TACTics Journal

A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners

January 31, 2003

In this week’s issue:

Networking

(1) TOCFE/Accelerated Learning Systems: Learning Cause and Effect

Logic, Cheryl A. Edwards

Connections

(2) POOGI Study Day, Eleanor May-Brenneker

Editors’ Notes

(3) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards

NETWORKING

(1) TOCFE/Accelerated Learning Systems: Learning Cause and

Effect Logic, By Cheryl A. Edwards

Practicing Cause and Effect Logic

As students followed Yani through the story, they were taught to use the

Logic Branch. After this learning, they are given practice activities to

strengthen their use of the tools. This is an example of an activity that is

provided for the students to practice what they have learned from

authentic text.

 

Please note also, that as the students go through this lesson they will

practice:

• Thinking in cause and effect logic,

• Drawing inferences,

• Identifying several effects from one cause, and

• Going back to where the problem started to find possible solutions.

 

An Example

Read the following selection:

 

“The Tough Time”

Winter can be a tough time for moose. Very deep snow and thick ice

make it hard for animals to find enough food. Some moose starve to death.

Sometimes moose search for food along roads and railroad

tracks, where there’s less snow. They will often eat salt that’s been

put on the roads to melt the snow. Many moose that eat near roads or

tracks are killed by cars and trains.

(From Ranger Rick, National Wildlife Federation)

 

Based on this text, what problem is causing the moose to be killed in winter?

Try your logic by answering these questions and filling in the proper boxes.

Remember to refer back to the text.

 

(1) Find the Starting Point in Box 1: (Often supplied by teacher)

Winter is very cold where moose live.

(2) IF winter is very cold where moose live, THEN what? (Box 2)

Click here for an answer: Very deep snow and thick ice make it hard

for moose to find enough food.

(3) And if the snow and ice make it hard for moose to find food,

THEN what? Can you find 2 effects? (Boxes 3 and 4)

Click here for an answers: •Some moose starve to death. •Some

moose search for food along the roads and railroad tracks.

(4) And if some moose search for food along the roads and railroad

tracks, THEN what? (Box 5)

Click for an answer: Many moose are killed by cars and trains.

1. Starting Point: It is very cold in winter where moose live.

2. Very deep snow and thick ice make it hard for moose to find enough food.

3. Some moose starve to death.

4. Some moose search for food along the roads and railroad tracks.

5. Many moose are killed by cars and trains.

 

Finding the Problem

(5) What two boxes tell us what is happening to the moose in winter?

Click for an answer. (Boxes 3 and 5)

(6) When do these problems first start?

Click for an answer. Box 2

(7) If we solve the problem here, do you think the problem will go away?

Why?

Click for an answer: Yes, moose will have food, won’t starve and won’t

need to go looking for food in dangerous areas.

 

Finding a Solution

(8) Can you think of a way to help the moose? A way that is not so hard

for them to find food when the weather is bad in winter?

An answer: Put food out for the moose to find in winter, away from danger.

CONNECTIONS

(2) POOGI Study Day

From Eleanor May-Brenneker, The Netherlands

WHAT: POOGI Study Day

Subjects are:

• How do we work with 9 layers of resistance, practical applications?

• How do we use “Creative writing;” May's Hierarchy Model and

Danilo’s/Francois’ plan in relevant content situations?

WHERE: Rotterdam, NL

WHEN: Mid-February 2003. (18th or 15th)

WHO: Open to all TOCFE-ERs in Holland

EDITORS’ NOTES

(3) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards.

We welcome your responses, applications of the thinking processes, lessons,

announcements, and etc. Send by mail to: Cheryl A. Edwards, 2253 S. Hill

Island Rd., Cedarville, Michigan 49719, USA. Or, send hyperlink to

cedwards@cedarville.net or bucknek@earthlink.net.

You may also view TACTics in its intended formatting, by visiting our

web site at www.tocforeducation.com. Click on “What’s New.”