Nine Yardsticks for Deeper Reading
Readings: Responding Deeply While the Nine Yardsticks of Value originally were written for use in evaluating fictional works, they can be adapted for deeper reading of more kinds of writing. …
COLORS, ARRANGEMENT AND STORIES
Critical Thinking in Colors and Shapes Colors and arrangements can be used evoke different moods, different personalities, and different feelings. Spend at least five minutes looking closely at this painting,…
Advertisement Analysis Assignment
Persuasion - Advertisements One way to introduce students to the power of persuasion and to show them evidence of logical fallacies is to have them analyze advertisements in print and…
GETTING INTO A TEXT
Take a Random Walk Ask students to write on a piece of paper any ten numbers between the first and last page number of the book you are using. For example,…
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