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Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming

How do How do
you know Ideas, you know
this? examples, this?
definition

Main Ideas,
Ideas,
Idea or examples,
examples,
Concept definition
definition

Ideas,
How do examples,
you know definition How do
this? you know
this?
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Thinking Skill: Describing

Describing
word or
phrase
(adjective)
Describing Describing
word or word or
phrase phrase
(adjective) (adjective)
Main
Idea or
Concept
Describing Describing
word or word or
phrase phrase
(adjective) (adjective)
Describing
word or
phrase
(adjective)
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BUBBLE MAP Unique Similarity Unique
Attribute Attribute
of Idea #1 of Idea #2
Unique
Unique
Attribute
Attribute
of Idea #2
of Idea #1 Similarity

Unique Unique
Attribute Idea #1 Similarity Idea #2 Attribute
of Idea #1 of Idea #2

Similarity Unique
Unique
Attribute
Attribute
of Idea #2
of Idea #1 Unique Unique
Attribute Attribute
of Idea #1 of Idea #2
Similarity

Thinking Skill: Compare/Contrast

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Thinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning
Sub- Parts

Major Part Sub-Parts

Sub- Parts

Whole Object Sub- Parts

Major Part
Sub-Parts
Sub- Parts

Major Part Sub- Parts

Sub-Parts
Sub- Parts
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Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize

Title

Category Category Category

Member Member Member

Member Member Member

Member
Member Member
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Thinking Skill: Sequencing

Event Title

1st thing that 2nd thing that 3rd thing that

happened happened happened

4th thing that 5th thing that 6th thing that

happened happened happened
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Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting

Cause Effect

Cause Event Effect

Cause Effect
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Thinking Skill: Analogies
EXAMPLE #1:

House as Car as Airplane

Home Automobile Jet

Relating Factor: synonyms

“The word “house” is a synonym for “home” AS the word “car is a synonym for “automobile” AS “airplane” is a synonym for “jet.

EXAMPLE #2:

Red as Yellow as Green

Rose Sun Grass

Relating Factor: is the color of . . .

“Red is the color of a rose AS yellow is the color of the sun AS green is the color of grass.
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Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming
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Thinking Skill: Describing
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Thinking Skill: Compare/Contrast

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Thinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning
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Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize
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Thinking Skill: Sequencing

Event Title
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Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting
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Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting
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Thinking Skill: Analogies

as as

Relating Factor: ________________

as as

Relating Factor:__________________