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Reading, Thinking: Book 4

Using higher order thinking and multiple intelligences in reading

  • By
  • Helen Robinson

Reproducible comprehension and inferential activities plus higher order thinking activities for year 6 students.

Units of work address a wide range of both factual and literary texts and questions ask students to remember, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate and create. Additional activities encourage open-ended questioning techniques, discovery learning, freedom of choice, group interaction and variation in pacing.

Ages: 10-11 | Pages: 88 | Code: TS0198 | ISBN: 9781921454905

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Contents

Acknowledgments4
Introduction
Text types5
Bloom’s taxonomy revised5
Gardner’s multiple intelligences7
The Reading & Thinking units8
Extension activities9
Units
1 Narrative - How the Moon Came to Be10
2 Procedure - Terrific Tastebud Tantalising Toffees12
3 Recount - Bart’s Difficult Birth14
4 Description - Beach Dogs16
5 Report - Venus18
6 Explanation - Thunderstorms20
7 Discussion - School Uniforms22
8 Review - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban24
9 Exposition - What’s Wrong with Diversity?26
10 Narrative - The Greek Creation Myth28
11 Procedure - Tangrams30
12 Recount - Hurricane Wilma32
13 Description - Harry Potter — Who Am I?34
14 Report - Reptiles36
15 Explanation - What Causes Acne?38
16 Discussion - Video Games40
17 Review - The Gallipoli Story42
18 Exposition - Going up in Smoke44
19 Narrative - Mulga Bill’s Bicycle46
20 Procedure - Bubbling Beautiful Bath Bombs48
21 Recount - The Prehistoric Burger50
22 Description - The Geebung Polo Club52
23 Report - Passive Smoking54
24 Explanation - What is the Universe?56
25 Discussion - Attention Deficit Disorder58
26 Review Australian Idol Board Game60
27 Exposition - Rainforests62
Extension activities
Student-centred comprehension – question stems64
Multiple intelligence matrixes / activities70
Multiple intelligence inventory78
Answers80