Home Plan - [ELA2-L7-U3-LC1-7 Write Like a Researcher]
The document guides Cheryl through the process of writing a research report about Death Valley, one of the most extreme places in the world. It covers topics such as choosing a research topic, creating a research plan, gathering information from various sources, understanding the extreme conditions of Death Valley, evaluating sources, organizing information, and revising and editing the report. Cheryl is encouraged to focus on main ideas, supporting details, and writing structure suitable for her audience. The document provides teaching strategies, tasks, questions, and objectives to help students effectively navigate the writing process and improve their research reports.
Contents
- Pages 1—13: Research report writing.
- Pages 14—26: Writing strategies taught.
- Pages 27—39: Life in Death Valley
- Pages 40—43: Evaluate writing organization.
Pages 1—13: Research report writing.
The document section discusses a writing task where Cheryl needs to write a research report about one of the most extreme places in the world. The initial focus is on choosing a topic, with Death Valley being a consideration due to its extreme characteristics. Cheryl is guided through the process of narrowing down the topic using an ILRAFT chart and KW chart to list research questions. The document emphasizes the importance of identifying the writing purpose, creating a research plan using various resources such as books, magazines, websites, and interviews, and determining the importance of a research plan. It also underscores the role of research questions in guiding the writing process. The section concludes with a prompt for summarizing the prewrite stage. The teaching steps involve checking for interactions on each slide and ensuring Cheryl understands how to proceed at each stage of writing the research report.
Pages 14—26: Writing strategies taught.
This section of the document focuses on teaching strategies for gathering information, writing like a researcher, and organizing research reports. It emphasizes the importance of verifying the interactions on each slide and presents tasks related to identifying good sources, creating source cards for websites and books, understanding note card features, and sorting cards. It also touches on outlining information for a research report and drafting a clear and engaging report. The content encourages students to focus on qualities of good sources, source card features, note card features, and the organization of information within a report by summarizing key points and understanding the main ideas and supporting details. The section provides specific tasks, questions, and objectives to guide students in the writing process effectively.
Pages 27—39: Life in Death Valley
The document discusses life in Death Valley, emphasizing the extreme conditions of the area, such as being the hottest and driest place in North America. Despite the harsh environment, over 1,000 plant species and various animals make Death Valley their home. The section delves into the challenges of finding water in the region and the adaptations of plants and animals to survive. It also touches on the variety of wildlife present, including bighorn sheep, mountain lions, and mule deer. The writer, Cheryl, is working on a research report about Death Valley, focusing on organization, main ideas, and supporting details. She has sources for her report and is working on revisions and editing.
Pages 40—43: Evaluate writing organization.
This section of the document provides guidance on evaluating writing organization using a research report rubric. It emphasizes the importance of clear structure that suits the writer’s audience and purpose, along with smooth and logical content flow. The text includes examples of varying writing structures and content flows to illustrate evaluations. Additionally, there are instructions on engaging with and analyzing research reports with writing rubrics. The section concludes with tips on writing procedures, such as gathering information, prewriting, revising, editing, proofreading, and publishing. It also mentions checking for interactions and provides teaching steps to help students comprehensively evaluate and improve their writing.