The document discusses various schools of thought regarding writing and critical thinking within the social studies framework, emphasizing how writing reflects one's thinking and reading abilities. It contrasts different writing instruction philosophies such as the technocratic and mimetic schools, detailing how they see the writing process and the role of educators. Additionally, it highlights the importance of critical thinking in writing, asserting that knowledge is constructed through interaction between students and teachers, and encourages writers to consider context and the legitimacy of information.

1. Writing and Critical thinking In the social studies

2. 1. Complete the next statement according to the article Poor writing reflects… Poor reading Poor thinking Poor writing skills Poor pen quality

3. 2. According to Van Nostrand traditional writing instruction… Has been dominated by misleading assumptions Has contributed to the correct production of written texts Has been connected to the learning of other subjects Has been assigned to the teachers

4. 3. This is NOT a major school of writing The technocratic school The mimetic school The behavioral school The romantic school

5. 4. What is true about the technocratic school? It has succeded in understanding how the process of writing constructs logical thought It has focused on grammar and on larger syntactical structures It has been concerned about the structuring of consciouness It has focused on both formal and informal grammar

6. 5. The mimetic school assumes that students learn how to write… By reading books that serve as models of good writing By going through different stages and phases of a writing process By correcting others’ pieces of writing By imitating other writers

7. 6. Sontag argued that students… Should work on structural issues Should imitate writers’ thoughts Should be taught how to think before they write Should learn by themselves

8. 7. According to the mimetic approach… One does not teach writing, one simply provides a place for the students to write Writing is a matter of pedagogical training Writing is a way of structuring consciousness Writing is about transcribing thought, not thinking

9. 8. This school of writing overemphasizes the inner self a. The technocratic school b. The mimetic school c. The behavioral school d. The romantic school

10. 9. Writing must be viewed as… A rethorical skill A dialectical process An instrumental skill A reflecting process

11. 10. A dialectical approach would examine… The relationships between the writer, the reader and the subject The relationships between the subject and the reader The relationships between the argument, grammar usage and narration The relationships between the instumental skills

12. 11. A good writing is an integration of… Language and form Form and content Content and subject Form and layout

13. 12. Some violations of a good writing are… False starts, unlikely assertions The use of different font size An unclear handwriting Citing different authors

14. 13. Who said “a great truth wants to be criticized, not idolized”? Skinner Aristotle Nietsche Socrates

15. 14. Critical thinking in writing starts with… The analysis of formal patterns The analyis of content The analysis of bibliography The analysis of punctuation

16. 15. Paulo Freire claims that… Knowledge is the end of the thinking process Knowledge is about finding the truth of the facts Knowledge is constructed between the actors of learning Knowledge is not the end of thinking but the mediating link between students and teachers

17. 16. Why should writers contextualize the information? Because they need to contextualize the reader. Because they should question the legitimacy of a given fact or issue Because they need to know what the sources of the information are Because they need to choose the references

18. 17. This is not part of the writing-history model Selecting evidence Making assertions incorportating evidence Presenting assertions in a sequence Publishing the writing

19. 18. Writing critically means… Considering authorities’ ideas on a specific subject Rejecting conventional views of writing whether in form or content Criticizing peoples’ assumptions on certain topics Including different sources to support evidence