Technical Writing Activities and Prompts

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In Social Studies (K-2 suggested grade level): Draw or use a printed map to diagram how to get from one place (school to home, city to city, etc.) to another. Ask students to write or dictate directions for traveling somewhere from their home, using directional words.
In Math (3-5 suggested grade level): At the board, in front of your class, solve a grade-level appropriate math problem, — incorrectly! Ask students to write, in complete sentences or a paragraph, what you did wrong in solving the problem.
In Math (6-12 suggested grade level): Challenge students to write, in paragraph form, instructions to solve an Algebra equation or Geometry theorem.

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