The Goal:  

Use your first mind map to complete a writing scaffold.  A writing scaffold helps you develop your idea and organize your writing.  When you have a completed writing scaffold, you will be ready to create a rough draft. 

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Do you remember your essential question?  

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Use this topic sentence in your writing scaffold:   Due to COVID-19, thousands of students will stay at home this fall to do their learning.  As a homeschooled student, I'd like to offer this advice.

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Directions:   

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1.  Make a copy of this Google document.    Don't know how to make a copy?  Check out "How do I...?" on the right.

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• Call your copy, " [My name] writing scaffold for _____ writing"

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2.  Watch this how-to video to see how writing scaffolds are used.   Use your copy of the document to follow along.

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3.  Review the instructions on your copy of the document.  You will use the blank writing scaffold on the last page of your document for your assignment. 

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4.  When you complete your writing scaffold, submit a sharable link below.  

Prewrite:  Organize With Our First Writing Scaffold