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Better Answers, Second Edition
Written Performance That Looks Good and Sounds Smart
"Students' writing skills are improving tremendously… Last year's fourth graders started using the sandwich method mid-year and almost all of them scored in the highest possible category when they took the state's standardized English-language arts test just a few months later."
—Wells Central Schools, New York
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"Students' writing skills are improving tremendously… Last year's fourth graders started using the sandwich method mid-year and almost all of them scored in the highest possible category when they took the state's standardized English-language arts test just a few months later."
—Wells Central Schools, New York
Wells Central is just one of numerous schools that attributes its success to Ardith Davis Cole's Better Answers process. Since 2002, her book Better Answers...read more
About the Author(s)
Table of Contents
Contents
CD Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
Part I: Prewriting: Setting the Stage for Success
Chapter 1. Getting Started with the Foundations for Success
Chapter 2. Understanding the Prompt
Part II: Writing: Constructing a Response
Chapter 3. Getting Started with the Better Answer Protocol
Chapter 4. Step 1: Develop an Introduction
Chapter 5. Step 2: Build a Body of Details
Chapter 6. Step 3: Draw a Conclusion
Part III: Postwriting: Assessment and Our Response to It
Chapter 7. Getting Started with Assessment and Its Response
Chapter 8. Constructive Assessment
Chapter 9. What to Do When...: Responding to Assessment
Afterword: Get Real
Appendixes
Appendix A: Lesson Plans and PowerPoint Slides
Appendix B: Charts and Visuals
Appendix C: Sample Tests, Prompts, and Responses
Appendix D: Assessment Tools
Appendix E: Resources
Bibliography