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AOW

AOW. Handwriting. AOW. Open up your AOW Folder Create a new document and label it “Handwriting”. Before You Read. Preview the text. Look at the bold vocabulary words. Read the definitions at the bottom of the article. Let’s watch these two clips as a preview of what we will read about.

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AOW

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  1. AOW Handwriting

  2. AOW • Open up your AOW Folder • Create a new document and label it “Handwriting”

  3. Before You Read • Preview the text. Look at the bold vocabulary words. • Read the definitions at the bottom of the article. • Let’s watch these two clips as a preview of what we will read about. • http://www.sjhsyr.org/Video/view.aspx?videoID=74#.UVyd0TnWqfQ • http://live.wsj.com/video/news-hub--in-computer-age-handwriting-benefits/99A6CA98-9B7D-46C8-9CC3-9BF48CC0389A.html#!99A6CA98-9B7D-46C8-9CC3-9BF48CC0389A

  4. Read the Article • Read “How Writing By Hand Makes Kids Smarter”

  5. Answer These Questions • Answer the following questions in complete sentences: • Use one short sentence to explain the MAIN IDEA of the article. • What is one sentence from the article that supports your MAIN IDEA? • Who is the intended audience? (Who did the author think would read this article when s/he wrote it?) • Why would someone say that this article is meant to inform you? • Why would someone say that this article is meant to entertain you? • Could someone say that this article is trying to persuade? Why/why not? • Which one do you think it is? Explain.

  6. Other Questions • Free Response--Your Thoughts • What is the value in handwriting? What are the benefits of handwriting? • Do you know how to write in cursive? Do you think kids should learn how to? • Now that we have the iPads, what do you write by hand?

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