1. Choose your passage
2. Main idea or theme?
MAIN IDEA
Thinking levels chart
Teacher support: every statement is correct; each shows a different level of thinking.
| Thinking level | Statement |
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3. Choose the strongest answer
First choice
Students climb the five thinking levels for a main idea or a theme, then write their own global or reflective statement for a low stamina passage.
Choose a passage and Main Idea or Theme. The class picks one of five answers, sees its thinking level and an OnRAMP question, then picks again. Last, the class types a global statement.
● Red Foundational, ■ Orange Emergent, ▼ Yellow Visible, ▲ Green Independent, ◆ Blue Reflective. None of the answers are wrong; each shows a different level of thinking.
Teacher support: every statement is correct; each shows a different level of thinking.
| Thinking level | Statement |
|---|
First choice