ollie4: Article: Attributes from Effective Formative Assessment (CCSSO) - 14 views
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in an eighth grade writing class the students are learning how to construct an argument. They are focusing specifically on speech-writing and have examined several effective speeches, both from prominent speech-makers in history and from previous years’ eighth grade students.
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Joletta Yoder on 11 Oct 11Like this lesson idea. I wonder what speeches they are listening to or viewing. I wonder how one can get these to share in class.
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What can you do to improve or strengthen your opening paragraph?”
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This is a great way to give feeback on a weak element in writing because it causes interaction with the student, dialogue, reflection, and revision. One can be sure that with this simple question the student will revise and, in turn, grow as a writer.
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