Informational Writing Unit: 1 Week Group Biography Research Project

Description

Authors:

Andrea Chorney, K–12 Educator

Elisa M Yzaguirre, K–12 Educator

Learning Goals:

Learners will:

• review different types of activism
• know about a specific activist
• show their best attempt at determining the central idea
• research and collect information about the influence and impact of activists
• create individual PowerPoint presentations about an activist
• support partners and classmates in editing a clear and concise presentation.
• present individual PowerPoints to small groups

Learners will do this by:

• answering questions based on different types of activism in images
• using reading roles to read a book on epic about their person and take notes using the notes sheet
• using reading roles to read a nonfiction article and discuss an activist
• naming and revising central ideas to be accurate and concise
• reading/watching non-fiction texts and using text structure of a biography to take
• notes on important details and central ideas.
• citing sources and incorporating information from non-fiction articles
• carefully selecting images and phrases that enhance your presentation
• proofreading the presentation of a peer