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STUDENT RESOURCES
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Most Powerful Words |
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Student Friendly Phrase |
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1. Trace |
List in steps |
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2. Analyze |
Break apart & make sense of it |
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3. Infer |
Read between the lines |
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4. Evaluate |
Judge |
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5. Formulate |
Create |
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6. Describe |
Tell all about |
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7. Support |
Back up with details |
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8. Explain |
Tell how |
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9. Summarize |
Give me the short version |
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10. Compare |
All the ways they are alike |
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11. Contrast |
All the ways they are different |
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12. Predict |
What will happen next |
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Five Steps to Writing Power |
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PREWRITE |
Read,discuss, debate, research, brainstorm, cluster |
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ORGANIZE |
Narrow down topic, develop thesis, choose supporting info, write anoutline (even if it is just brief bullet points during a writing test) |
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WRITE |
Using your outline, write the essay! Refer to the introduction before writing each paragraph. Keep argument strong throughout. Stay on point! |
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EDIT |
If time permits, walk away from the essay for a day or so. Read aloud (if possible), and clean up the errors! Use spell-check, but check it again. |
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REVISE |
Expect that all essays need revision. We're learning! Never turn in a first Draft. Revise!! |
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