to make this jump, or maybe she does understand but this particular topic sentence is just stumping her. again, we might make a suggestion or ask a leading question.
depending on the student and the situation, we don't necessarily need to stay and continue to watch the student work. we leave the student with a closing push: "as you continue writing, morgan, and you get to a new paragraph, i want you to try to get that new topic sentence to tell the topic and draw your reader in."
our two minutes have ended. now we make a quick note on our record sheet. if the student is struggling with the skill, 