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Visible Thinking Routines are designed to help learners deepen their understanding of what they are learning and enable them to communicate their understanding of concepts to others. Individuals adopt one of these routines to use to display their understanding of the different points of view presented in a documentary about the restoration of the Channel Island fox and the bald eagle to Santa Cruz island.
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Instructional Ideas
- Introduce, model, and post examples of the various visible thinking routines before assigning the activity
Classroom Considerations
- Instructors should be familiar with the Visible Thinking Routines program
- Additional information about the program may be found in Making Thinking Visible by Ritchhart, Morrison & Church (Spring 2011)
- The activity is based on the "Restoration" segment of the West of the West documentary
- The final lesson in a series of seven based on the documentary
Pros
- The six-page packet includes a matrix that identifies different types of routines, their key moves, and notes
- Links to resources about the Visible Thinking program are also included
Cons
- No rubric for the activity is included