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20-25 minutes

1. Ask why a topic matters to oneself, others, and the world

WHY? Encourages multi-layered exploration of why cultural topics matter.

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15-20 minutes

1. Take detailed notes on observations or thoughts

WHY? Encourages detailed observation and note-taking.

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20-25 minutes

1. Create physical or mental space for learning

WHY? Encourages preparation and focus for deep learning.

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15-20 minutes

1. Look closely at a topic

2. Reflect on what is seen and its significance

WHY? Encourages deep observation and reflective thinking

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20-30 minutes

1. Identify similarities and differences

2. Connect to prior knowledge

3. Engage with new insights

WHY? Promotes comparative analysis and connection-making in cultural contexts

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20-30 minutes

1. Share stories related to a topic

2. Discuss their meanings and implications

WHY? Encourages sharing and analysis of personal and cultural narratives.

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20-30 minutes

1. Pass an idea around for contributions from others

WHY? Encourages collaborative idea development and refinement.

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15-20 minutes

1. Pause to observe and reflect on a topic or event

WHY? Encourages careful observation and mindful reflection on cultural events

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15-20 minutes

1. Consider who benefits from a statement

2. Reflect on different perspectives

WHY?-Encourages critical thinking about cultural narratives and their impacts.

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15-20 minutes

1. Imagine different scenarios

2. Discuss their implications

WHY?-Encourages creative thinking and exploration of hypothetical scenarios.

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20-30 minutes

1. Identify 3 thoughts, 2 questions, 1 connection

2. Reflect on changes after learning

WHY?-Encourages reflection and connection-making before and after learning.

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20-25 minutes

1. Identify different lenses for viewing a topic

2. Discuss their implications

WHY?-Promotes multi-lens analysis and discussion of cultural topics.

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15-20 minutes

1. Name an issue

2. Describe its impact

3. Act on potential solutions

WHY?-Encourages critical thinking and action-oriented solutions to cultural issues.

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20-30 minutes

1. Step into a perspective

2. Step out to consider other perspectives

3. Step back to reflect

WHY?-Encourages perspective-taking and reflection on cultural viewpoints

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15-20 minutes

1. Reflect on daily activities

2. Connect them to cultural context

WHY?_Encourages reflection on daily activities and their cultural significance

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20-30 minutes

1. Explore a topic

2. Connect it to prior knowledge

3. Identify key insights

WHY?-Promotes exploration, connection-making, and identification of key insights.

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20-30 minutes

1. Identify parts of a system

2. Consider different perspectives

3. Reflect on personal connections

WHY?-Encourages multi-perspective analysis and personal connection to cultural systems.

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20-30 minutes

1. Reflect on personal identity

2. Connect it to cultural context

WHY?-Encourages self-reflection and understanding of cultural identity.

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15-20 minutes

1. Imagine possibilities for a situation or topic

WHY?-Encourages creative thinking and exploration of potential outcomes

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20-30 minutes

1. Take notes as a reporter

2. Summarize key points

3. Reflect on their significance

WHY?-Encourages careful observation, summarization, and reflection on cultural topics.

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20-25 minutes

1. Reflect on a sense of belonging

2. Explore how it relates to cultural context

WHY?-Encourages reflection on belonging and its cultural implications.

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20-30 minutes

1. Identify values and identities

2. Explore how they influence actions

WHY?-Promotes understanding of how cultural values and identities shape actions

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20-30 minutes

1. Identify a claim

2. Argue for and against it

3. Evaluate the strength of arguments

WHY?-Promotes balanced argumentation and critical evaluation of claims.

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20-30 minutes

1. Formulate a stance on an issue

2. Support it with arguments

3. Present and defend the stance

WHY?-Encourages critical thinking, argumentation, and persuasive communication.

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20-30 minutes

1. Brainstorm a wide range of options

2. Explore the implications of each option

WHY?-Encourages creative thinking and expansive exploration of options.

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25-35 minutes

1. Explore the surface

2. Dig deeper

3. Uncover core insights

WH?-Encourages layered exploration and deep understanding of texts and topics.

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25-30 minutes

1. Explore different layers of meaning or aspects of a topic

MYP-Use with complex texts to uncover deeper layers of meaning.

DP-Helps students analyze and understand multiple layers of meaning in a text.

WHY?-Encourages comprehensive analysis and understanding of complex topics.

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20-30 minutes

1. Consider a situation from an outsider’s perspective

WHY?-Encourages empathy and perspective-taking

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20-30 minutes

1. Identify different options

2. Rank them based on criteria

3. Discuss the rationale

WHY?-Promotes critical thinking and decision-making skills.

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20-25 minutes

1. Generate creative questions about a topic

2. Discuss and explore these questions

WHY?-Promotes curiosity and deeper engagement with the subject matter

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20-25 minutes

1. Present statements

2. Identify as fact or fiction

3. Justify their choices

WHY?-Encourages critical thinking and evaluation of the accuracy of information.

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15-20 minutes

1. Use creative starters like "What if...", "How might..." to generate questions

WHY?-Encourages creative thinking and inquiry, promoting deeper exploration of topics.

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15-20 minutes

1. Identify "hotspots" or key areas in a text or topic

2. Discuss their significance

WHY?-Promotes detailed analysis and understanding of important aspects of a text or topic

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20-30 minutes

1. Identify something beautiful and explain why

2. Identify something true and explain why

WHY?-Promotes deeper understanding and appreciation of both beauty and truth in texts and cultural artifacts.

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15-20 minutes

1. Make a claim

2. Support it with evidence

3. Ask a question about the claim

WHY?-Encourages students to think critically, support their ideas, and ask probing questions.

