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Locker List Mismatch
Communication · One Line
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One page for the student and one for the teacher, with the answer and what a strong response looks like. Print either or both.
Rowan is kneeling at his instrument locker, balancing a trombone case against one shoe. The old locker list says folder first, then case, then mute from the shelf. Today the director already asked trombones to place mutes on stands before warm-up. The narrow aisle is filling with open cases, and the metal shelf door sticks. Rowan can follow the list or ask the section to switch the first step. Either way, he needs one clear sentence before everyone starts unpacking.
Write the exact sentence Rowan should say.
Rowan needs to tell the trombone section whether to follow the locker list or change the order, with a reason.
- which option Rowan chooses
- the reason tied to the order problem
Think about it: What information makes one order better than the other in this situation?
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