Tēnā koutou,
Today was another super interesting day delving into the fascinating world of critical thinking. It has always been an area of intrigue for me because of the contentious and interesting nature of the themes and ideas you can get into, but to be honest, I haven't been brave enough to start in class! Day 7 has definitely helped me to make it easier and more achievable.
The core takeaways from today's learning journey were incredibly valuable: we explored the various levels of thinking, gained a deeper understanding of Bloom's Taxonomy and its higher-order thinking skills, and discovered the power of provocations and themes and learning how to do this by "zooming in and out" on ideas using various language features.
The levels of thinking: Getting tamariki to be able to distinguish questions based on literal, interpretative and evaluative thinking helps to develop deeper levels of thinking.
Bloom's taxonomy: This video was awesome and made it easy to understand.
What is the theme of your reader? I.e. prejudice, stereotype, gender issues.
My theme for 'Te Tino Pōtae o Pāpā': Staying true to yourself, individuality? (Not sure about this so feel free to help!)
Provocations: A statement that provokes critical/ thinking (preferably contentious to arouse juicy discussion). My provocation: "Old, tattered, holey clothes must be thrown out."
See my activity below about pāpā's holey pōtae:
Zooming in and out:
Zoom in= what language features does the author use to show us this (theme).
Zoom out= What other evidence connects or reinforces the idea of individuality/ staying true to who you are (theme).
Language features: similes, metaphors, idioms etc.
To conclude, exploring critical literacy, with its rich themes, thought-provoking provocations, and intricate language features, and witnessing how it all fits together, has been one of my favourite RPI days yet! Thank you Naomi and Kiri.
-Tiaira