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20-30 minutes

1. Compare two seemingly unrelated things 2. Identify similarities and differences

WHY?-Promotes creative thinking and analytical comparison skills.

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10-15 minutes

1. Think about a question or topic individually 2. Pair with a partner to discuss

3. Share with the class

WHY?-Encourages collaboration, discussion, and articulation of thoughts.

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15-20 minutes

1. Show a close-up of an image

2. Gradually reveal more of the image

3. Discuss what they see and think as more is revealed

WHY?-Promotes detailed observation and inferencing skills, useful for cultural context understanding.

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15-20 minutes

1. Identify parts of a text or topic that they agree with (Green Light), are unsure about (Yellow Light), or disagree with (Red Light)

WHY?-Encourages critical thinking and evaluation of texts, fostering discussion and reflection.

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20-30 minutes

1. Take on the perspective of a character or historical figure

2. Reflect on their thoughts and feelings

WHY?-Encourages empathy and deeper understanding of characters or historical figures' thoughts and feelings.

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20-30 minutes

1. Identify a problem or dilemma

2. Argue for and against

3. Evaluate the arguments

WHY?-Promotes balanced debate and critical evaluation of opposing arguments.

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20-30 minutes

1. Identify different perspectives on a topic

2. Explore each perspective

3. Reflect on how they influence understanding of the topic

WHY?-Encourages understanding and analysis of different perspectives and how they influence understanding of a topic.

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20-30 minutes

1. Observe and describe
2. Identify parts
3. Explain their function
4. Make connections between parts and function

WHY?-Promotes detailed analysis and explanation of functions and connections within a context.

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15-25 minutes

1. Ask students "What makes you say that?" and explore their responses in more detail

WHY?-Encourages evidence-based reasoning and justification of opinions.

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30-40 minutes

1. Generate ideas

2. Sort ideas

3. Connect ideas

4. Elaborate on connections

WHY?-Facilitates organization and visualization of complex ideas and their interrelations.

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10-15 minutes

1. Create a headline that captures the essence of what was learned

WHY?-Helps students synthesize and capture the essence of a topic or lesson concisely.

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25-35 minutes

1. Connect ideas

2. Challenge assumptions

3. Identify key concepts

4. Notice changes in thinking

WHY?-Promotes comprehensive and deep analysis of topics, challenging assumptions and connecting ideas.

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15-20 minutes

1. Select a sentence, a phrase, and a word from a text that impacted them.

WHY? Encourages deep understanding and discussion of important texts.

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20-30 minutes

1. Connect to what they know (Connect)

2. Identify what is new (Extend)

3. Pose challenges or questions (Challenge)

WHY? -Facilitates connecting new knowledge with prior learning, challenging understanding. After readings or lessons, students connect new information with prior knowledge.

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20-30 minutes

1. Consider personal reactions (N, S, E, W: Need to Know, Stance, Excited, Worry)

WHY? -Helps organize and evaluate thoughts and emotions about a new or complex topic

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15-25 minutes

1. Write a question or topic in the center of a large paper.

2. Students add their ideas and questions anonymously.

WHY? -Ensures all voices are heard and provides time for individual reflection. Fosters written discussion on cultural and linguistic topics.

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15-20 minutes

1. Reflect on how their thinking has changed about a specific topic

WHY? -Promotes metacognition and reflection on learning and changes in thinking.

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20-30 minutes

1. Think about what you know (Think)

2. Identify what is puzzling (Puzzle)

3. Explore how to learn more (Explore)

WHY? -Promotes curiosity and critical thinking from the beginning of a unit.

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15-20 minutes

1. Observe and describe what you see (See) 2. Think about what it means (Think)

3. Ask what you wonder (Wonder)

WHY? -Encourages detailed observation and critical reflection on visual content.

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15-20 minutes

1. Identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story or event 2. Discuss their significance

WHY? Encourages understanding and analysis of narrative structure

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20-25 minutes

1. Describe an image or object

2. Add elaborations in turns

WHY? Encourages collaborative description and elaboration.

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15-20 minutes

1. Look at an object or image for ten seconds

2. Note down observations

3. Repeat ten times

WHY? Encourages careful and repeated observation to notice details.

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Slow Complexity Capture - Find, Capture, Explain, Wonder

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25-35 minutes

1. Observe and capture complex details

2. Explain their significance

3. Pose questions about them

WHY? Encourages detailed observation and deep analysis of complex cultural artifacts.

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Slow Complexity Capture - Exploring Complexity

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15-20 minutes

1. Rate the complexity of a topic or task

2. Discuss the ratings and implications

WHY? Encourages evaluation and understanding of complexity.

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20-25 minutes

1. Use images to stimulate thinking and discussion

WHY?

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Thinking With Images - Exploring Complexity

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15-20 minutes

1. Evaluate how well a concept or idea fits with a given context

WHY? Encourages critical evaluation of the relevance and fit of cultural ideas.

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20-25 minutes

1. Compare present and past perspectives on a topic

WHY? Encourages comparative analysis of past and present cultural perspectives.

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20-25 minutes

1. Identify points of confusion or difficulty

2. Discuss ways to overcome them

WHY? Encourages problem-solving and overcoming difficulties in learning.

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15-20 minutes

1. Choose a color, symbol, and image to represent a concept 2. Explain their choices

WHY? Encourages visual representation and explanation of cultural concepts.

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20-30 minutes

1. Consider alternative perspectives or solutions

2. Discuss their implications

WHY? Encourages critical thinking and exploration of multiple perspectives.

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20-25 minutes

1. Identify surprising elements in a topic

2. Reflect on their significance

WHY? Encourages noticing and reflecting on surprising elements in cultural contexts