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Approach · aural

Aural: tell the report, quiz the unit

Use spoken rehearsal and discussion to build the report and review the unit aloud.

Say the report before writing it

Students "tell the story" of their investigation aloud to a partner in order — question, what they did, what they found, what it means — before drafting. Speaking the four parts in sequence produces a clearer written report and surfaces a missing section early.

Conclusion sentence frame, spoken

Rehearse the evidence-based conclusion aloud: "The results show ___, which means ___. This matched / did not match my prediction." Hearing "the results show" said aloud keeps conclusions evidence-based, not opinion.

Teach-back the big ideas

Each student teaches one of the four big ideas to a partner in 30 seconds, with one key word and one example. Explaining aloud is the strongest revision.