The document discusses critical thinking skills such as being creative, thinking outside the box, avoiding assumptions, and provides examples of riddles and puzzles to demonstrate these skills. Students are challenged to come up with stories using random words within a time limit and to solve riddles that require analyzing statements for hidden meanings or non-literal interpretations. Resources for further exercises are also listed.

1. Example PowerPoint A glimpse of how we could use this medium for our presentation…

2. Critical Thinking Skills Freshmen Seminar – Topics Ms. Mackenzie

3. Critical Thinking: Be willing to be creative Come up with new stories using random words Think outside the box Riddles and puzzles are fun! Avoid assumptions It may not be what you think…

4. Be creative: You will have one minute to come up with a story using all of the following words.

5. Word set number one…

7. Word set number two…

9. Think outside the box: Try to answer the following riddles

10. Johnny’s mother had three children. The first was April The second was May. What was the name of her third child?

11. Is the statement “this statement is false” true or false?

12. A man living on the ninth floor,Takes the lift up to only floor four.Unless it is raining -When not even strainingHe goes all the way to his door. – Why?

13. Avoid assumptions: People may not be saying what you think they’re saying…

14. Who’s on First…

15. Resources: Wordle.com Zamzar.com “Who’s on First” Abbot and Costello