Unfortunately, this kind of ideology is what students think about writing activities. However, the idea of using writing to promQte Gritical thinking can be traced back to early Roma education. Cicero wrote in deOratore. The critical thinking link is very evident in Cicero's thinking. These ideas are predecessors to many modern theories of the writing and thinking connection.
Writing can increase higher order thinking skills through abstract assignments.
Critical thinking skills have been shown as being vital for students' success. Writing is the link teachers need to use for instructing students in the development and usage of critical thinking skills. Many techniques exist for teaching critical thinking skills through writing, but I have chosen two for elaboration in this paper. Freewriting and journal writing have been shown to be quite effective for this purpose. Sheridan sets up two rules for the freewrite.