake – “Immigration” (230-237)
14 Th	Nov 1	Step 2 Due
15 T	Nov 6	Ch. 3: Solving Problems (12^thed: 98-121; 11^thed: 104-127; 10^thed: 96-119) José Mendoza – “Doing Away with Juan Crow” Thinking Activity 3.2 Due
16 Th	Nov 8	Ch. 3: Solving Problems (12^thed: 124-136; 11^thed: 128-141; 10^thed: 120-129)
17 T	Nov 13	Immigration Wrap-up
18 Th	Nov 15	Ch. 4: Perceiving and Believing (12^thed: 138-159; 11^thed: 142-163; 10^thed: 131-151) Immigration Paper Due
19 T	Nov 20	Ch. 4: Perceiving and Believing (12^thed: 178-193; 11^thed: 179-195; 10^th ed: see course website) Step 4 Due
	Nov 22	NO CLASS – Thanksgiving Break
20 T	Nov 27	Ch. 5: Constructing Knowledge (12^th ed: 194-232; 11^thed: 196-226; 10^thed: 176-207) Thinking Activity 5.5 Due
21 Th	Nov 29	Lance Stell – “Gun Control”
22 T	Dec 4	Gun Control Wrap-up FiveThirtyEight – Gun Deaths in America Robert Gebelhoff – This is How We Save Lives from Gun Violence Leah Libresco – I Used to Think Gun Control Was the Answer. My Research Told me Otherwise. Elaine Godfrey – Is There a Meaningful Legislative Solution for Mass Shootings Maggie Koerth-Baker – Mass Shootings Are a Bad Way to Understand Gun Violence
23 Th	Dec 6	Gun Control Paper Due
24 T	Dec 11	Research Project Step 5: Finalized Research Paper Due