Essay Writing Idea

Based on ISACS Seminar

New System

  • Mind map starting with evidence and topic (power, sexism, symbolism, race, leadership, whatever)
    • Go to the right
  • Mind Map Revision (a reshuffling of the evidence into logical groups)
  • Thesis Creation
  • Argument Creation
  • Reflection
  • 1st Draft
  • Reflection
  • Final Draft
  • Reflection

The Radicalness Comes Here

  • Thesis Creation
  • Argument Creation
  • Reflection - graded - seriously graded
  • 1st Draft - feedback, mostly in question form
  • Reflection - graded - seriously graded
  • Final Draft - feedback, but no grade
  • Reflection - graded - seriously graded

They said it takes 7-14 days.

Works with 9-12 grade classes.

Students must understand why they made choices and be able to explain.

Mind Map Example

Essay Writing Idea

By Nathan Mattson

Essay Writing Idea

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