1. Reading as Thinking: Enhancing literacy instruction using a framework for critical thinking Usha James OISE/UT (seconded from Emily Carr S.S., York Region D.S.B.) Usha.james@utoronto.ca

2. Explain the image Use visual clues to develop an informative explanation of image.

4. $2.00 Summary Write a $2.00 summary: What is critical thinking? 10 cents/word no change can’t borrow

5. What is critical thinking? Write ideas in your quadrant AB CD

6. A Definition of Critical Thinking TC2 defines critical thinking as the thinking through of a problematic situation about what to believe or how to act where the thinker makes a reasoned judgment that reflects competent use of the intellectual tools for quality thinking.

7. Are the following literacy tasks critical thinking tasks? Literacy TaskTypes of critical challenges  Summarizing  Inferring  Determine the main idea  Record the most important ideas  Write from a particular perspective  Determine author’s message 1. Critique the piece 2. Judge the better or the best 3. Rework the piece 4. Decode the puzzle 5. Design to specs 6. Perform to specs

8. Are the following literacy tasks critical thinking tasks? Literacy Task Write a concise and informative summary. Make a powerful inference Determine the main idea Record the most important ideas Write authentically from a particular perspective

9. TC 2 Model of Critical Thinking Community of Thinkers Critical Challenges Teach and Assess the Intellectual Tools Background Knowledge Criteria for Judgment Critical Thinking Vocabulary Thinking Strategies Habits of Mind

10. TopicCritical challengeSample criteria Titles, headlines or captions Create a great headline. Which of these is the best title for the paragraph? Revise the supplied caption for the picture.  informative  catchy/intriguing  concise  playful Main ideaWhat are the five most important ideas in this paragraph? Which of these is the best plot summary of this story? Prepare an effective précis of the chapter.  relevant to the topic or issue  contains key ideas  concisely noted  written in own words Literacy tasks framed as critical challenges:

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14. Strengths of his approach - check mark Opportunities to tweak and fortify - question mark

20. Simon’s first response to hearing about the spirit bear suggests he thought that a)there was little time to waste on talking. b)the best course of action was to raise funds. c) he should first gather information from a variety of sources. d)he should go to observe the Kermode bears in their coastal habitat. What evidence shows that the work of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition was effective? a)Simon joined the coalition while in high school. b)Almost half the habitat of the bears was protected. c)Decision-makers invited Simon to their meetings about forests. d)Over 700 letters of support were sent to the British Columbia government.

21. Critically Thoughtful Readers ActivateAnticipate ExtractChallengeDeliberate Personal knowledge and experience knowledge from other sources Micro level: next events in the text Macro level: text organization and structure Draw out the details of the text and the overall meaning both explicit and implied Question emerging interpretation and understanding of the text Question the merits of the text given its purpose. Explore the ideas and issue presented in the text and their implications beyond the text. © The Critical Thinking Consortium, 2009

22. Critically Thoughtful Readers Activate AnticipateExtract ChallengeDeliberate infer Skimming and scanning Word Sort Brainstorming What, So What, Therefore Literature Circles placemats Storyboarding Mindmapping main ideas and details Marking or coding the text Talk to the text Questioning the text / raising doubts Reading Competencies © The Critical Thinking Consortium, 2009

23. infer Skimming and scanning Sort and predict Brainstorming What, So What, Therefore... Literature Circles placemats Storyboarding Find main ideas Marking / Coding the text Talk to the text Questioning the text / raising doubts © The Critical Thinking Consortium, 2009

24. Critically Thoughtful Readers ActivateAnticipate ExtractChallengeDeliberate Each reading competence requires critical thought supported by thinking tools © The Critical Thinking Consortium, 2009

25. Teaching Reading as Thinking http://www.tc2. ca/wp/t4t/t4t- members-pagehttp://www.tc2. ca/wp/t4t/t4t- members-page