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Critical thinking Common Core W.7.4 worksheets
Keep the Change: Stakeholder Analysis
Instead of telling young people WHAT TO THINK let's teach them HOW TO THINK!The nation is currently facing a nation-wide coin shortage! Chipotle made a special policy for customers paying in cash. Customer totals would be rounded up to the nearest dollar amount if bills were being paid in cash. A lot of Chipotle customers thought this policy was unfair and filed a class-action lawsuit in August of 2020.In this lesson students will take the role of an attorney that is advising Chipotle and lea
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6th - 8th
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Conversation Starters Package on Productivity
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on productivity. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of productivityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Conversation Starters Package on Individuality
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on individuality.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of individualityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Another Kind of Pain: Analysis from Multiple Perspectives
In the United States, someone dies of an opioid overdose every 90 seconds. But who is responsible?Multiple counties across the U.S. have filed lawsuits against the drug companies that manufacture opioids. It's estimated that about 80% of all heroin users began with prescription pills.Another Kind of Pain asks your student to analyze the problem from multiple perspectives, brainstorm the arguments from both sides of the lawsuit, and draw a conclusion. Another Kind of Pain includes:- Teacher's
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6th - 8th
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Cheating the Children?
Child labor used to legal in the United States. In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act which made the use of child labor illegal.But what about U.S. companies that use labor outside the U.S.?In this lesson your students will learn to think like lawyers as they examine three real-life legal cases against Firestone and Hershey about the use of child labor outside of the United States. Students will analyze the cases and the verdict and then synthesize the information to propose ch
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6th - 8th
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Conversation Starters on The Art of Conversation
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking questions on the art of conversation.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle school/high school students on the art of conversationActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Vaping: Root Cause Analysis
Vaping has been all over the news and anyone working with teens knows that it’s a a serious issue. Rules and laws are constantly evolving to deal with new situations and problems. Right now law makers are working to make sure that legislation covers the loop holes that were created with e-cigarettes. Before you can solve a problem, you need to understand the underlying causes. The process of thinking deeply about a problem is called a root cause analysis and this lesson will take your students t
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6th - 8th
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Conversation Starters Package on Adventure
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on adventure.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of adventureActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transition
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Problem and Solution Essay Writing Unit | Cause and Effect | Graphic Organizers
When you give a writing assignment, are your students excited? What if you told them they're going to help solve a mystery and save a bakery? Now you have their attention!Students love to problem solve, and as they work through this scenario they'll be practicing discussion, critical thinking, close reading, organization, and written analysis skills.This Problem-Solution activity asks students to help a fictional bakery owner figure out why her sales are declining. Your students will uncover th
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6th - 8th
But Who's Counting? Root Cause Analysis and Decision Making
The next U.S. Census is fast approaching but is it ready to go? The 2010 Census undercounted multiple communities throughout the United States. Accuracy is a big deal because Census information impacts:SchoolsPublic WorksBoundary Lines for RepresentativesPubic Health Funding And more!Prince George's County was undercounted in the last census by almost 3%- which amounts to over 20,000 people! They've filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Government to ensure that ALL people are represented in the C
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6th - 8th
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FREE: Stop and Frisk
From the presidential debates to recent news, everyone is talking about Stop and Frisk policies.What are the legal precedents? Stop and Frisk: Making and Evaluating Tough Decisions examines two cases:Terry v. Ohio, 1968John Terry was stopped by an undercover police officer who suspected that he MIGHT be planning to commit a robbery. The officer frisked John, found a gun, and charged him with carry a concealed weapon. Was the search legal?Floyd v. The City of New York, 2013David Floyd was help
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6th - 8th
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Close Read Independent Guide for any Content
Have students close read an article at home or with a partner. This worksheet allows students to search for their own information text on the internet and then "Closely" annotate the text to find the authors purpose and provide evidence to back up their claim. This worksheet has sentence frames to guide students and a writing frame to help Ell's and student's with difficulty writing. Worksheet can be used in any content area.
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5th - 9th
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