Inquiry-mindedness - The Critical Thinking Consortium

STUDENT RESOURCE #2SAMPLEuse of the strategyELEMENTARYPreviewing textText feature Observations Thinking: What relevant priorknowledge do I have?What do I wonder?Title Looking at weather, David Suzuki is a famous environmentalist.by David SuzukiI know about evaporation and cloud formation.I know there are different kinds of clouds butI don’t know their names.Heading and There are 2 main headings: What does make weather? I think it has to dosubheadings What makes weather? And with water, heat, and cold.Kinds of weather.The first section looks likeit might be in the order thatthings happen.The second section talksabout kinds of weather.The water cycle is important.I wonder how they predict the weather. It lookslike the text will be about rain, snow, thunderand lightning. There might be something aboutpredicting weather.Visual aids Cover picture includes children Maybe the book makes suggestionsand David Suzuki is showing for observations.them something.Chapter INTRODUCTION: poses lots Text will probably answer questions aboutsummary, of questions weather. It is written like he is talkingconclusion orright to you.introductionHypothesis about the text. What main ideas, themes, perspectives will the text be about?The text will be about what causes different kinds of weather. The water cycle will be important.Lots of questions will be asked and answered. There may be observation suggestions.Tools for Thought 2008-09:3 18 © The Critical Thinking Consortium