WRITING TEMPLATE PART 1

INTRODUCTION FOR TEACHERS
What a pleasant surprise to find that one is not alone. Prior to the national TESOL convention in 2005, I had thought that using writing templates was my own idiosyncratic response to my students' inability to use the instruction and correction they had been gi[r]

58 The Writing Template Book
Argument Roadmap Template 2
The previous argument template (pages 55-56) was taken from the abstract of an article I wrote for a psychological journal. Shortly after extrapolating that template, I read the introduction of a chapt[r]

Conclusion Template 3
Thesis Example: Writing templates are a good way t o teach writing.
Example
I do not s u p p o s e that all w r i t i n g t e a c h e r s will i m m e d i a t e l y e m b r a c e t h e t e m p l a t e a p p r o a c h . I do e x p e c t t[r]

This example comes from page 177 of The Michigan Guide to
English for Academic Success and Better TOEFL'" Test Scores, an excellent
companion book to The Writing Template Book.
It is important to note that summaries do not need conclusions! So, I have deleted the last paragr[r]

All good writers use models. Templates are an effective tool for improving performance on high-stakes tests. Writing templates can enhance students' scores on standardized tests like the TOEFL® iBT and SAT® by providing them with a structure that conforms to grading criteria and by giving[r]

Introduction for Teach
• TEMPLATES AND STANDARDIZED WRITING TESTS (SAT®, TOEFL®)
While the goal of writing templates is not simply to enhance scores on standardized tests, templates are very effective tools for such tests. I believe that students armed with templates will outpe[r]

1 . (proposition: Secrecy* is b a d . )
2. (proposition: A m e r i c a is a m e l t i n g p o t . * *)
* Secrecy m e a n s keeping secrets.
* * Melting pot is a c o m m o n m e t a p h o r i c a l description of t h e U n i t e d States a n d its history, m e a n i n g[r]

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vi Foreword
meaning-making, drafting, revising, and redrafting, all taking place in a collaborative environment where students peer reviewed each other's work. Students were encouraged throughout the process to reflect, thus developing a metacognitive awareness of their individual ways of ap[r]

These strategies, however valuable, ignore a very important facet of conclusions in most professional writing: that is, discussing the limita- tions of what you have done and pointing the way for future writing on that subject. The focus on limitations may apply to personal narrative[r]

Roadmap Template Examples with Student Errors
Some examples of introduction/roadmap template 1 follow. The thesis is expressed in the first sentence as a question. No corrections have been made. You can see how students actually used the template. The first is by a[r]

pieces together or the whole craft sinks." 1 Alas, conclusions are often
poorly taught in high school, where they tend to consist of restatement, self-congratulation, and wildly unsubstantiated global claims. In col- lege, most students learn to extend their conclusions to a wider con[r]

CHOICE/PREFERENCES There is no denying the fact that ...whether to choose A or B is better is a popular topic which is much talked about [not only by ..., but also by .../by people acros[r]

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1. There is a simple rhetorical trick at work in this template, one that
will impress your reader. The topic is in the that clause. The
template takes a simple proposition, X is/was Y and transforms it
into the more sophisticated structure, "It's hard to say th[r]

Your Example
Is this the only possible ? Of course not.
This template points out the limitations of what you have done with a question. The question is called "rhetorical" because it is not a true question. It is an answer in the guise of a question. Note that the sub-

1 . (proposition: Secrecy* is b a d . )
2. (proposition: A m e r i c a is a m e l t i n g p o t . * *)
* Secrecy m e a n s keeping secrets.
* * Melting pot is a c o m m o n metaphorical description of the United States and its history, m e a n i n g that immigrants eventual[r]

Truth be told, parents are not the best teachers for children. In the following paragraphs, I will elucidate the importance of grammar school teachers and high school teachers in the lives of children. 1
Your Question: Some high schools require all students to wear the same unifo[r]