Give related ideas a home · a small project

Read the complete source: C07 · Two related groups · C08 · A page with two jobs

Give related ideas a home · a small project

Small job

Build a two-panel repair-table display that folds flat. One panel explains the problem; the other records the supplied choice and the proposed next action.

Make and try

1. Read or hear both complete matched sources. Choose one of their readers, character views or practical jobs.

2. Build a two-panel repair-table display that folds flat. One panel explains the problem; the other records the supplied choice and the proposed next action.

3. Make a small first version using the day's child direction: ‘Keep ideas that belong together. Start a new group when the job changes.’

4. Try it with a willing reader, or use the supplied reader question/answer. Record which was used. Nobody has to interview or perform publicly.

5. Choose one useful change or explain one part you keep. Put the source note and any adult help beside the work.

Another option

Use the other complete matched source for a second version after introducing it; compare reader fit rather than page count.

Time

20–40 minutes across sittings, unpiloted; ordinary teaching and feedback, not a scored assignment.

What this can show

Look for a meaningful title, related grouping and a reason for a move. Do not mistake a neat layout or an adult scribed paragraph for independent composition.