81 Fresh & Fun Critical-Thinking Activities Engaging Activities and Reproducibles to Develop Kids’ Higher-Level Thinking Skills by Laurie Rozakis S C H O L A S T I C PROFESSIONALBOOKS New York T oronto London Aukland 81 Fresh & Fun Critical-Thinking Activities © Laurie Rozakis‚ Scholastic Teaching Resources Sydney Dedication With love and thanks‚ I dedicate this book to all the fine teachers who have enriched my life: Barbara Bengels‚ Chris
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Depression there was not enough money to buy food to eat. Laurie (Colin’s father) has trouble finding a job and getting enough money to feed his family. In the book it tells us that Colin is a hungry boy with the quotation “Colin Potter was a hungry boy.” The other quotation “They were hard times. There were hungry times” tell us that Colin’s dad can’t find a job and get money that they need to buy food and they were quite hungry when Laurie couldn’t earn money. I thought this was interesting as it
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To Play‚ or not to Play‚ That Is The Question Video games were one of the few things that I grew up around and still interest me up until today. I still remember the first time I ever came in contact with video games. My dad was playing “Quake” on his computer‚ a 3D first person shooter game‚ and my five year old me was just fascinated by those vivid colors and fast moving objects inside that small monitor. On the way from work‚ he would bring more games back home and play them one by one
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character Nora and the way that she develops herself and reacts towards the other characters. Nora is a sixteen year old girl living in Brighton Beach‚ New York in the late 1930’s. She is Jewish and lives with her mother‚ Blanche and younger sister‚ Laurie‚ in her Uncle’s house due to the Death of her father Dave. We first meet Nora when she comes bounding into the house after she has been offered a dancing role in an upcoming Broadway performance. She’s decided she wants to drop out of school to pursue
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struggle between Laurie and Jock is evidenced by Laurie’s accusation that Jock supported the committee’s traditional approach only to stop Laurie from succeeding. Obviously some of the characters are much more successful than others. For example‚ Gerry is able to skilfully manipulate the other characters so he can accomplish his own hidden agenda. However the two players‚ Danny (the team Captain) and Geoff‚ do not really become involved in these power struggles except when they aid Laurie at the end of
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70’s Show reflects the time period very well‚ but includes many stereotypical views on women. The main character is a guy named Eric‚ and his family. He has a dad‚ named Red‚ who is less than enthusiastic about his teenage son. A blonde sister named Laurie‚ and a mother named Kitty who works as a nurse. The show is based around Eric Forman’s social and family life. The friends that surround Eric are‚ Jackie‚ Michael‚ Steve‚ Donna‚ and Fez. Eric’s girlfriend on the show is named Donna; she is feminist
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On this page‚ all the panels on the left are about Doctor Manhattan and those on the left are about Daniel Dreiberg and Laurel Jane. The panels containing Doctor Manhattan are tinted blue and the panels containing Daniel and Laurie are tinted purple. The blue could indicate loneliness and exile‚ for Doctor Manhattan has been bombarded with accusations of causing cancer to those close to him. He felt as if no one is able to understand him‚ for he is so different from the general society. This led
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is serving in the army. At this time‚ Laurie‚ a rich boy‚ move to this town and become girls’ close friend. Each of the girls faces their moral demons when they grow older. Jo strives hard to be a great writer. The bashful girl Beth has to conquer shyness‚ while Amy‚ the youngest one‚ has to fight against her bosom enemy ------ aristocratic pride. Finally‚ Meg gets married with Laurie’s gentlemanlike tutor‚ John Brooke. After Jo refused the courtship of Laurie‚ she goes to New York to pursue her
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setting about a child that doesn’t always stay out of trouble at school. Laurie’s mom is telling the story about the experiences of him. Kindergarteners come home all the time with stories about the “bad kid” at school who always gets into trouble‚ and Laurie is not an exception. Every day‚ he tells his parents about the trouble a kid named Charles gets into. He tells them that this student punches the teacher‚ he also told them about how this kid was bouncing a seesaw off a girl’s head‚ and also he tells
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Media spotlight has the ability to change people’s lives dramatically‚ in some cases it is accidental‚ every day people minding their own business and as a consequence of being involved in an incident which resulted in either an inspiring or devastating outcome which resulted the private lives being thrust into the media spotlight. Whilst other people who have obtained media attention due to their public appointment have had the same experience‚ their lives altered dramatically due to media’s invasion
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