How to Create Engaging Next Generation Storylines
All students should be explicitly taught this format for answering scientific questions, and then be held accountable for using this format every time they answer a question. Here is a template you can use to teach from and a pdf that you can make a poster for your room from.
Students write spontaneously for 2-5 minutes to generate, clarify, extend ideas or react to content. Provided in the documents are 2 example strategies.
Students write to clarify their thoughts and develop an organized structure for their ideas. This writing is for an audience, generally the teacher, to show understanding and the ability to construct reasonable and sound arguments. Provided in the document are 2 example strategies.
The sciences use the American Psychological Association Style for written articles, research papers, etc. Please teach to your students as necessary in your content and classroom. At the very least, each student should be exposed to this style format as part of the science curriculum. Here is the link to the most current writing guide.
Here is a basic lab write up template to give to students that guides their work. Feel free to add or change aspects of this template; it is just a tool. Also included is a quick 25 point checklist to use as a grading sheet for lab write ups.
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