Think About It, International Edition

THINK ABOUT IT, International Edition aims to help users become more critical, active, academic thinkers by teaching nine essential intellectual practices that span the university. Beginning with overarching strategies for critical thinking and ending with interactive outlines that guide users into greater development and organization, THINK ABOUT IT, International Edition provides key methods for users to think critically and powerfully.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION: THINK. PART I: LEARN THE MOVES. 1. Seek Complexity. 2. Seek Tension. 3. Apply Sources. 4. Apply a Concept. 5. Change the Terms. 6. Dismantle the Argument. 7. Justify Your Position. 8. Escape the Status Quo. 9. Assess Your Thinking. PART II: READ THE MOVES. Recognize Genre. Don't Fear the '–isms'. Seek Complexity. Steven D. Krause, "Kissing Technology on the Mouth." Stephanie Mills, "Air." Seek Tension. Matthew Yglesias, "Was Paul's Boutique Illegal?" Virginia Postrel, "The Substance of Style." Apply Sources. Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff, "Why You Should Care About the Groundswell." Shawn Burks, "The View from the Kitchen." Apply a Concept. Bradford A. Smith, "Superconductivity: A Super Idea." Fleda Brown, "Art and Buddhism: Looking for What's True." Annette Wannamaker, "The Implied Child Reader." Change the Terms. John McCormick, "The Third World." Kathleen Schenck, "Acronym Problems." Dismantle the Argument. Bill Carpenter, "Ashley Judd on Patriarchy." Astrid Reed, "The Sydney Opera House." Justify Your Position. Lauren Ashburn, "Facebook Aims Low." Editorial board of the Daily Barometer, "Sugary Drink Ban Misguided." Escape the Status Quo. Barcley Owens, "Ask, Look, See." David Palmer, "Unmasking Education as Corporate Programming." Assess Your Thinking. Ann Marie Paulin, "Math vs. English." Teresa Scollon, "A Hard Look at Parking Lots." Brenda Ueland, "If You Want to Write." PART III: APPLY THE MOVES. Explanatory and Descriptive Projects; Analytical Projects; Argumentative Projects; Reflective Projects. Glossary. Credits. Index.

About the Author :
John Mauk, Ph.D., has a doctorate in rhetoric and writing from Bowling Green State University and a master's degree in language and literature from the University of Toledo. Over a 24-year career, he taught composition at Owens Community College, Northwestern Michigan College and Miami University. He was twice named professor of the year. He now writes in various genres, edits manuscripts for professional writers and teaches in continuing education programs. He also hosts Prose from the Underground, a video series featuring interviews and practical advice for working writers. Jayme Stayer holds degrees in music and English from the University of Notre Dame, and an MA and PhD in English literature from the University of Toledo. He has held faculty posts at Texas A&M University – Commerce, Universidad Centroamericana in El Salvador, and John Carroll University. With more than fifteen years of teaching experience, he has published in pedagogical as well as scholarly journals, including a number of articles and chapters on T. S. Eliot. He is currently working on a book project, Becoming T. S. Eliot: The Rhetoric of Voice and Audience in the Early Poetry. Stayer joined the Society of Jesus (known by its unofficial name, the Jesuits) in 2003, and is in process to complete his theology studies, followed by ordination. Karen Mauk holds degrees in English literature and German language and literature from Boston University. With more than eight years of development editing experience, she has guided more than forty textbooks, ancillaries, and technology products through publication. She is also the author of two composition handbook chapters and an instructor's manual accompanying a composition reader. Her areas of expertise span from developmental writing to freshman composition to literature.

Review :
INTRODUCTION: THINK. PART I: LEARN THE MOVES. 1. Seek Complexity. 2. Seek Tension. 3. Apply Sources. 4. Apply a Concept. 5. Change the Terms. 6. Dismantle the Argument. 7. Justify Your Position. 8. Escape the Status Quo. 9. Assess Your Thinking. PART II: READ THE MOVES. Recognize Genre. Don't Fear the '-isms'. Seek Complexity. Steven D. Krause, "Kissing Technology on the Mouth." Stephanie Mills, "Air." Seek Tension. Matthew Yglesias, "Was Paul's Boutique Illegal?" Virginia Postrel, "The Substance of Style." Apply Sources. Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff, "Why You Should Care About the Groundswell." Shawn Burks, "The View from the Kitchen." Apply a Concept. Bradford A. Smith, "Superconductivity: A Super Idea." Fleda Brown, "Art and Buddhism: Looking for What's True." Annette Wannamaker, "The Implied Child Reader." Change the Terms. John McCormick, "The Third World." Kathleen Schenck, "Acronym Problems." Dismantle the Argument. Bill Carpenter, "Ashley Judd on Patriarchy." Astrid Reed, "The Sydney Opera House." Justify Your Position. Lauren Ashburn, "Facebook Aims Low." Editorial board of the Daily Barometer, "Sugary Drink Ban Misguided." Escape the Status Quo. Barcley Owens, "Ask, Look, See." David Palmer, "Unmasking Education as Corporate Programming." Assess Your Thinking. Ann Marie Paulin, "Math vs. English." Teresa Scollon, "A Hard Look at Parking Lots." Brenda Ueland, "If You Want to Write." PART III: APPLY THE MOVES. Explanatory and Descriptive Projects; Analytical Projects; Argumentative Projects; Reflective Projects. Glossary. Credits. Index.