Temple Grandin - Lesson 5 DQ

How does Grandin explain what it means to be a "visual thinker" ?

• She thinks in pictures, several steps are required to being a visual thinker.

• She sees pictures in her head and is able to draw them.

• Visual thinkers are good at algebra and economics.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the word OBSOLETE contribute to Temple's explanation of "visual thinker"

• She saw computers rented office space

• Since she couldn't visualize the company's progress they would fail (dot.coms)

• She uses the word to describe how she didn't see the pictures.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Temple uses the concept of Judge and Jury to explain her thought process. Why?

• Words do not "come in" until her thought process (pictures) are complete. Her "final judgement" and "verdict" are the only thing in "words."

• She can't form an opinion until she goes to trial.

• Judges and Juries are unfair and so is the treatment of animals.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Temple "gravitated" toward the animals visual environment, what does the word GRAVITATED mean in this context?

• She wanted to see what the animals saw.

• She was drawn to the animal's natural environment - she wanted to be able to see what the animals saw.

• It means she was up high when she was watching the animals.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are "verbal thinkers" and what do they fail to realize?

• Since Verbal Thinkers think in words, they don't consider the animals visual environment.

• verbally they don't think about what's going on in the real world.

• They don't realize that they should think before they speak.

Temple moves from the lab to the yard in order to investigate a problem, it had to be visual.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1