Thinking+Hats



__ Six Thinking Hats Song __

To the tune of T__his Old Man__ Six Thinking Hats, Six Thinking Hats, We all think with them. With a white hat, red hat, green hat too, Watch how we think for you! White Hat, White Hat, Facts are what we want back. With a white hat, red hat, green hat too, Watch how we think for you!

Red Hat, Red Hat, Feelings are what we want back. With a white hat, red hat, green hat too, Watch how we think for you! Black Hat, Black Hat, Weaknesses are what we want back. With a red hat, black hat, yellow hat too, Watch how we think for you!

Yellow Hat, Yellow Hat Strengths are what we want back. With a black hat, yellow hat, green hat too, Watch how we think for you! Green Hat, Green Hat, Ideas are what we want back. With a black hat, yellow hat, green hat too, Watch how we think for you! Blue Hat, Blue Hat, A bird’s eye view is what we want back. With a green hat, blue hat, white hat too, Watch how we think for you! Six Thinking Hats, Six Thinking Hats A way to help us to learn. With a white hat, red hat, black hat too, Watch how we think for you

Book Review Template This is the template I used with my class for a book review they recently completed.

Title, author,illustrator, main characters, setting ||= || The plot Characters Presentation Making readers aware of social/environmental issues Writing style ||= || The plot The characters Style of writing Presentation Illustration The social/environmental issues raised ||= || Development of the plot Characters How did the author make the story different? What new ideas do you have that would improve the story? ||= || How did the story make you feel? How did you feel about the characters? List them and write your feelings for each. What emotion was the author trying to make you feel? What is your opinion of the story? ||= || Was there a message or moral in the story? How did the author get you involved as a reader? What 'tricks' did the author use to keep you reading? ||=  ||
 * = White Hat ||= **Facts about the book**
 * = Yellow Hat ||= ** What were the strengths in **
 * = Black Hat ||= **What were the weaknesses in**
 * = Green Hat ||= ** What new ideas did the author have in **
 * = Red Hat ||= **Feelings**
 * = Blue Hat ||= ** Thinking about what the author was trying to do. **