Unit: Informational Text: Writing
Unit Description
Lessons
Define Research as a Writing Style
Resources: 2 Students will be able to form a working definition of research writing through the study of student examples. |
6,004
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Choose topics
Resources: 1 Students will select topics they are interested in to begin the research process. |
5,924
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Questioning
Resources: 1 Students will be able to develop questions to guide their research. |
5,360
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Citing Sources
Resources: 1 Students will learn to organize information for a research paper based on sources. They will cite sources using a graphic organizer. |
10,503
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Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Resources: 1 Students will be able to define and distinguish between primary and secondary sources. |
31,497
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Plagiarism
Resources: 2 Students will be able to define and give examples of ways to prevent plagiarism. |
10,111
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Research Paper Structure
Resources: 2 Students will be able to explain the structure in a research paper and begin the research process by answering guiding questions. |
10,138
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Paragraph Structure
Resources: 2 Students will be able to write a paragraph using a topic sentence and supporting details. |
18,839
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Introductory Paragraph
Resources: 1 Students will write introductory paragraphs for research papers using a given format. |
40,934
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Supporting Paragraphs
Resources: 2 Students will use their research graphic organizers to write supporting paragraphs about a topic. |
4,236
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Conclusion Paragraph
Resources: 1 Students will be able to use a formula to write conclusion paragraphs for research papers. |
23,960
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Editing
Resources: 1 Students will be able to edit their research papers for subject and verb agreement. |
2,601
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Writing a bibliography
Resources: 1 Students will cite sources for a research paper in a bibliography format. |
18,108
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Peer Editing
Resources: 1 Students will be able to peer edit their research papers using a checklist. |
4,074
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Publishing
Students will write final drafts of research presentations and share with their peers. |
1,555
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Unit Resources
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