2. With a partner...
• Look at the items on your lists and take all
of those characteristics and break them
down into a Top 5 list.
Casey Kasem says, “This week’s Top
40 dedication goes out to all the
teachers working on the Common
Core”.
3. At your table…
• Compare your Top 5
lists noting the
similarities and
differences and
create a super Top
5 list to share with
the group as a
whole.
4. Characteristics
Skeptical Respect clarity and
precision
Open-minded
Look at different points
Fair-minded of view
Respect evidence and Will change positions
reasoning when reason leads them
to do so.
7. Point of View
• Critical thinkers view
phenomena from many
different points of view.
"You never really understand a
person until you consider things
from his point of view - until you
climb into his skin and walk around
in it."
- spoken by Atticus Finch, by Harper
Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird