Lego Build #1

"Time given to thought is the greatest time saver of all." -

                                                               Norman Cousins

 

I hand out green comment sheets. You place your parts and the answer picture (well-folded) in your bag, to pass around with the directions and comment sheet.

As you build, you should have a pencil in your hand. You SHOULD write on the directions with comments, question marks, and questions that you have as you are building. Talk back to the page. [This is evaluating someone's writing by telling them HOW IT IS WORKING.]

Then when the build is complete, you must score it and write about it on the green comment sheet. Remember, thorough comments earn you points.

Everyone builds two.

When all are done, all the papers come back to you. You can see how others did with your directions. You will have some ideas for ways to improve your own.

I will pass out a green Revision sheet at the end. Even if people easily built your directions, I want you to look for ways to improve what you have;  write ideas down on the green sheet, and make actual changes to you directions. Print TWO MORE COPIES of your directions.

Homework:

1. Brainstorm ideas for changes to your directions on the green brainstorming sheet. Come up with as many ideas for change -- even "silly" ones -- as possible.

2. Make typed changes to your directions and print the new version before class (2 copies). You do NOT have to make all the changes that you brainstormed. The revision is worth 1/4 of your grade on this project. Show that you are thinking. Bring 2 copies of the revised directions tomorrow.

3. TWFTD: superfluous