Strategic Journeys for Building Logical Reasoning 6-8

<p>Help your students develop logical reasoning and critical thinking skills. This new book from bestselling authors and popular consultants Tammy Jones and Leslie Texas offers authentic logic-building activities and writing strategies that can be used across all subject areas in grades 6-8. Filled with hands-on activities and photocopiable tools <i>Strategic Journeys</i> will help you guide your students into deeper thinking to go beyond the surface of content to true understanding.</p><p>Topics include:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Identifying opportunities for students to engage in meaningful and relevant writing across the content areas;</li> <p> </p> <li>Introducing a logical reasoning process questioning structure and bridging models to allow students to delve deeper into problems;</li> <p> </p> <li>Incorporating literature to increase student engagement and make content come alive for your students;</li> <p> </p> <li>Building vocabulary and literacy skills through fun activities aimed at increasing proficiency;</li> <p> </p> <li>Using the Three Phases of Logical Reasoning to plan lessons effectively help students reflect on their progress and implement the strategies successfully.</li> </ul><p>The strategies in this book have been implemented in hundreds of classrooms around the country and have been proven to increase student engagement promote higher-order thinking and in-depth reasoning and improve overall achievement. </p>