See, Think, Wonder: Using Art to Inspire Critical Thinking

Submitted by Michael Boring on
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Abstract

In order to help students explore their prior knowledge and initiate creative and critical thinking about a new topic, students are shown a work of art at the begining of a new unit. The subject matter of the work of art is related to the general topic of the new unit. Students then write on 3 prompts reflecting on the work of art:

1) What do I see?

2) What do I think?

3) I wonder ...

I explain in more detail how these prompts are used to initiate critical thinking in the attached document.

Division/Department
Behavioral Sciences & Cultural Studies
Completed Full Cycle
No
Course Number
PHI 101
Attachment Size
see-think-wonder-instructions.doc 25 KB
Rating
Average: 3.8 (4 votes)

Comments

Peter Turner Tue, 04/16/2013 - 8:04am

I love the idea of integrating art into your new units as the unit "set." What a great way to encourage student involvement and incorporate higher order thinking skills!

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Erik Huntsinger Tue, 04/16/2013 - 1:17pm

I agree with Pete that this looks like a great way to introduce students to the new unit in a creative way.  Do you have any URLs of a few of the works of art?

Also, how would you determine if this practice is more effective than what you were doing before?

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