In the abstract, it sounds like a straight jacket, but I have seen it produce some really excellent writing from my students over the years. And this year is no exception. I have an instruction page for it on my class website and even created a step-by-step PowerPoint to guide my students through writing one.
15 Sentence Step by Step Instructions
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I have shared this idea with others, and have had reports of similar good results. Give it a try and let me know how it works for you.
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I like the idea of this. It seems very interesting and self explainitory! I like how you included the powerpoint so the students had a reference to look at. Very interesting. I wish more teachers shared ideas like this with as much detail as you provided. Great.
I like the idea of this. It seems very interesting and self explainitory! I like how you included the powerpoint so the students had a reference to look at. Very interesting. I wish more teachers shared ideas like this with as much detail as you provided. Great.
I've done this exercise in the past and posted it to my blog as well. It's good to see other teachers sharing their work in such detail. You should post more often.
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