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THINKING AND WRITING PROCESS
High
School Science - Research
Papers and Essays
EMPOWER YOUR
STUDENTS TO THINK WITH SELF-RELIANCE.
RESEARCH
PAPERS and ESSAYS - Simplified and Practical: 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 one or two experiences you can lead most of them into independently following
the Level 3 Writer’s Guide: Think,
Organize, Write! What’s more,
if your students have learned Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 in elementary and/or
middle school, they come to you ready to use Level 3 with your assignments.
After you’ve reinforced their independence with this Level 3, rest assured
that this process will serve them for many many years.
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, 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
in the life, earth, and physical sciences. 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
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