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Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming

How do How do
you know Ideas, you know
this? examples, this?
definition

Main Ideas,
Ideas,
Idea or examples,
examples,
Concept definition
definition

Ideas,
How do examples,
you know definition How do
this? you know
this?
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Thinking Skill: Describing

Describing
word or
phrase
(adjective)
Describing Describing
word or word or
phrase phrase
(adjective) (adjective)
Main
Idea or
Concept
Describing Describing
word or word or
phrase phrase
(adjective) (adjective)
Describing
word or
phrase
(adjective)
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BUBBLE MAP Unique Similarity Unique
Attribute Attribute
of Idea #1 of Idea #2
Unique
Unique
Attribute
Attribute
of Idea #2
of Idea #1 Similarity

Unique Unique
Attribute Idea #1 Similarity Idea #2 Attribute
of Idea #1 of Idea #2

Similarity Unique
Unique
Attribute
Attribute
of Idea #2
of Idea #1 Unique Unique
Attribute Attribute
of Idea #1 of Idea #2
Similarity

Thinking Skill: Compare/Contrast

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Thinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning
Sub- Parts

Major Part Sub-Parts

Sub- Parts

Whole Object Sub- Parts

Major Part
Sub-Parts
Sub- Parts

Major Part Sub- Parts

Sub-Parts
Sub- Parts
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Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize

Title

Category Category Category

Member Member Member

Member Member Member

Member
Member Member
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Thinking Skill: Sequencing

Event Title

1st thing that 2nd thing that 3rd thing that

happened happened happened

4th thing that 5th thing that 6th thing that

happened happened happened
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Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting

Cause Effect

Cause Event Effect

Cause Effect
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Thinking Skill: Analogies
EXAMPLE #1:

House as Car as Airplane

Home Automobile Jet

Relating Factor: synonyms

“The word “house” is a synonym for “home” AS the word “car is a synonym for “automobile” AS “airplane” is a synonym for “jet.

EXAMPLE #2:

Red as Yellow as Green

Rose Sun Grass

Relating Factor: is the color of . . .

“Red is the color of a rose AS yellow is the color of the sun AS green is the color of grass.
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Thinking Skill: Defining in Context & Brainstorming
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Thinking Skill: Describing
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Thinking Skill: Compare/Contrast

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Thinking Skill: Whole to Part Reasoning
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Thinking Skill: Classify/Categorize
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Thinking Skill: Sequencing

Event Title
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Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting
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Thinking Skill: Comparing/Contrasting
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Thinking Skill: Analogies

as as

Relating Factor: ________________

as as

Relating Factor:__________________
CIRCLE MAP SONG
“Row, Row, Row your boat tune”:
Circle, circle maps – they are the best form
To define in context
And also to brainstorm.

BUBBLE MAP SONG

Bu, bu, bu bu bubble maps
Bu, bu, bu, bu bubble maps
Bubble maps teach us how to describe things
Adjectives are the words we use
Bubble maps teach us how to describe things
Bubble maps are for me and you!

DOUBLE BUBBLE MAP SONG (tune of polley wolley doodle all the day)
To find what’s alike on the center ledge
It is Double bubble mapping all the way
And the differences on the outer edge
It is Double Bubble mapping all the way
Fare thee well, fare the well
Fare the well on this school day
For I’m doin’ all the thinkin’ and my grades they won’t be stinkin’
Doing Double Bubble mapping all the way!
BRACE MAP SONG
Zip-a-dee-do-da, Zip-a-dee-yay
BRACE MAPS help us have a wonderful day
Big parts and sub-parts are headin your way
To make a complete whole the Thinking Maps way!

FLOW MAP SONG (tune of do your ears hang low)

Does your brain hang low, does it wobble to and fro
Do you need a thinking map to help you stay in the know
When you need to find the order or the sequence of events
Choose a map called FLOW.

MULTI-FLOW MAP SONG

(tune of Beverly Hillbillies)
I can name an event and tell you all the cause
I can figure effects without even a pause
I can make map . . . Multi-flow the name
Cause and Effect is it’s number one game.
Multi-flow: find the cause – seek effects
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(To Brady Bunch Song)
Here’s the story of a thinking Tree Map
It begins with a title if you please
Then it breaks things down - into subparts
We call them categories

It’s the story of a thinking Tree Map

And those categories don’t stand on their own
Underneath we list all of their members
So they are not alone.

BRIDGE MAP SONG (tune of I’ve been workin on the Railroad)

I’ve been working on a Bridge Map
All the live long day
Relating factors they all differ
On the map you choose to make.
Don’t you fear – just plug the words in
Relationships are the key
Pairs of words must always have
The same Analogy