Dig deeper into the short story "The Circuit" by Francisco Jiménez with this critical thinking activity. Jacob's Ladder is used to move student thinking from literal to complex, text-based inferencing. In this activity, students move their thinking from important events in the story to considering implications of specific events. Included in this download is:Jacob's Ladder A questioningTeacher's Notes for use (read at the bottom of the Google Slides)Exit Ticket for formative assessmentCritica