Course III Teachers Guide.pdf - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

DESTINATION READINGETTING STARTED19• E-mailE-mail messages can come to the student from the experts who are delivering the instructional sequences. Thesemessages usually ask students to use the medium of e-mail to write a summary paragraph, compose a paraphrase,propose an alternate ending, or respond to a reading passage. Buddy characters also send e-mail messages to thestudent, encouraging them to write informal comments on their learning experience or activating prior knowledgeabout a topic.Upon completing an e-mail, students clickthe Send button to save their writing andmove forward to the next activity.• Instant Message (IM)The Instant Message writing activity type is an informal writing opportunity. It is sent from one of the Buddycharacters in the courseware and is used to help students connect prior knowledge with a current topic, or to sharereactions about the activities in the program. When students write in the Instant Message activities, they candevelop writing fluency. These writing opportunities maintain their focus on the topic or skill, but the purpose of theirwritten responses is usually personal and experiential rather than academic.Upon completing an Instant Message,students click the Send button to save theirwriting and move forward to the next activity.