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THINKING AND WRITING PROCESS
High
School English - Research
Papers and Essays
EMPOWER YOUR
STUDENTS TO THINK WITH SELF-RELIANCE.
RESEARCH
PAPERS and ESSAYS - Simplified and Practical: For you the goal is
that students can independently produce papers in the basic expository structure
so you can be free to help them focus on developing their composition skills.
If your staff teaches Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 in elementary and middle
school, your students will come to you ready to use Level 3. They will know
the basic process of notes, categories, an outline, and a paper with an introductory
paragraph, topic paragraphs with topic sentences, and a concluding paragraph.
However, if your students are not familiar with this process, you will begin
with non-optional steps in the Level 3 Teacher’s
Guide: Teaching Research Papers and Expository Essays. Once inexperienced students get past their first
time of taking notes, you’ll be thrilled with how quickly they grasp
the flow of the strategies! After two or three experiences with all of the
steps, you can lead most of them into independently following the Level
3 Writer’s
Guide: Think, Organize, Write!
What do students do? First students take notes on cards, think about
them, sort them, and organize them on a topic outline. Then they write an introductory
paragraph, topic paragraphs in their outlined order, and a concluding paragraph.
Finally, they edit, proofread, and publish their expository papers. After one
or two experiences through this process, many students can be eased into the
Level 3 Writer’s Guide. They will quickly become self-reliant, freeing
you to mingle among them, observe them, help them individually, and help dependent
students who need closer direction.
How can some strategies help you lead meaningful group discussions
of students’ thinking? Some of the strategies throughout
this process cause students to think about their notes. You can use these
same strategies to ask your class open, focused questions. You will inspire
thought-filled discussions that strengthen understandings of your assignments
dealing with literature or with any of the sciences students study under
other teachers. For help in planning and asking these simple questions,
turn to the front pages of the Teacher’s
Guide
Check my website for freebies, sneak peeks, details, products,
and order information. Share this with teachers. Order your
own Level 3 Teacher’s
and Writer’s
Guides. Empower your
students with independence in taking notes, thinking with them, organizing
them, and writing expository reports and essays. Your impact will serve
them for many, many years.
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Thea
Holtan
