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Vocabulary to talk about and use the Schaffer Writing Method

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show - Steps you take to practice writing - Successful strategies to better your writing ability - Procedure you follow when writing  
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show Step 1: Identify the tasks given in the prompt Step 2: Brainstorm ideas Step 3: Outline/Organize your ideas Step 4: Rough draft Step 5: Revise your ideas Step 6: Edit for conventions Step 7: Rough draft Step 8: Peer review Step 9: Final draft (Pu  
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What is an outline?   show
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What is an introduction?   show
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show - The first sentence of a paragraph - Expresses the main idea  
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What color is the topic sentence (TS) using the Schaffer Method?   show
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What is a Concrete Detail?   show
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show Red.  
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show -Stuff from your head - Your opinion or comment about something. (This shows that...) - Explanation, opinion, insight, analysis, interpretations, inference, or reflection  
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show Green.  
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What is a Concluding Sentence?   show
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show Blue.  
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show When using the Schaffer Writing Method, it is the number of concrete details and commentary in a paragraph.  
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What is a chunk?   show
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What are transition words?   show
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show - The kind of language used in classrooms, lectures, textbooks, and tests. Examples: analyze, justify, compare, contrast, summarize, examine, specify, clarify, critique, describe, illustrate, identify, and etc.  
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