This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic affairs by the course instructor."Critical Thinking and Writing" will develop your analytical thinking skills through close readings of a variety of texts and mediums and will strengthen your persuasive writing ability. We will examine a novel, short stories, a memoir, advertisements, a film, as well as essays about popular culture and science. Throughout the semester, we will concentrate on clear, logical writing, incorporating a range of rhetorical expression and covering many different topics.