MrsFonzi Just Attended a Workshop on Explicit Instruction

Mrs.Fonzi just attended a workshop on explicit instruction.She is trying to make her lessons more explicit.Her lesson focuses on rhyming words.What would be the first step in making the lesson more explicit?

A) providing guided practice using words that rhyme and don't rhyme
B) providing independent practice activities that focus on rhyming words
C) modeling examples of rhyming words and explaining why they rhyme
D) reading The Cat in the Hat and asking students to identify rhyming words