Lego Build #1

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

Norman Cousins

I hand out green comment sheets.

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

2.  As you build, you should have a pen/pencil in your hand.  After you place EACH  piece, stop and comment on the directions with feedback - how did that work? Easy? Hard? Did you re-read it 2 times? 5 times? What did you NOT understand? Talk back to the page. Your feedback earns you points AND is key to the writer revising the directions.

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

4. Everyone builds two [I hope].

5. 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.

6.  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  COPIES of your NEW directions.

Homework:

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