Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Day one

This is a free class-  What would you like to do to help you become a better thinker, writer, reader, student, human?


Attendance


Practice thinking




What’s important to me?

Reading novels.-  The Alchemist, first.
Studying poetry-
Vocabulary improvement-
Research projects-
Essays
Creative/Divergent/Lateral thinking
Student success- 10 habits of highly students.
Current events-  Turning them into essays.



Analyze: determine the nature and parts.
Connect:  To place in relationship to something else
Clarify:  to make clear
Classify:  to arrange in like groups
Contrast:  to point out differences
Compare:  to point out similarities.
Define:  to determine essential qualities
Distinguish:  To tell the difference b/t two things.
Evaluate: To determine the worth
Elaborate:  to tell in greater detail
Explain:  To make understandable.
Summarize:  to tell in a short version.
Predict:  To tell in advance.
Infer:  To determine based on evidence
Identify:  to name
Interpret:  to tell in other words
Synthesize:  to combine

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