tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311365482533100842.post5787661431885828418..comments2007-11-19T07:26:17.132-06:00Comments on Buzz About Books: Sun Signs by Shelley HrdlitschkaChris Arnsteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156966187013219338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311365482533100842.post-28505704687740073712007-09-22T07:29:00.000-06:002007-09-22T07:29:00.000-06:00Thank you Carlene, I appreciate this comment more ...Thank you Carlene, I appreciate this comment more than you realize. I have been very influenced by Roland Case's ideas on critical thinking ever since I heard him speak at the SSLA conference. I am really trying to make students think rather than just regurgetate. I have gone back to my charts of Bloom's taxonomy and I am trying to formulate questions requiring higher level thinking skills. I feel that too many assignments at my high school are asking students for factual information rather than asking them to think about the information. I truly believe that cut and paste and plagarized assignments are the fault of a poorly designed assignment. If students are asked to examine, compare, justify, analyze, etc. the assignment can't be copied. I am attempting to read all the Snow Willow nominees and formulate about 10 questions for each. Then I hope to have grade nine classes respond to a few of them on a blog or wiki. Wish me luck!<BR/><BR/>ChrisChris Arnsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156966187013219338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311365482533100842.post-40181140213005205612007-09-20T23:27:00.000-06:002007-09-20T23:27:00.000-06:00Hello Chris,Great questions on your blog. Students...Hello Chris,<BR/><BR/>Great questions on your blog. Students must inquire of the author's purpose and synthesize their knowledge to respond to the questions.<BR/><BR/>Sun Signs reminds me of my avatar. Is my avatar a true representation of myself or the goddess I aspire to be?Eclectech Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538683506081686492noreply@blogger.com