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2. Format Your Paper
• First, divide your paper by
drawing a series of stairs from
the upper right corner to the
lower left corner
• The left-hand side of the paper is
the upstairs, representing your
PUBLIC self.
• The right-hand side of the paper
is the downstairs, representing
your PRIVATE self.
3. Creating the Upstairs Side
PUBLIC YOU
Three Descriptive Words
Think what you do, say, choices you make.
Think what you don’t do, don’t say, or choices you
don’t make.
Two Images
Visually represent what you do, say, choices you
make.
Visually represent what you don’t do, say, etc…
One Summary Sentence
Write a summary sentence describing your PUBLIC
self.
4. Downstairs Side
PRIVATE SELF
Three Descriptive Words
Think what you do, say, choices you make.
Think what you don’t do, don’t say, or choices you don’t
make.
Two Images
Visually represent what you do, say, choices you make.
Visually represent what you don’t do, say, etc…
One Summary Sentence
• Write a summary sentence describing your PRIVATE
self.
5. Guidelines
• Descriptive Sentences, images,
and brainstorms must tie-in
• Must be multicolored
• No lined paper
• Use your note-taker
• Each side must be a different
color
• Be creative, unique, even
unusual
6. How to Grade Upstairs/Downstairs
(Based on a score of 100 points)
• Upstairs: • Stairs:
2-Images 1 - Stairs Direction
8-Brainstorms Right to Left
2-Sentences
• Write a two sentence
• Downstairs evaluation, stating what you
2-Images did well according to the
standards of comprehension,
8-Brainstorms analysis, and evaluation for
2-Sentences what you viewed.
Each Criteria Is Worth Four Points
7. Printing Directions
1. On the tool bar, click on “File,” click on “Print.”
2. In the “Print” dialogue box, in the lower left corner under
“Print What,” click on the drop down arrow and select
“Handouts.”
3. Then, under “Color/Grayscale,” select the best on for your
printer.
4. Next, under “Handouts,” click on “Slides per Page,” and
choose “9.”
5. Lastly, click on “OK,” and the file will print.
6. Staple Directions to your assignment.