This article is investigating the critical thinking method in the teaching of the theme "Manas and manastelling skill" by zigzag strategy. For the setting of the critical thinking tasks during teaching, various questions about four different texts were analyzed by students using the Venn diagram, cinquain, cluster, and crossword strategies. This method is recommended for teaching and the object recognition of the theme "Manas and manastelling skill" in the education process. In this work, students have tested practically an approach for an independent understanding of the theme and its interpretation to each other. Students were able to develop their organizational skills, ability to work individually, in pairs, and in groups.
Research relevance: teaching the Epic of Manas is relevant in connection with formation of patriotic feelings among young people. Research objectives: according to results of survey, modern youth confidently believe that Kyrgyz people came from Altai, and Altai is indigenous homeland of Kyrgyz people. However, textbooks on Kyrgyz literature do not address the questions: where did the Kyrgyz come from to Altai, where the ancestors of the great Manas came from. Research materials and methods: the article provides interesting and substantiated materials that will help resolve some of the controversial issues of teaching the epic. Research results: the ways of teaching epos given by authors provide opportunities in formation of patriotic feelings among young people. Conclusions: in teaching, we need to expand the origin of Manas among our youth, and a civic idea that ancestors of Manas lived in Sary-Kol and Alai, and the Kyrgyz lived in this region before leaving for Altai.
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