For one semester/quarter courses on Introduction to the Humanities or Cultural Studies.

Now in full color, Arts and Culture provides an introduction to global civilizations and their artistic achievements, history, and cultures. The authors consider two important questions: What makes a work a masterpiece of its type? And what qualities of a work enable it to be appreciated over time? Critical thinking is also highlighted throughout the text with 4 different box features that ask students to explore connections across the humanities and different cultures. These boxes...

Critical and Creative Thinking: A Guide for Teachers reveals ways to develop a capacity to think both critically and creatively in practical and productive ways.

• Explains why critical and creative thinking complement each other with clear examples
• Provides a practical toolkit of cognitive techniques for generating and evaluating ideas using both creative and critical thinking
• Enriches the discussion of creative and critical intersections with brief -inter-chapters- based on the thinking habits of Leonardo da Vinci
• Offers an overview of...

Powerful strategies, tools, and techniques for educators teaching students critical reading skills in the humanities.

Every educator understands the importance of teaching students how to read critically. Even the best teachers, however, find it challenging to translate their own learned critical reading practices into explicit strategies for their students. Critical Reading Across the Curriculum: Humanities, Volume 1 presents exceptional insight into what educators require to facilitate critical and creative thinking skills.

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