Kate first had to list (as review) the eight elements of critical thinking. She did pretty well, but still required some prompting and reminders. We then put these into active use by putting on a simple kid movie and finding eight places to stop that corresponded to an "element." Kate wrote eight sentences explaining how that element was used in the scene or by the character, as she checked off her list. Next week we will do this with the Standards and the following week with the Intellectual Traits. She will have nearly 30 sentences written in Standard English identifying critical thinking items as she discovered them in action. The following week I will give her a test.