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Stop the "and then… and then…" spiral
Before students write a single event, they answer three questions. No "and then" — only cause and effect.
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Turning floating quotes into real analysis
If your students can find evidence but freeze right after dropping it in, this one's for you. The fix isn't more quotes — it's teaching them what to say next.
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Give your students the sentence stems to argue like they mean it
Sentence stems for naming the opposition and then pivoting past it — the two moves most student arguments are missing.
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Before you call the narrative finished, check for these
Six questions that turn a narrative that stops into a narrative that ends. Includes the Boomerang Ending: circle back, show change.
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