A Miscellaneous Monday Morning

Autobiography thoughts Various check-ins Trace on Wednesday -reminder Our community review Goals of Co-op Socials and English 11 course outlines Critical Thinking

Autobiography
THANK YOU! Write your two most meaningful, telling, thoughtful or favorite sentences on the scrap piece of paper Write how much of your autobiography you plan to share tomorrow morning (All, Most, some) Lindsays turn

How many fries in your mouth?

World View

OUR COMMUNITY

Goals of Co-op
Become better at reading, writing and speaking Develop habits of thinking critically, logically and deeply Think deeply about who you are and how you want to live your life Understand and critically analyze 20th Century Canadian history Understand and critically analyze Canadian government

Understand and critically analyze important global issues Better understand why humans behave the way they do

BIG QUESTION What is critical thinking and why should I bother getting good at it?

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At the end of this lesson youll answer the following in your Learning Log
1. Define critical thinking in your own words. 2. Explain what tools might help you get good at it. 3. Explain why it might be useful to be good at.

What is a critical challenge? A Concept Attainment Data Set

1. What are some ways to discipline my children? 2. Is time-out the most effective way to discipline my children. 3. What was the theme of The Giver? 4. Should The Giver be a Grade 7 novel? 5. Which car do I like better, the Mazda 5 or the Kia Rondo? 6. Which car is the best choice for our familiy, the Mazda 5 or the Kia Rondo? 1. Explain how animals adapt to their habitats. 2. Design a rich habitat for an assigned animal.
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Write a tentative definition of critical challenge. Share it with a neighbour.

7. Did you like the movie Black Robe? 8. Does the movie Black Robe provide a fair and adequate account of what actually happened? 9. Which WW I battle had the greatest impact on Canada? 10. Explain the events of WW I? 11. Which invention had the greatest impact on humanity, the printing press, the steam engine or the car? 12. Which impact of the printing press was most significant? 13. Design an effective exercise plan for yourself. 14. Come up with five powerful questions for our guest speaker tomorrow.
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Refine your tentative definition of critical challenge. Share it with a neighbour. Consider sharing it with all of us.

Goals of Co-op

read critically and thoughtfully to understand write clearly and creatively to be understood speak clearly to be understood work co-operatively with others to love learning and be able to learn on my own anywhere, anytime learn how to find and assess relevant information develop habits of thinking critically, logically and deeply think deeply about who you are and how you want to live your life think deeply about and experience some career possibilities understand and critically analyze Canadian issues through history understand and critically analyze Canadian government understand and critically analyze important global issues better understand why humans behave the way they do

For each goal come up with 1-2 real reasons it is worth attaining ideally these reasons should motivate you.

BIG QUESTIONS FOR SOCIALS STUDIES 11 Overarching Question: To what extent has the period from 1914-2000 been a time of progress for Canada? Consider compassion, human rights, unity, equality, wealth, international involvement, autonomy and tolerance. Canadian Government To what extent is Canadas system of government effective? Describe the major political ideologies. Describe the rights conferred on Canadians in the Charter of rights and freedoms. Human Geography What are the obstacles to the stabilizing of world populations? Explain the obstacles that developing nations face in becoming developed nations. Evaluate the most important environmental challenges facing Canadians and the world. French/ English relations Unity To what extent has Canada been a unified country from 1914-2000? Aboriginal People Evaluate the challenges faced by Aboriginal people in Canada in the period 1914-2000.

WW I Evaluate Canadas contributions to WW I? Evaluate the impacts of WW I on Canada? Depression To what extent were the Canadian government efforts to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression effective? Explain Canadas development into a welfare state (social safety net) WW II Evaluate Canadas contribution to WW II? Evaluate the impacts of WW II on Canada? Women Describe the role of women in terms of social, political and economic change in Canada. Cold War Evaluate Canadas contributions to the UN and its record on Human rights. Should we be proud to be Canadian? To what extent was Canadas relationship with the US positive from 1945-2000?

What is a critical challenge?

A critical challenge requires a person to assess or judge the merits of possible options in light of relevant factors or criteria.

Step one to solving a critical challenge is identifying criteria for judgment

Watch this video and explain what criteria for judgment are. Use an example from the video and make your own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbkGf6MR

Its a way of being that your students will use every day of their lives.

Which car should we buy?

Tool # 1 Criteria for Judgment

Price Fuel efficiency Space for both kids Getting in and out of car easily with both kids Space for Stefan Reliability

Tool# 2 Background knowledge

What do fuel efficiency ratings mean? How much money do we have? What are the reliability ratings for each car and what do they mean?

Tool # 3 Critical thinking concepts

Bias

Tool # 4 Thinking strategy: T-chart

Criteria Mazda 5 Kia Rondo
Price Fuel efficiency Space for both kids Space for Stefan Reliability Space for Stefan

Hyndai Elantra

Whats the point of getting good at critical thinking?

What do you think?

Its a way of being that youll use every day of your life.
Which car should I buy? Which neighborhood should we move to? Whats the best way for me to raise my kids?

It will help you learn the content you need better.

Which Canadian military contribution to WW II was most important?

Learning Log
Define critical thinking in your own words. Explain what tools might help you get good at it. Explain why it might be useful to be good at.

How do I think critically?

Know your stuff (background knowledge) Figure out criteria for judgement Use strategies (t-chart, venn diagram) Be open minded and full minded.