Community: reading 2 "Ants: Master Collaborators" (R&W2, p22, Developing critical thinking)

What we read

We have just read and checked our understanding of "Ants: Master Communicators," the second reading in Unit 2 of Skillful RW2.

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Our response 

Having read the text a couple of times, Rogers and Wilkin now invite us to respond to the ideas in a critical thinking exercise.

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Rogers and Wilkin's questions

Comment on the following questions, which are the critical thinking questions on page 9 (Rogers & Wilkin, 2013), and then reply to at least two of your classmates' comments. 

questions

• What would be the advantages and disadvantages if human communities were more like  and communities?
  One advantage is that we would be more ... / Another problem might be that ...
  The biggest problem would be ... / A disadvantage could be that ... As usual, it's up to you whether you use the language that Rogers and Wilkin suggest to help you start responding. 
   
• Some animals, like ants, are part of highly organized communities, whereas others, like tigers, work only for themselves. Which do you think are more like humans? Why?
  I think that we are more like ... . / I think we are more like ... because ... 

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Reference

• Rogers, L. & Wilkin, J. (2013). Skillful Reading & Writing, Student's Book 2. London: Macmillan Education