Thinking Skills...Cont.

5 Honors Objectives:

Most Honors courses will have the following five objectives, or some variation:

1. To help students develop effective written communication skills (including the ability to make effective use of the information and ideas they learn); 
2. To help students develop effective oral communication skills (while recognizing that not all students are comfortable talking a lot in class);
3. To help students develop their ability to analyze and synthesize a broad range of material;
4. To help students understand how scholars think about problems, formulate hypotheses, research those problems, and draw conclusions about them; and to help students understand how creative artists approach the creative process and produce an original work;
5. To help students become more independent and critical thinkers, demonstrating the ability to use knowledge and logic when discussing an issue or an idea, while considering the consequences of their ideas, for themselves, for others, and for society.

Because it's the anniversary:  Just Enjoy.

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1.  Journal-  Justify the grade you gave to Mr. Duke.  Explain why for at least 3 traits.

2.  Groups and regrading...

3.  My grading.

4.  Thinking Skills Project....  Practice.

5.  Come back with your masterpiece...