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THINKING AND WRITING PROCESS
Middle
School Science - Research
Papers and Essays
EMPOWER YOUR
STUDENTS TO THINK WITH SELF-RELIANCE.
RESEARCH
PAPERS and ESSAYS - Simplified and Practical::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, 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. They inspire thought-filled discussions that strengthen understandings
of your assignments in the life, earth, and physical sciences. You can rely
on the Teacher’s Guide to help you plan and ask these questions.
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 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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Thea
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