73Stretch
Care and repair
Restoring the Workshop
Distinguish wear, visible finish, neglect, and the possibility of repair.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
YOUR LEARNING PATH
Learn a little. Keep coming back.
Each lesson pairs two reading sections with two short quizzes. Start anywhere, or work through the collection in order.
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74Stretch
Ideas and feasibility
A Festival Takes Shape
Follow an idea from its origin to a workable plan and evaluate ambitious proposals.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
75Stretch
Effective explanation
Making the Seminar Clear
Evaluate comparisons, brevity, word choice, and the focus of a spoken explanation.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
76Stretch
Observation and inference
Following the Evidence
Form tentative explanations, investigate unusual results, and infer relationships from records.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
77Stretch
Discussion and conduct
Disagreeing with Purpose
Distinguish confidence from harshness and evaluate ways of handling objections.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
78Stretch
Visibility and understanding
Designing an Accessible Exhibition
Separate recognizability, emphasis, prominence, and different kinds of specialized difficulty.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
79Stretch
Preparation and responsibility
Planning for the Deadline
Distinguish necessity from advice and clarify duties, commitments, and permission.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
80Stretch
Standards and selection
Reading the Workshop Rules
Interpret requirements and distinguish a judging standard from a customary pattern.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
81Stretch
Reasoning and response
Testing an Argument
Identify conflicts in claims and distinguish a challenge from a successful demonstration of error.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
82Stretch
Quantity and fairness
Sharing Limited Resources
Evaluate combined supplies, shortages, allocation principles, and ways to make up for a disadvantage.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
83Stretch
Speaking and performance
Finding a Natural Delivery
Distinguish preparation from spontaneity and identify separate problems in delivery.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
84Stretch
Social observation
Interpreting a Quiet Manner
Describe outward reserve carefully and avoid assuming that limited expression proves a lack of interest.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson