Bill, For an inductive reasoning activity, I have pulled quotes from a book and asked students to group them in categories which suggest author's message/themes. For example, a group of quotes might show a theme of honesty is the best policy or bad choices have consequences or true friends stand by you when things are tough.
I pulled several quotes for each theme and let students work in pairs. It was challenging but really made them think and discuss. You can do this process with things besides quotes too. For example, you could give a list of terms, names, etc. from whatever you are studying and ask students to group them in categories, then put a name to the category. I've seen this activity called "Sort and Select" in an ASCD book of strategies. Bonnie > Hi! > > So my students have chosen "Is science's power overwhelming?" as their > next unit focus. I found the passage from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle > Maintenance" which describes the scientific method as an invincible > juggernaut, which certainly fits the theme of the unit. It explains > deductive and inductive reasoning. I think there will eventually be a good > connection to the "inference" reading strategy from "Mosaic of Thought." > > All of which is to prepare my question to you! What I'm wondering is, do > any of you have any cool activities that help students learn about and/or > practice deductive and inductive reasoning? I'm thinking some sort of > mystery activity, but I'm wondering what ideas you all have. > > Thanks! > > Take care, > Bill Ivey > Stoneleigh-Burnham School > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
