We believe that an important part of critical thinking is actively seeking out multiple points of view on a given topic and then slowly forming your own informed opinion based on this range of information.

 

Two full units are devoted to each topic in In Focus, with 4 careful graded readings giving students exposure to multiple points of view on the topic.

Additional information is provided through information gap and information gathering activities.

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Through pair, group, and open class work, students are encouraged to develop specific critical thinking skills, such as making inferences and ranking and categorizing data.

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Students then complete a writing task which is used as a basis for expressing their opinion on the topic.

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The final page brings the contents of the unit together in a discussion about the topic in In Focus Book1, discussion and presentation in In Focus Book 2, and discussion, presentation, and role play in In Focus Academic 1.