Eyewitness
—a personal letter to a friend telling about being in an
earthquake. This will describe what happened during the earthquake to
the student, the building in which the student was, family members
and pets, and the family home. Describe what you had done before the
earthquake to be prepared, how effective your preparations were, and
what you would do differently in preparation for the next earthquake.
Also describe what life was like in the two weeks following the
earthquake.
C. Conclusion
After collecting the papers, pair each student’s postassessment
writings with the same student’s preassessment writings, and hand
them out to a different student. Assign students the task of reading
both sets and commenting on what the writer has learned from the
unit. Follow with a class discussion of these comparisons, either the
same day or the next.
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