1. Two exams 10 ‘thinking skills’ to develop
OCR Thinking Skills
Two exams
‘thinking skills’ to develop

2.
What is the difference between an argument, an explanation, and a rant?

3. Card Sort-
Argument
Explanation or
Rant

4. In pairs, write an example of an argument, explanation and a rant on your topic (max 3 sentences each)
Then swap examples with another pair and work out/ label them as an argument, example or rant

5. (bracket the reasons) and underline the conclusions
When annotating arguments:
(bracket the reasons) and underline the conclusions
e.g.
(The sun rose yesterday). (The sun always rises), therefore the sun will rise tomorrow
e.g.
The sun rose yesterday. The sun always rises, therefore the sun will rise tomorrow