A thematic analysis slide deck exploring the 'big ideas' in animation, using Ice Age and The Iron Giant as case studies for themes like friendship, identity, and choice.
Facilitator script for Lesson 6 of the Thinking Readers Program. Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy (Remember, Analyze, Evaluate, Create). Focuses on Synthesis (Thinking Evolution). Includes character shift modeling and explicit Bloom's checks. Revised for branding and layout.
Facilitator script for Lesson 5 of the Thinking Readers Program. Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy (Understand, Analyze, Evaluate). Teaches the Curiosity Compass strategy for generated questioning. Revised for branding and layout.
Facilitator script for Lesson 4 of the Thinking Readers Program. Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy (Remember, Apply, Create). Focuses on Visualization (The Sensory Cinema). Includes explicit strategy modeling for 4D sensory reading.
Facilitator script for Lesson 3 of the Thinking Readers Program. Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy (Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate). Teaches the 'Clue Equation' strategy for inferencing. Includes explicit Bloom's check for evaluation.
Facilitator script for Lesson 2 of the Thinking Readers Program. Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy (Remember, Understand, Analyze, Create). Focuses on activating background knowledge (The Knowledge Vault). Revised for branding and taxonomy labels.
Facilitator script for Lesson 1 of the Thinking Readers Program. Explicitly aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy (Remember, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate). Includes the specific 'Brain Choice' prompt and modeling for metacognition.
Student workbook page for Lesson 6 of the Thinking Readers Program. Features a 'Thinking Evolution Log' to track shifts at 0%, 50%, and 100%. Revised for page fit, high-contrast writing areas, and larger response boxes. Added evolution clues for better guidance. Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy.