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Read the final report, from November 2006.
   Routines   

  Reasoning-centered routines:

"WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?"
Interpretation with Justification Routine

  CLAIM / SUPPORT / QUESTION
A Reasoning Routine


  Perspective taking-centered routines:

  PERCEIVE/KNOW/CARE ABOUT
A routine for getting inside viewpoints


  Questioning & Investigating-centered routines:

  I SEE / I THINK / I WONDER
A routine for exploring works of art and other interesting things

  THINK / PUZZLE / EXPLORE
A routine that sets the stage for deeper inquiry

  CREATIVE QUESTIONS
A routine for creating thought-provoking questions


  Observing & describing-centered routines:

  ELABORATION GAME
A routine for careful observation and description

  BEGINNING/MIDDLE/END
A routine for observing and imagining

  LISTENING: TEN TIMES TWO
A routine for observing and describing music

  LOOKING: TEN TIMES TWO
A routine for observing and describing

  COLORS, SHAPES, LINES
A Routine for Exploring the Formal Qualities of Art


Comparing and Connecting-centered routines:

HEADLINES
A Routine for Capturing Essence

CONNECT / EXTEND / CHALLENGE
A routine for connecting new ideas to prior knowledge

CREATIVE COMPARISONS
A routine for creating metaphors

























 
 
 
 
 
 
The Artful Thinking Program is in development by Traverse City Area Public Schools and Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education.