Strategy:
SPO Scaffold: Given T.S., generate details, Basic Conjunctions: because, but, so, Blank Single-Paragraph Outlines (SPOs), Converting Notes to Sentences, Converting Sentences to Notes, General, specific, thesis (GST), Multiple-Paragraph Outline (MPO), Single-Paragraph Outline, SPO Scaffold: Distinguish T.S. from details, SPO Scaffold: Given T.S., eliminate irrelevant detail, SPO Scaffold: Given T.S., generate C.S., SPO Scaffold: Given details, generate T.S., SPO Scaffold: Given topic/prompt, generate T.S., SPO Scaffold: Given TS, sequence details, SPO Scaffold: Identify T.S. & sequence details, SPO Scaffold: Given T.S., select relevant details, SPO Scaffold: Given T.S. & details, generate C.S., Taking Notes, Thesis, specific, general (TSG), Underlining Key Words and Phrases, SPO Scaffold: Eliminate irrelevant detail(s), Sentences & Fragments, Scrambled Sentences, Sentence Expansion, Sentence Types, Developing Questions, Subordinating Conjunctions, Transitions, Appositives, Sentence Combining, Improve T.S. & C.S., Vary Vocabulary, Unelaborated Paragraph, Summary Sentence, Pre-Transition Outline (PTO), Transition Outline (TO)
Grade Level:
3-12
This document provides a sequenced approach for introducing and practicing TWR strategies in grades 9-12. Each guide is intended as a flexible framework and can be adjusted based on students’ needs. Teachers should use their professional judgment to make final decisions about the rollout of strategies in the classroom.