Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming

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

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Ideas, examples, definition

Main Idea or Concept

Ideas, examples, definition

How do you know this?

Ideas, examples, definition

How do you know this?

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Thinking Skill: Describing
Describing word or phrase (adjective) Describing word or phrase (adjective) Describing word or phrase (adjective)

Describing word or phrase (adjective)

Main Idea or Concept

Describing word or phrase (adjective)

Describing word or phrase (adjective)

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Unique Attribute of Idea #1

Similarity

Unique Attribute of Idea #2 Unique Attribute of Idea #2

Unique Attribute of Idea #1

Similarity

Unique Attribute of Idea #1

Idea #1

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Idea #2

Unique Attribute of Idea #2

Unique Attribute of Idea #1

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

Unique Attribute of Idea #2

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Thinking Skill: Compare/Contrast

Thinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning

Sub- Parts Major Part Sub-Parts Sub- Parts Whole Object Major Part Sub- Parts Sub-Parts Sub- Parts

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Major Part

Sub- Parts Sub-Parts Sub- Parts

Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize

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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 happened 2nd thing that happened 3rd thing that happened

4th thing that happened

5th thing that happened

6th thing that 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 Home 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.

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Car Automobile

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Airplane Jet

EXAMPLE #2:
Red Rose as Yellow Sun as Green 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: Describing

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Thinking Skill: Compare/Contrast

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
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CIRCLE MAP SONG Row, Row, Row your boat tune: Circle, circle maps they are the best form To define in context And also to brainstorm. BUBBLE MAP SONG Bu, bu, bu bu bubble maps Bu, bu, bu, bu bubble maps Bubble maps teach us how to describe things Adjectives are the words we use Bubble maps teach us how to describe things Bubble maps are for me and you! DOUBLE BUBBLE MAP SONG (tune of polley wolley doodle all the day) To find whats alike on the center ledge It is Double bubble mapping all the way And the differences on the outer edge It is Double Bubble mapping all the way Fare thee well, fare the well Fare the well on this school day For Im doin all the thinkin and my grades they wont be stinkin Doing Double Bubble mapping all the way!

BRACE MAP SONG Zip-a-dee-do-da, Zip-a-dee-yay BRACE MAPS help us have a wonderful day Big parts and sub-parts are headin your way To make a complete whole the Thinking Maps way! FLOW MAP SONG (tune of do your ears hang low) Does your brain hang low, does it wobble to and fro Do you need a thinking map to help you stay in the know When you need to find the order or the sequence of events Choose a map called FLOW. MULTI-FLOW MAP SONG (tune of Beverly Hillbillies) I can name an event and tell you all the cause I can figure effects without even a pause I can make map . . . Multi-flow the name Cause and Effect is its number one game. Multi-flow: find the cause seek effects

TREE MAP SONG (To Brady Bunch Song) Heres the story of a thinking Tree Map It begins with a title if you please Then it breaks things down - into subparts We call them categories Its the story of a thinking Tree Map And those categories dont stand on their own Underneath we list all of their members So they are not alone. BRIDGE MAP SONG (tune of Ive been workin on the Railroad) Ive been working on a Bridge Map All the live long day Relating factors they all differ On the map you choose to make. Dont you fear just plug the words in Relationships are the key Pairs of words must always have The same Analogy