Guides students through a 3-step approach to decision-making.

The Decision-Making Skillbook

Kenneth Miller

Donald L. Barnes

Children's Books

J.Weston Walch

In this activity text, 20 short and balanced articles are followed by multipage exercises designed to help students analyze the issue, formulate an opinion, and defend their position. Organized under broad categories, each article presents the pros and cons of issues like cheating in school, legalized gambling, censorship of TV violence, affirmative action, term limits for politicians, women in combat, the morality of right-to-die laws, and more. A key supplies answers for objective questions and sample responses for opinion items. Grades 7 and up. Answer keys. Appendix. Illustrated. JWW211.

Tackling the Issues: Critical Reading and Thinking About Crucial Social Issues

Education & Teaching

Barnes, D.

D. Barnes

Fischer, W.

Wyman E. Fischer

W. Fischer

Schools & Teaching

Now in its third edition, this best-seller helps high schooler's boost their comprehension and critical thinking when reading nonfiction. 59 short passages have been selected for Critical Thinking: Readings in Nonfiction, covering a wide range of topics, with provocative titles: Inside a Whale's Belly, The Birth of the Saxophone, The Unsolved Mystery of the Don, Do You Believe in Dreams? ...and 55 more. Each passage is followed by a mix of standardized test-like multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Students are prompted to critique the writers assumptions, while developing their own analytical skills. The 59 passages are grouped in units that target specific critical-thinking skills, such as: Citing Evidence to Support a Position or Point of View. Drawing Valid Conclusions from Data Studied. Recognizing and Remembering Key Ideas.

Critical Thinking: Readings in Nonfiction, High School

Thomas S. Schroeder

Arlene Burgdorf

Literature & Fiction

J. WESTON WALCH PUB

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