English 9 (Module 8: Judging the Relevance of ideas

Knowing the relevance of ideas gives someone a purpose. It is important to have a habit of judging the relevance of ideas because it develops the students to be engaged, motivated, and self-regulated. 

•  Information becomes relevant when there is a level of connection to the reader.

•  Information is also relevant when it is current and timely.

•  Utility value

• Relatedness 

• Does it make sense? 

• Can I explain the rationale?

• Sound reasoning requires an explanation or rationale.

Why is judging the author's sound of reasoning important?

It is important to judge the author's sound of reasoning because through this we could decide whether the ideas presented are relevant to you.

It also helps realize the elements of a good decision.

We can also see the value or worth of literature by judging the author's sound of reasoning.

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It is important to judge the author's sound of reasoning because through this we could decide whether the ideas presented are relevant to you.

It also helps realize the elements of a good decision.

We can also see the value or worth of literature by judging the author's sound of reasoning.

Defining Decision Quality - Whether a decision is good or bad depends on how we make it, not on the outcome.