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K-2 Research
Papers and Essays
EMPOWER YOUR
STUDENTS TO THINK WITH SELF-RELIANCE.
RESEARCH PAPERS and ESSAYS
- Simplified and Practical: Using Level
1,
you will lead your students through their first experiences with this
K-12 process. This will provide the prior knowledge on which future
grades will build. This foundation is critical not only to their writing
development, but also to their reading development. In Grades 3 and
4 they will focus on comprehension, interpretation, and literary structure.
Their K-2 experiences with this process gives them a basis on which
to elevate their performances in reading, understanding, and thinking.
As you progress, you’ll be thrilled at how quickly you’ve
helped your young learners to succeed! You simply follow the Level
1 Teacher’s Guide: Teaching Research Papers and Expository Essays. You all can begin by planting information in their minds and orally drawing
it out. Mid-year Grade 2 can use non-fiction or reference books as sources.
You Grade K teachers will orally lead learners through the process
by asking the questions that students will ask themselves next year.
You
will print their responses on large paper or a transparency. You
Grade 1 teachers will continue to lead orally from September
through January;
in February you will have Grade 1 learners take their own notes,
recalling notes from your questions and following your modeling;
then they do
their own thinking and print their own papers. If Grade 2 students
have had
no Grade 1 experience, you Grade 2 teachers should first orally lead
them through one or two experiences. Then your Grade 2 learners can
take their own notes from recalled information then from books; they
can do
their own thinking, and print their own papers. After three or four
experiences you can ease a few ready Grade 2 students into following
the Level 1
Writer’s Guide: Think, Organize, Write! They will take the challenge
and 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 health, science, and social studies. 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
1 Teacher’s
and Writer’s Guides. Empower your students with
self-reliance in taking notes, thinking with them, organizing
them, and using them to
write expository reports and essays. Your impact will serve young
learners for many, many years.
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