20. POWER THINKING (Reading, Writing, Feedback)
Description: Power Thinking is an alternative outlining format that groups information in a hierarchical manner.
Application: Use Power Thinking as an effective way for students to plan essays, proofread for sufficient details, and/or to check for depth of understanding.
Process: Review the outline style using an easily understandable example, emphasizing sentence structure. Allow students to practice the technique before assigning a reading to be graded and assure them that outlines will improve with frequency of use.
Description: Power Thinking is an alternative outlining format that groups information in a hierarchical manner.
Application: Use Power Thinking as an effective way for students to plan essays, proofread for sufficient details, and/or to check for depth of understanding.
Process: Review the outline style using an easily understandable example, emphasizing sentence structure. Allow students to practice the technique before assigning a reading to be graded and assure them that outlines will improve with frequency of use.
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20. Power Thinking
http://www.brighthousehub.com
http://www.readingquest.org/strat/pto.html
20. Power Thinking
http://www.brighthousehub.com
http://www.readingquest.org/strat/pto.html