Research_7_Lessons

Bibliography, Works Cited, Point of view, Draft, Introduction, Thesis Statement, essay, article, interview, validity, paraphrasing, interview, validity, objective/subjective, sequence, cause and effect, fact and opinion, plagiarism, proofreading, source, outline, summary, comparison and contrast, sequential, chronological,

Standard 3- Research-Lesson Plans

4 days- classroom lessons on research

2 days –library- look at resources

3 days- pre-writing

2 days- internet research

2 days- writing

Literature Book- Page 65 -79-Forming and evaluating research questions

Teachers: Writing RESEARCH REPORTS books for students- McDougall Littell

Develop Lesson plans using the Writing Research Report. Begin with stage !. Understanding the Research Report. Explain this section to students, have students work in small group answering the questions to Page 12.

Century 21 topics: Environment, Technology, Health Care, global Awareness, Financial/Business/ Entrepreneurial Leadership- Civic Literacy, Health Literacy

Recommended Books: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers, Leadership

  1. Research Report Writing p. R53 (15 days) [Use Computer Literacy Requirement and ELA Research Report Rubrics]
  1. Teach and Review with students
  1. Writing Workshop pp. 780-786
  2. Forming and Evaluating Research Questions: Offerings at the Wall (p. 65) (Reading for Information, Forming Research Questions) [Vocabulary: research question, thesis statement, and 3-Finger Skim]
  3. (2.4e) Summarizing p. 397“They’re Well-Suited for Studying Moose” (p. 396) (Reading for Information, Summarizing) [Vocabulary: main idea, supporting details and 3-Finger Skim]
  4. (2.5b) Skimming, Scanning, and Understanding Graphics p. 471“Four Decades in Space” (p. 470) (Reading for Information, text organizers, summarizing, skimming) [Vocabulary: skimming, scanning, and 3-Finger Skim]
  1. Taking Notes: p. 617 Face-to-Face with Twins (p. 617) (Reading for Information, Note Taking and Outlining, Paraphrasing, Writing a Summary) [Vocabulary: paraphrasing, outlining, summarizing, and 3-Finger Skim

Teach the following prior to taking students to computer Lab.

  1. Other lessons that are not covered in the Writing Workshop p. 780-786
  2. Collecting Bibliographic information-list the information that students need to collect on a note card- Attachment
  3. MLA format-(classzone.com)
  4. How to use Microsoft Word formatting tools
  5. Research Presentations p. R 104
  6. Active Listening for Information p. R105

Homework assignment: Note cards, Works Cited Page, bibliography

Grokker.com Use this site for Research

  • What tips to teachers of the unit can you offer about likely rough spots/student misunderstandings and performance weaknesses, and how to troubleshoot those issues?

Example: Students will need note cards completed with Bibliography information prior to going to library.

Google is the waiter/waitress who brings you ice cream, the name of the shop is the source of the ice cream. Students get information from a source on Google.

- Nonfiction: 71 Top Books of the Century (Recommended: get some of these books from the local library for display and silent reading time in the classroom.)

- 4 Sources for Great Nonfiction (article)

- Nonfiction: 71 Top Books of the Century

Read, Write, Think - - try searching for “nonfiction” ,

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Link Big6 Organizer from Kirk’s Web Page Library Portal Page