By Barbara J. Borders et al. The unit begins by teaching how to question a writer's background, attitude, and qualifications, and how to recognize propaganda devices like generalizations, name calling, or appeals to the bandwagon or to snobbery. Then these critical tools are tested in more than 20 distinct genres of journalism, essays, and personal chronicles. Grades 7 and up. Center for Learning.
Sections explore shapes, sounds, words, images, plots, and imagination.
Biographical sketches of 63 innovators such as Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Matisse, and Chaplin are also included. Grades 9 and up. J. Weston Walch. These activities promote the development of both logical thinking and group interaction skills. Students form small groups and are given logic problems and clues to read.