Kareem reads this article about teaching students how to emulate, or imitate, good writing. Which

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sentence BEST summarizes the main points in this text?
Teach students to emulate the features of
good writing.
Students should be exposed to exemplary texts from a variety of sources, including
published or professional texts, books and textbooks, the teacher’s own writing, and
peer samples. Exemplary texts are those that are so well written that their
excellence is worth studying and imitating. Teachers should select texts that
• support the instructional goals of the lesson
• are appropriate for the students’ reading levels and abilities
• provide exemplary models of what students will write
Exemplary texts can illustrate a number of features, including text structure; use of
graphs, charts, and pictures; effective word choice; and varied sentence structure…
in which the author uses sensory details, such as sights, sounds, smells, and
movements... Students then can apply what they learn to compose a rich, sensory
description of their own setting.
Teachers should either read exemplary texts out loud or direct students to read and
reread selected exemplary texts, paying close attention to the author’s word choice,
overall structure, or other style elements, based on the instructional goals of the
lesson. Teachers should explain and students should discuss how each text
demonstrates characteristics of effective writing in that particular genre. Students
will then be prepared to emulate characteristics of exemplary texts at the word,
sentence, and/or text level (see Example).
Students of all ages can participate in emulating text activities. The closeness with
which students will emulate the text, as well as the complexity and length of the
text itself, will depend on the instructional goals of the lesson and on students’
abilities. At the word level, for example, after reading Rosie’s Walk, teachers could
introduce a variety of synonyms for the word ‘walk’ and physically demonstrate the
examples in front of the class. Students could then arrange the words in order from
slow to fast (e.g., trudge, amble, stroll, walk, stride, scurry, and run). Students also
could emulate sentences from the text, replacing synonyms in the sentences.
Struggling writers or students in lower grades may specifically focus on emulating
sentence patterns or identifying and substituting words in appropriate places.
Students should read a story, or have a story read to them, and then complete a
story frame to create a story emulation (see Example).

One way students can learn to wright well is to copy your writing.
Teachers and students should read and analyze exemplary texts so that they can emulate the texts' features.
Teachers and students should read and analyze exemplary texts.
Teachers should chose exemplary texts and emulation activities based on students' abilitys and needs.

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The sentence that BEST summarizes the main points in the text is:

Teachers and students should read and analyze exemplary texts so that they can emulate the texts' features.