Visible Thinking Routines are designed to help learners deepen their understanding of what they are learning and enable them to communicate their understanding of concepts to others. Individuals adopt one of these routines to use to display their understanding of the different points of view presented in a documentary about the restoration of the Channel Island fox and the bald eagle to Santa Cruz island.

Concepts

native species, invasive species, endangered species, human impact on the environment, listening comprehension

Show More Show Less

Additional Tags

social studies

Show More Show Less

Instructional Ideas

• Introduce, model, and post examples of the various visible thinking routines before assigning the activity

Classroom Considerations

• Instructors should be familiar with the Visible Thinking Routines program
• Additional information about the program may be found in Making Thinking Visible by Ritchhart, Morrison & Church (Spring 2011)
• The activity is based on the "Restoration" segment of the West of the West documentary 
• The final lesson in a series of seven based on the documentary

Pros

• The six-page packet includes a matrix that identifies different types of routines, their key moves, and notes
• Links to resources about the Visible Thinking program are also included

Cons

• No rubric for the activity is included

Common Core

RI.4.2 RI.5.3 RI.6.6