1.
How does writing well and speaking
well impact your life?
2.
Attendance.
3.
Thinking Skills Cont- Interviews.
3
questions, each with a different thinking term, for a classmate to answer.
4.
TS cont. Practice with a few.
Babe Smith has been killed. Police have rounded up six
suspects, all of whom are known gangsters. All of them are known to have been
near the scene of the killing at the approximate time that it occurred. All had
substantial motives for wanting Smith killed. However, one of these suspected
gangsters, Slinky Sam, has positively been cleared of guilt.
T
F ? 1.
Slinky Sam is known to have been near the scene
of the killing of Babe Smith.
T
F ? 2.
All six of the rounded-up gangsters were known
to have been near the scene of the murder.
T
F ? 3.
Only Slinky Sam has been cleared of guilt.
T
F ? 4.
All six of the rounded-up suspects were near the
scene of Smith's killing at the approximate time that it took place.
T
F ? 5.
S. The police do not know who killed Smith.
T
F ? 6.
All six suspects are known to have been near the
scene of foul deed.
T
F ? 7.
Smith's murderer did not confess of his own free
will.
T
F ? 8.
Slinky Sam was not cleared of guilt.
T
F ? 9.
It is known that the six suspects were in the
vicinity of the cold-blooded assassination.
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A businessman had just turned off the lights in the store
when a man appeared and demanded money. The owner opened a cash register. The
contents of the cash register were scooped up and the man sped away. A member
of the police force was notified promptly.
T
F ? 1.
A man appeared after the owner had turned off
his store lights.
T
F ? 2.
The robber was a man.
T
F ? 3.
The man who appeared did not demand money.
T
F ? 4.
The man who opened the cash register was the
owner.
T
F ? 5.
The store-owner scooped up the contents of the
cash register and ran away.
T
F ? 6.
Someone opened a cash register.
T
F ? 7.
After the man, who demanded the money, scooped
up the contents of the cash register, he ran away.
T
F ? 8.
While the cash register contained money, the
story does not state how much.
T
F ? 9.
The robber demanded money of the owner.
T
F ? 10.
The robber opened the cash register.
T
F ? 11.
After the store lights were turned off a man
appeared.
T
F ? 12.
The robber did not take the money with him.
T
F ? 13.
The robber did not demand money of the owner.
T
F ? 14.
The owner opened a cash register.
T
F ? 15.
The age of the store-owner was not revealed in
the story.
T
F ? 16.
Taking the contents of the cash register with him,
the man ran out of the store.
T
F ? 17.
The story concerns a series of events in which
only three persons are referred to: the owner of the store, a man who demanded
money. and a member of the police force.
T
F ? 18.
The following events were included in the story:
someone demanded money. a cash register was opened, its contents were scooped
up, and a mall dashed out of the store.
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HW- Read Fish Cheeks, by Amy Tan and create 10 TS questions for another in class to answer.
1. Journal- Why is English the most important
class in your college career? Is it? Any job requires command of the English
language.
SWE- Language = expression/communication-
Language gets you what want. English is the keys to the kingdom.
2.
Attendance.
3. Notes, Notes, and Notes.
4. Thinking Skills notes and practice.
Analyze: to determine the nature and parts.
Connect: to place in relationship to something
else
Compare: to point out similarities.
Contrast: to point out differences.
Clarify: to make clear.
Classify: To arrange in like groups.
Distinguish: to tell the difference b/t two
things.
Define: to determine essential qualities.
Explain: to make understandable.
Elaborate: to tell more.
Evaluate: to determine the worth
Interpret: to put in other words
Identify: to name
Predict: to point out a future occurrence
Summarize: to tell in a short version.
Synthesize: To combine.
5. HW- Essay- How have you found that thinking
carefully has helped you in your life? Provide an introduction, example/s, and
a conclusion. MLA format.
Important
Notes/Decisions/Rules:
Books Monday- June 2nd.
Exchange Contact information.
1. Arrive on time.
2. Respect your classmates, be constructive and
actively participate.
3. Don’t
talk when others are.
4. Raise your hand to speak.
5. Be nice to others and their situations.
6. Can’t have more than 4 absences.
7. If you have +3 absences, you’ll likely earn
a C.
8. Do your work on time! Reading and drafting.
9. Do what I say and ask why later.
10. Cell phones on vibrate- be respectful.
11. Keep our space clean.
12. Own
up to your mistakes-integrity.
