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Responsible Thinking: Analyzing Arguments and Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains many points to consider when analyzing someone's arguments and evidence, such as the hidden assumptions, cultural assumptions, and testability. Each is explained in a short paragraph with a link to additional discussions on...
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Multimedia Schools: Moving Every Child Ahead the Big6

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article looks at applying the Big6 process to issues raised by No Child Left Behind legislation. The goal of the Big6 process is to improve performance by improving thinking through application of information technology skills. This...
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Carson Newman College: Critical Reading of an Essay's Argument

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Extensive examination of what it means to critically read an argument. This process is sometimes called "critical reading," or "close reading," or "active reading." First the differences between reading to extract information and reading...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Academic Language: Everyone's "Second" Language

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Being able to speak English fluently does not guarantee that a student will be able to use language effectively in academic settings. Fluency must be combined with higher order thinking skills to create an "academic language," which...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Creative Writing Through Wordless Picture Books

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Need help planning ways to creatively teach your students chronological order? Here's a great place to start. While the site is specifically geared toward the middle school student, it is a teaching idea which could easily be adapted for...
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Cmh: Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Design a Display

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and contrast similar objects from different cultures using images from the Museum of Civilization. Interpreting and classifying the items will challenge students' higher order thinking skills.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: Number Theory Ii [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This worksheet provides a series of problem-solving questions that require higher order thinking skills. Questions will include finding the greatest common divisor, and least common multiple.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: 3 D Geometry Ii [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This worksheet provides a variety of 3D geometry questions requiring higher order thinking skills. Questions include; finding the surface area of a prism, surface area of pyramid, surface area of a sphere, and platonic solids.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Work Out Together

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will read an article and determine the author's point and identify the reasons the author gives to support his or her point. This lesson requires analysis by the students and a great deal of higher-order thinking as they...
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Learning Enrichment:reading Skills in the Social Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Discussion of the critical reading skills needed in Social Studies, although the skills discussed can apply to a variety of areas. This is part of a larger site containing numerous lesson plans for Social Studies, and this page is really...
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: The Gingerbread Man

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Introduce your primary students to retelling and sequencing skills. Will also help move your students to higher-level thinking which deals with characters, setting, and plot. Site offers one week's worth of lessons.
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Fno: A Questioning Toolkit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An article in which Jamie McKenzie states his belief that each district should create a Questioning Toolkit which contains several dozen kinds of questions and questioning tools. Portions of the Questioning Toolkit should be introduced...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading (And Scaffolding) Narrative Texts

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students need to learn the purposes and methods of narration in order to understand the narrative framework and to eliminate frustration when they read. When students know the narrative elements, they can more easily follow the story...
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Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: Teacher's Pack: All's Well That Ends Well [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Anyone who is teaching Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well will find this collection of resources useful. Included in the pack are sections on putting the play in the context of its time, other background material about the play, and...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 42: The Bill of Rights Is a Rockin

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are aware of most their personal rights and freedoms. However, many have not critically evaluated the significance of the Bill of Rights and are unaware that the Bill of Rights only applied to the federal government from 1791...
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Ndt: Problem Solving Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th
NDT Education stresses the importance of problem solving skills. Problem solving steps and strategies are provided.
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Criteria for Authentic Project Based Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this site to view a comprehensive list of criteria for project-based learning. This simple list is the perfect resource for parents, teachers, and students.
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: Colusa Community School: Independence Day!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using the concept that a class has become an independent country, students work in groups to design symbols that depict their class. This activity not only teaches the history of American symbols, but it exercises higher-order thinking...