The aim of "CriticalThinking and "r"eligious Folklore - Reader and
Workbook" is to help students think critically about and analyze
different kinds of writing. They can then arrive at their own
understanding about the meaning of a reading selection. Students
learn how to organize their thoughts and analysis so that they can
write about their understanidng of each reading selection.
"Critical Thinking and "r"eligious Folklore - Reader and Workbook"
is a book of literature selections from "r"eligious folklore (See
What is this book about? In COURSE INTRODUCTION which follows Table
of Contents for a discussion of "r"eligious folklore.) The workbook
is self-contained. All the readings are included in the workbook.
Students complete most of the comprehension exercises and short
written assignments in the workbook too. "Critical Thinking and
"r"eligious Folklore - Read and Workbook" is designed for students
in or above the middle school level. If you review the selections,
you can easily see which can be used with lower level students,
e.g., the stories St. George and the dragon in the chapter called
Dragons, and which, with upper level students, the selections in
the chapter entitled What the divine has touched. Students use
folklore, such as short stories, poetry and ballads, lives of holy
folk, etc., as the foundation for analyzing and thinking about the
content, meaning, and themes of a selection. Graphics thinking
organizers are the main vehicle that students use to help
themselves: analyze the meaning of each selection they read;
organize their thoughts in preparation for writing. The organizers
cover such thinking or analytical areas as: comparison and
contrast, classification, sorting, cause and effect, sequencing,
etc. There is extensive guidance on how to fill out a graphic
thinking organizer when each is first introduced. After applying an
organizer to a particular text, students write their analysis,
based on the reading selection and their completed thinking
organizer. The section of the book entitled COURSE INTRODUCTION
gives details about the relationship among reading, meaning and
writing. The analysis using the graphics thinking organizers in
"Critical Thinking and "r"eligious Folklore - Read and Workbook" as
well as the preparation exercises for writing can be completed
individually or in a group. A companion volume "'Snipp snapp snute,
sa er eventyret ute' - Folklore Reader and Critical Thinking
Workbook" has additional critical thinking materials and different
reading selections. Students who use the volume should have more
options for analyzing and writing about other texts and literary
selections they meet. They will probably be able to transfer much
of the critical thinking "techniques" used in "Critical Thinking
and "r"eligious Folklore - Read and Workbook" to other curriculum
areas in their school work.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
