With / Without A Thought
A compare/contrast structure to analyze the impact of thoughts
OVERVIEW: A structure to help you analyze the influence of a thought.
WHEN TO USE: ​To analyze the impact and influence of a historical person’s thinking, a historical event, character analysis, or to reflect on a personal situation.
WHAT STUDENTS DO
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Identify a central thought that is believed by either a character, historical figure, group, or personally. Examples: “I’m not good enough.” “They’re a threat.” “There’s no point in trying.”
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Compare and contrast what happened WITH THE THOUGHT with what happened WITHOUT THE THOUGHT. Explore the impact of the thought on emotions, words, communication, and actions.
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EXAMPLE
Compare/contrast based on listening to a personal narrative.
SKILLS
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Civic Literacy
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Media Literacy
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Critical Thinking
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Perspective Taking (intellectual empathy)
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Decision analysis
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Reading Comprehension
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Writing
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GRADE
4-12 (and younger with modifications)
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PREP TIME REQUIRED
As little as 5 minutes
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EST. TIME
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10 minutes (as exit ticket)
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or build a lesson around it
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​SUBJECTS​
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Social Studies, History
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Language Arts
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Engineering and Design
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Science ​
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Advisory
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and more!
AT A GLANCE: