Essay Assignment Analysis Station

Reorder

Reorder the following steps for this learning station.

• Review your baseline essay work

• Choose your essay prompt.

• Complete the analysis 1/2 sheet

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Draw

Baseline Review:

See if you can highlight the exact essay assignment.

​Review the answer.

Review the answer. Compare with your work

Multiple Select

Which words do I need to look up or make sure I understand before I can put this assignment in my own words? (select 3)

• "Aztecs"

• "artifacts"

• "archeologists"

• "valued"

• "reveal"

Draw

See if you can highlight or underline the complete essay assignment. (What is this assignment asking you to do?)

​Review the answer.

​Here is an example of the 1/2 sheet for this assignment.

Read & review this carefully before moving on.

Poll

Take 5-10 mins to select your essay assignment and analyze what it is asking you to do. Complete the 1/2 sheet for your assignment. When you are finished, select the strategy that helped you most (from these choices).

• rereading the assignment

• asking myself "what is this asking me to do?"

• circling key words

• defining key words

Poll

What do you think is the greatest danger in not reading an assignment carefully?

• charging forward towards a dead end

• writing an essay on the wrong topic

• missing out on what the assignment had to offer