Bobby was introduced to the eight elements of critical thinking. He created a graph to label as we discussed the terms. He filled out a questionnaire to share his areas of high interest. Our focus in on the element "purpose" this week. Bobby's homework is to find a news article that we will analyze, ask someone about the purpose of their job or career, and self-monitor about his own purposes in making decisions, etc. We analyzed an ad for a car (Bobby's chose it) and questioned the purposes of the advertiser and designer. Then we researched the beginnings of the game of basketball, asking questions about the purpose of the game and its rules.