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partner or in a small group.
• Read the directions for Practice 5, Part B. 
Students can write their sentences at home. 
Collect and correct the sentences.
WRITING ASSIGNMENT 
(pages 166–167)
• Read the introduction containing the 
assignment. Have students read the articles 
in Appendix A and write their responses to 
the questions either in class or at home. Go 
over the answers with the class.
• Step 1: Read the instructions aloud and 
have students freewrite in class for 10 or 
15 minutes. Then take a class vote. Ask 
how many students will write in favor of 
a manned mission to Mars and how many 
will write against. 
• Step 2: Read the instructions. Have 
students do this step in class or at home. 
Decide if you will check students’ outlines 
before they go on to the next step. 
• Step 3: Read the instructions aloud. If 
desired, have students brainstorm with a 
partner about the type of introduction they 
will write. Have them write their drafts at 
home. 
• Step 4: Read the instructions aloud and 
have students work through the fi rst three 
bulleted instructions alone. In class, go 
over the Chapter 8 Peer Review Worksheet 
on page 335. Have students work with a 
partner to evaluate each other’s writing. Be 
sure to leave enough time for students to 
discuss their evaluations with their partners. 
• Step 5: Read the instructions aloud. Go 
over the Writer’s Self-Check on page 336. 
Have students complete this step in class or 
at home.
• Step 6: Read the instructions aloud. Have 
students do this step in class or at home. 
Collect the papers and use the Writing 
Assignment Scoring Rubric on page 47 of 
this Teacher’s Manual to evaluate them. 
SELF-ASSESSMENT 
(page 167)
• Go over the Self-Assessment with the class. 
See Options for using the Self-Assessment 
on page 5 of this manual.
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