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- 6th
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Students read the crime fiction genre and refine critical thinking skills in order to make the most out of the information and experiences that surround students in their daily lives. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students explore the importance of using critical thinking skills when watching television shows. students identify intellectual bias in today's television shows and enhance their ability to organize their ideas and thoughts into a reflective essay. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech to use their critical thinking skills. They complete sections on a worksheet dealing with vocabulary and figures of speech. They examine the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s as well. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students, in pairs, examine Aesop's ancient fables and modern time fables. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students read a story by James Clavell about propaganda and they discuss how it was used in the story. In groups, they decide what they would do if faced with certain situations. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students explore the elements of film to analyze character, action, and the themes in the movie, "Quiz Show." The lesson encourages students to make personal connections and real life applications as they view the movie, critically. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students study the major geologic eras. They observe the rudiments of how tracks are made and how to read them. They strengthen observation skills and critical thinking to produce a scenario. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students develop critical thinking skills while exploring new ideas about success, discuss people they consider to be successful, and identify how they measure or define their own personal success. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop critical thinking skills so that they may produce their own written plays or music from their thoughts and feelings. They express their thoughts based on what has been presented to them over the duration of the course. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students think critically about artistic freedom and evaluate the aims and effectiveness of censorship and education. They begin an investigation of the ongoing controversy surrounding Mel Gibson's "The Passion of Christ" by reading "New Film May Harm Gibson's Career." In small groups, students research the issues raised by the film and contribute two written pages to an intellectual guide designed to sharpen viewer's critical thinking skills. Full Review »

