Thinking Through Analogies (Paperback)

Bonnie L. Risby

ISBN 10: 159363143X / ISBN 13: 9781593631437

Published by Taylor & Francis Inc, Waco, TX, 2005

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Paperback. An analogy is a comparison between two things. It points out the similarities between two things that might be different in all other respects. Analogies cause us to think analytically about forms, uses, structures, and relationships. This all-time favorite resource not only gives students a chance to practice solving analogies, but also invites them to open their minds to a completely new way of analyzing the elements of analogies. Each page introduces several categories of analogies. Each category expands students' way of viewing the world and contrasting and comparing elements. Thinking Through Analogies also instills the tools whereby students can create relationships to enhance their creative and formal writing, as well as to heighten their critical thinking in test taking. Other books that teach analogies are Analogies for Beginners and Analogies for the 21st Century.Grades 3-6 This all-time favorite gives students a chance to practice solving analogies and teaches them to analyze the elements of analogies. These investigations into the similarities between two things will provide a welcome addition to your critical thinking curriculum.Grades 3-6 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking Through Analogies (Paperback)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, Waco, TX
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159363143X
• ISBN 13: 9781593631437
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Dean Crawford; Pat Crawford
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

An analogy is a comparison between two things. It points out the similarities between two things that might be different in all other respects. Analogies cause us to think analytically about forms, uses, structures, and relationships.

This all-time favorite resource not only gives students a chance to practice solving analogies, but also invites them to open their minds to a completely new way of analyzing the elements of analogies. Each page introduces several categories of analogies. Each category expands students' way of viewing the world and contrasting and comparing elements. Thinking Through Analogies also instills the tools whereby students can create relationships to enhance their creative and formal writing, as well as to heighten their critical thinking in test taking.

Other books that teach analogies are Analogies for Beginners and Analogies for the 21st Century.

Grades 3-6

About the Author

Bonnie Lou Risby grew up in the Illinois woodlands atop the limestone bluffs across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. These woods were her playground where she and her siblings camped out, played detective, scout, hunter, etc. and enjoyed the beauty of the outdoors in every season.