Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Critical thinking is an important part of looking at history through different medias such as books, television and film. Different people interpret history in different ways depending on how they obtain their information. One must be able to look past the biases and the false statments and determain the truth for themselves. through HIST 200 students learn to develop their critical thinking skills through the study of historical films. Mid-term Reflection A look at what is to be involved in the e-Portfolio and my opinions on the assignment. Preflection Look at what I thought critical thinking was all about in the beginning of HIST 200.

Reflection The HIST 200 course has tought me how to look at history and question the representaion of it on the screen. One must ask questions such as why this film was created and who is the audience. Also there must be a look taken into the historical facts and biases of the film. The Hollywoodization of history must be taken into account and therefore films of historical content must be looked at critically. Reflection A look at what has been learned through the HIST 200 course. Resources There is much more to film review than that of watching a movie and stating whether or not you liked it. To look into film one must look at other resources. Some very valuable resources that I have found are government documents, journal articles and newspapers from the time the film was made or the time the film was about. Another resource that may be useful is other films from the period that the film is about. This could help slightly with biases and inconsistancies.

My Critical Thinking Here are some examples of the work that I have done that include critical thinking Looking Deeper This is a paper on television and why they use different techniques in television to portray different things. A Critical responce This short paper looks at a theory of criticism. "Orientalism" This short paper looks at Edward Said's article on orientalism and the idea to his theory. Same Sex Marriages A look at same sex marriages in the news and media today and a relationship between 17th century literature. Remember the Titans A critical film review on the film "Remember the Titans" and the issue of desegregation of high schools in the 1960's. The Longest Day A group paper critically reviewing the D-day invasion in the film "The Longest Day" during WWII.