Many fourth graders have trouble writing short stories. With this point in mind, identify several benefits that a cooperative story-writing task might have

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Joint story-writing might have benefits such as these:
• Students can scaffold one another's efforts; for instance, more skilled students can assist those less skilled.
• Students can model effective strategies for one another.
• Different students might bring different skills to the task. For example, one student may have a particularly creative story line, whereas a second has expertise in punctuation and a third is a careful proofreader.
• The combined efforts of the group are likely to yield a more sophisticated story than individual group members can write on their own; as a result, the self-efficacy of all group members may be enhanced.