Getting Started with Write on Course 20-20

The following getting-started activities will help your students become familiar with Write on Course 20-20.

For example, these scavenger hunts teach students to use the table of contents and index to find all kinds of great information. Choose the scavenger hunts that fit best in your first week of class. You can have students work on hunts individually, in groups, or as a class, or you can turn them into contests. Students can write their answers or speak them aloud:

• Find the Fives (Answers)
• Contents Crawl (Answers)
• Paging Through (Answers)
• Turning the Tables (Answers)
• Index Fingers (Answers)

You can also choose from a number of other activities to help students get started with Write on Course 20-20:

• First Thoughts
• Favorite Feature
• 5 W's and H
• Finding Help
• Across the Curriculum
• Why Write
• Thought Web
• Read and React
• Pen Pal
• Box Poem