Cuba Health System Assumptions Obstacles

Assumptions and Obstacles – Guided Analysis

Please select a text for deeper analysis. Some helpful resources include:

After you select your text, answer each of the following questions.

Identify 1-2 assumptions that are present in the text. Provide a clear description of what you see as an assumption and why you’ve identified it as such. (Remember that assumptions are ideas one takes for granted to be true but, upon closer inspection, are actually untrue.)
What blocks to critical thinking does the author set up as obstacles for the reader? Provide specific examples and an explanation of why you selected that particular block. (You might want to review the Critical Thinking Blocks presentation.)
Describe your own response to the text. What did you think when you first viewed it? Using the information at the bottom of page 27 in your Think Critically textbook, identify at least one positive critical thinking habit and discuss how you utilized this habit while interacting with the text. Please be specific.

Your work will be assessed on the following criteria:

Criteria

Max. Points available

Content: The student identifies 1-2

assumptions found in the text along with a clear description of what was

seen as well as specific examples of some blocks to critical thinking

the author set up for the reader. He/she identifies and discusses which

positive critical thinking habit was utilized and discussed how it

helped with the analysis. All parts of the question were clearly

addressed.

Application: In shaping the response, the

student uses specific examples and applies vocabulary from the lesson by

using many concepts from the text.

Grammar/Mechanics: The assignment has been proofread and spellchecked prior to submission. There are no errors that impede comprehension.

Total Possible Points