Chapter+5-+Jump+Start+Thinking

= Prompts to "Jump Start" Thinking =

Prompts are guides for students to help focus their attention on a topic and to motivate the thinking process. They are a helpful guide to get students started on their writing experience. This is much like brainstorming, however the difference here is that the teacher provides a statement or probing question. The following are a few "Jump Start" Prompt ideas:


 * 1) How did you find the answer?
 * 2) How do __( blank )__ and __( blank )__compare or contrast?
 * 3) Write the steps you used to solve this problem
 * 4) What was the easiest part of this problem? Why?
 * 5) What does __( blank )__ mean to you?
 * 6) What were you thinking as you worked this problem?
 * 7) Write the directions to __( blank )__.
 * 8) I would choose __( blank )__ as the answer because __( blank ).__
 * 9) Would you use __( blank )__ 's way of solving the problem or __( blank )__'s way? Why?