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ATL Skills: Critical Thinking

Complete the task opposite by writing a short paragraph that explains the role of
these sustainable management policies.
Here is a technique you can use to help explain your understanding and thinking.

• SEE-I is an easy-to-use and methodological critical thinking technique

assisting people in clarifying their ideas. It stands for the following: State
it, Elaborate, Exemplify, and Illustrate.

Let’s examine each element of SEE-I:

- State it: Clearly and succinctly state the concept or idea in a single sentence or
two.
- Elaborate: Explain it further in your own words.
- Exemplify: Provide concrete examples and counter examples of the
concept.
- Illustrate: Provide a picture, diagram, metaphor or analogy of the concept.

Essentially, SEE-I begins with a concise statement of the concept (S), followed

by further elaboration in your own words (E). Then you are to provide specific
examples and counter examples of the concept (E), Lastly, you end with an
illustration of the concept (I).
 State

Reforestation: planting new trees to replace those lost by fires or logging . 

Elaborate

In other words replanting trees to replace those trees that have been lost due to natural
disasters or human impact.

Exemplify

For example “One great example is The Green Belt Movement. This movement was founded
by Wangari Maathai in 1977. The Green Belt Movement managed to plant 51 million trees
in Kenya. And thanks to this movement, the quality of air around the area is significantly
improved.”

Illustrate

Citation:
1. “Here Are the Many Reforestation Examples and Types You Should Know.”
Trees4Trees, 27 Dec. 2021, https://trees4trees.org/2021/12/27/here-are-the-many-
reforestation-examples-and-types-you-should-know/#:~:text=Some%20Examples%20of
%20Reforestation&text=One%20great%20example%20is%20The,the%20area%20is
%20significantly%20improved.

State
Renewable Resources – using renewable resources such as water, wind and the sun to generate
electricity.

Elaborate

In other word, to renew resources that are limitless into new things such as electricity.

Exemplify

● Creating electricity from using wind

● Renewing plastic into new products

Illustrate
State

Recycling – reusing materials such as paper and metals

Elaborate.
In other words, recycling means to use materials that are considered useless and turning it into
something new

Exemplify

● Recycling plastic bottles into toys

● Creating new clothing out of old used fabric

Illustrate