The
CD Strategy
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Step 1: Introduction
of the CD Strategy The CD strategy is a writing
strategy Tom Adams uses to help students gain control of their own
writing. It calls for the students to ask themselves two questions
following each paragraph: "Is it Clear?" and "Is it
Detailed?" The objective is for students to monitor their own
writing and to self-correct. The video clips demonstrate the use of
this strategy from the following essay: "There were several causes
to World War I. In a five paragraph essay, explain the significance
of three of the causes." Step
2: Modeling the CD Strategy The CD strategy focuses
students on revising their writing by repeatedly asking two related
questions: Is the writing clear? Is the writing detailed?
Step
3: Scaffolding the CD Strategy Helping individual students
master the CD revision strategy focuses again on getting them to ask
the two related questions: Is the writing clear? Is the writing detailed?
Step
4: Summary of the CD Strategy Students take control of
revision, and of their writing processes, through the CD revision
strategy. |