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Strategic journeys for building logical reasoning, 9-12 :
1.Why this journey? -- 2.Charting the course: communicating the journey -- 3.The journey to deeper understandings: building practices -- 4.The journey from practice to proficiency: strategies that engage -- 5.Navigating the journey: staying the course -- Appendix A: Logical reasoning process tools and sample tasks -- Appendix B: Opportunities for writing strategies and samples -- Appendix C: Practice to proficiency strategies and samples -- Appendix D: Practices from the academic standards. "Filled with hands-on activities and photocopiable tools, 'Strategic journeys' will help you guide students into deeper thinking to go beyond the surface of content to true understanding. Topics include: Identifying opportunities for students to engage in meaningful and relevant writing across the content areas; Introducing a logical reasoning process, questioning structure, and bridging models to allow students to delve deeper into problems; Incorporating literature to increase student engagement and make content come alive for your students; Building vocabulary and literacy skills through fun activities aimed at increasing proficiency; Using the Three Phases of Logical Reasoning to plan lessons effectively, help students reflect on their progress, and implement the strategies successfully." - Back cover. Includes bibliographical references. "Filled with hands-on activities and photocopiable tools, 'Strategic journeys' will help you guide students into deeper thinking to go beyond the surface of content to true understanding. Topics include: Identifying opportunities for students to engage in meaningful and relevant writing across the content areas; Introducing a logical reasoning process, questioning structure, and bridging models to allow students to delve deeper into problems; Incorporating literature to increase student engagement and make content come alive for your students; Building vocabulary and literacy skills through fun activities aimed at increasing proficiency; Using the Three Phases of Logical Reasoning to plan lessons effectively, help students reflect on their progress, and implement the strategies successfully." - Back cover.