[MOSAIC] Need Higher Level Thinking Books to Add to Literacy Closet

2009-01-07 Thread Raef, Tammie S.
I am in the middle of purchasing books to add to our literacy closet.  My principal requests that this year all titles that I add lend well to higher order thinking to be used with our Gifted Students and high achievers.  Can anyone suggest titles that they think would be a good addition to a

Re: [MOSAIC] Need Higher Level Thinking Books to Add to Literacy Closet

2009-01-07 Thread Mlredcon
I don't think it is the book choice that is important. It is more the kinds of questions that are asked and the demand for deeper reading as a result. Bloom's Taxonomy needs to be visible in terms of teacher planning. Teachers do not plan questions and they need to do this. Maxine In

Re: [MOSAIC] Need Higher Level Thinking Books to Add to Literacy Closet

2009-01-07 Thread Deb Stoner
Thinking Books to Add to Literacy Closet I am in the middle of purchasing books to add to our literacy closet. My principal requests that this year all titles that I add lend well to higher order thinking to be used with our Gifted Students and high achievers. Can anyone suggest titles

Re: [MOSAIC] Need Higher Level Thinking Books to Add to Literacy Closet

2009-01-07 Thread CNJPALMER
This is interesting thinking...and I agree to a point. You can use higher level questioning to elicit deeper thinking even with a restaurant menu or a travel brochure or even Captain Underpants. Yet, through the lesson study process, my group and I discovered that the book choice