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Monitoring teaching acts 297 see those three words? Let us know if you don’t see them . . .
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So . . . on this page, this story has how many paragraphs?
Three.
Three paragraphs. So . . . when I told you yesterday to write a paragraph, that’s what I wanted you to do. I wanted you to indent the first line, and continue writing until you got to the end. Do you understand? OK? So . . . that shows you have three paragraphs. Let’s start with the first paragraph. Um . . . S10, read the first para- graph.
(Reads the paragraph)
Can you read the same paragraph, S11? (Reads the paragraph)
OK, in your . . . in your particular situation, what is most important to you? Of the things listed, which would be the most important? The size of the apartment, the qual- ity of the school system, or, if you were close to work? . . . Those three things . . . S12?
Close to work.
OK, would you be concerned with the school system?
(shrugs)
Would you be concerned with the school system, S12?
I don’t understand.
You picked, you picked the close to work, right? Why didn’t you pick the school system?
You mean why I didn’t think of it?
Well, I guess a really simple question I’m going to ask you, do you have any children?
I’m not even married. (Ss laugh)
So . . . maybe you’re not concerned about the school system, right?
xxx (Looks puzzled)
Because maybe if you had children that might be your first consideration. But since you don’t have any chil- dren, you’re more concerned with whether or not you are close to work ... for transportation ... OK, so ... S13, what is most important to you? Size of the house? The quality of the school system?