p1criterionc – English Collaborative

Generate, Sort, Connect, Elaborate: Concept Mapping IDEAS in a Work

This activity asks students to individually identify ideas and issues developed in a work and collaboratively connect and develop one

This protocol helps students consider which ideas, issues, and feelings are playing a significant role in shaping their personal response

Essay or commentary prompts usually either point students to a specific textual feature or a specific effect/meaning/feeling created within the text.

Peter Elbow is known for his advocacy of free writing practices and provides the following arguments in his book, Writing