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The resources in this collection feature critical thinking as a key orientation for literacy instruction. All of the resources in this collection are designed to support self-regulated student use of intellectual tools in the development of competencies related to literacy .

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A Teacher’s Guide to “Feathers and Fools” by Mem Fox

Students first review the ideas of tolerance and celebrating differences and then listen to Feathers and Fools, in which a group of peacocks and swans are afraid of each other because of their differences. Students then use criteria to identify the most important lesson in the story and justify thei…
Subjects: English/Language Arts
Grades: 2, 3
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A Teacher’s Guide to “The Gardener” by Sarah Stewart

Students first examine The Gardener, presented as a series of letters. Students are asked to solve the mystery of the letters by using them to find out as much information as possible about the characters in the story. Students then compare the two characters, Lydia Grace and Uncle Jim, and discuss …
Subjects: English/Language Arts
Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6
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A Teacher’s Guide to “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury

Students first listen to All Summer in a Day and then examine the unkind act committed by the children in the story, exploring the roles of all the participants. Students then discuss the consequences of bullying and develop and use criteria to generate ideas for effective interventions in bullying …
Subjects: English/Language Arts
Grades: 4, 5, 6
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Critical Challenges in English for Secondary Students
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Critical Challenges in English for Secondary Students

Use critical thinking challenges that span a wide variety of literature genres to teach students tools for critical thinking in English. Available as a PDF only.
Subjects: English/Language Arts
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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The Empathy Library 4-8

Developed by TC² for the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation, The Empathy Library has been created for grades 4-8 with the intention of supporting students in thinking deeply about important concepts related to social and emotional learning while also developing the thinking tools they need to ma…
Subjects: English/Language Arts, Health
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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La bibliothèque de l'empathie 4-8

Développée par TC² pour la Fondation Indigo pour l’amour de la lecture, la bibliothèque de l'empathie a été créée pour les élèves de la 4e à la 8e année dans le but de les aider à réfléch…
Subjects: English/Language Arts, Health
Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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