Alphasmart NEO 2 User Manual page 99

2 The
Process of
Writing
(continued)
3 Lifelong
Skills
AlphaSmart Manager 2 User Manual
Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements
3_High School (Continued)
Finding a Varying sentence structure, use of vivid and appropriate
Writing Style language, maintaining and varying tone, using
metaphor, the effect of point of view, and intended
audience are topics addressed. Passages from many
classics are used and become models of writing styles:
The Pit and the Pendulum, The Metamorphosis, The
Devil and Daniel Webster, Crime and Punishment, The
Red Badge of Courage, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,
The Wind in the Willows, Once There Was a War, and
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Answering Directive words used in essay questions (such as explain,
Essay compare, discuss, justify, contrast, and evaluate) are
Questions defined. Answers are modeled and, using cooperative
learning strategies, responses are evaluated by the
students. These activities are good preparation for the
type of writing required for college entrance exams.
Job Storming Job Storming gives teenagers, particularly those about
to seek that scary but exciting first job, a chance to
anticipate problems and opportunities before
approaching the work place. Discussions in the files are
presented in the expectation that Cervantes' wise
admonition "forewarned is forearmed" will better
prepare teenagers to think ahead and speak up for
themselves, whether seeking a job out of need or for
pocket money. Learning the ways of the world the hard
way—by experience—may be softened somewhat by mild
exposure to these exercises!
Moral Students are provided with a moral dilemma. Prewrite
Dilemmas II activities lead student writing groups through a
brainstorm of ideas and thoughts about the dilemma,
further analysis and refinement, and the writing of a
position statement or statements. Then each individual
student writes an essay that supports the student's
chosen position and states the student's personal
feelings on this issue. Through healthy discussion and
debate on these issues, students can learn a lot about
themselves and their values as well as gain practice in
group discussion and decision-making and in writing
expository essays on relevant issues. Editing Guideline
sheets are provided so students can carry their essays
through first draft, peer review, and final proofreading.
Publishing a booklet of moral dilemma essays makes a
good conclusion to this activity.
W O ! L
R I T E N E S S O N S F O R
N E O
89