PART 7B: SUBSTANTIVE WRITING: WHAT HABITS DO CRITICAL THINKERS USE WHEN READING AND WRITING? – CRITICAL THINKING SERIES

So much of our so-called writing today is limited to 280 characters or less.  Writing is difficult and requires a great deal of practice.  Most of us have learned to write through trial and error.  Rarely does anyone take a writing course.  Hopefully, the following will provide you with several fresh ideas to enhance your writing skills.

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WHAT HABITS DO CRITICAL THINKERS USE WHEN READING AND WRITING? PART 7A – CRITICAL THINKING SERIES

In this column, we will consider the habits Critical Thinkers use when reading an article or a book and the application of substantive writing.  I will cover the interrelationships between reading and writing and discuss Drs. Richard Paul and Linda Elder’s explanation of Close Reading and Substantive Writing presented in their Critical Thinking - Learn the Tools the Best Thinkers Use.

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