Critical thinking is an important skill for analyzing issues and judging their validity.

Look at a photo of one red pencil sticking out from several gray pencils. What does the image represent? Does it have positive or negative connotations? Let your students be the judge!

Discuss the photo in class with your students. Describe the photo or determine its meaning together.

You may want to teach some of the suggested vocabulary below. Please note that these tasks build on each other, so doing them in order is helpful.