The
IBC Strategy
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The IBC strategy is a prewriting
strategy that provides students with a way of organizing information
for their essays to ensure that they have enough support in each paragraph
to prove their points. It helps students to understand that not only
does their essay have an introduction, a body, and a conclusion, but
each paragraph should have an introduction, a body, and a conclusion
also.
Step
2: Modeling the IBC Strategy It is important for the
teacher to model the IBC pattern so that students fully understand
the entire process. The teacher should make a table on the board like
the one below:
The letters down the side
of the table represent the introduction, three body points, and the
conclusion of each paragraph. The letters across the top of the table
represent the individual paragraphs (Introduction, three body paragraphs,
and a conclusion). If you anticipate the essay should have fewer or
more paragraphs, you can eliminate or add body sections. Students
should fill in each box in the table along with the teacher as they
collaborate on prewriting an essay.
Step
3: Scaffolding the IBC Strategy Once the teacher has modeled
the strategy, it is crucial for the teacher to work individually with
students to make sure they understand how to fill in the table for
themselves. It is also important to help students transfer and process
information from their table into a cohesive essay.
Step
4: Summary of the IBC Strategy The IBC pattern is an effective
way to help students visualize how the information in their essay
can be organized. Many students who have used this pattern say they
can now visualize the table in their minds while they are writing
and they stress its effectiveness for planning. |