Description
This research writing unit for 2nd and 3rd grade gives you everything you need to drive your writing instruction. Students research and write about two topics: an animal and a continent.
Weeks 1 and 2: Animal Research
- Brainstorming animal types and a brainstorming chart
- Posters for What Researchers Do and Questions Researchers Ask
- Schema chart and Schema Jeep craft
- Writing brochure for animal research
- Safari Friend publishing craft
- Recap and Explore research follow-up activity
Weeks 3 and 4: Continent Research
- Travel Pack: students create a backpack for continent traveling
- Stamping Out Ideas brainstorming
- Travel postcards to narrow fact finding
- Magnifying glass fact finder craft
- QR code strips for continent research
- Revising with paragraph writing: adding explanations and details
- Globe craft for published continent writing
What’s Included
- I Can statements
- Daily lesson plans with mini-lessons, independent practice, and share time
- Standards for TEKS and Common Core
- Anchor chart materials
- Graphic organizers and student printables
- Brainstorming charts and activities
- Rough draft writing pieces
- Close editing strategies
- Publishing paper and craft
- Single column rubrics
- 4 research writing prompts to display, plus prompt strips for student journals, with QR codes for research
- 200 pages
Write On! Components in Every Unit
- How to group students
- Writing folder materials
- Status of the class materials
- Writing templates
- Setting goals anchor chart materials
- How to use rubrics
- How to set up your writing block
Good to Know
Students move through brainstorming, writing, revising, editing, and publishing, with grammar skills built into the editing lessons. This unit was made by Hope King and Amy Lemons.
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