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Expand it

Expand it gives a kernel sentence of two or three words and question words to answer, so pupils grow it into a full, precise sentence.

The real slide Chalk makes, in the Classroom look. Every word is written for your lesson when you use it.

How to run it

  1. Read the kernel together.
  2. Pupils answer each question word in a few words.
  3. They join the answers into one sentence.

Why it works

Expanding a sentence with who, what, when, where and why teaches both precise writing and the content it is about.

Expert practiceHochman and Wexler, 2017The Writing Revolution

In other subjects

History: "Germany paid."Science: "Ice melted."
Use in Slides

Chalk plans a deck with this task in it, written for your lesson.