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This resource for teachers in upper primary and secondary schools describes active learning strategies that help students develop critical thinking skills. Demonstration lessons, featuring sample interactions between teachers and students, illustrate how to use the approaches in specific disciplines. Included in the appendix are student and teacher performance standards and rubrics and some sample texts to provoke classroom discussion. The authors are affiliated with the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project, which has worked with more than 40,000 teachers in 29 countries. The volume is not indexed. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR