Thinking and Academic Success Skills (TASS)

 

I Elaborate

• I add descriptive details to my writing, conversations, and drawings.

• Explaining something exactly how it happened takes time and thoroughness.

• I add new details and explanations.

• I explain my thinking when I give a simple answer.

• I make elaborate artworks!

 

Elaboration is a creative thinking skill—Adding details that expand, enrich, or embellish.

I Take Intellectual Risks

• I answer questions when called on.

• I ask questions to help me understand - every day.

• I share what I am thinking in my group.

• I share my ideas even when I am unsure.

• I challenge myself to rise to the next level.

 

Intellectual Risk Taking is an academic success skill—Accepting uncertainty or challenging the norm to reach a goal.