Nonfiction Picture Books, Day 5

Objectives:

1. Students will conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
2. Students will gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
3. Students will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.  
4. Students will introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g. headings), graphics (e.g. charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
5. Students will engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
6. Students will develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
7. Students will use appropriate and varied transitions to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another,and  create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
8. Students will use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
9. Students will use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
10. Students will provide a conclusion that follows form and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
11. Students will produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
12. Students will develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.

Essential Skills: 

1. Students will produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
2. Students will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.  

I Can Statements:

• I can use multiple strategies to organize information.
• I can use charts, pictures, headings, etc. to organize information.
• I can support the topic with facts, details, quotes and/or examples.
• I can develop a point of view.
• I can use transitions to show relationships.

IPI: Level 4/5
Bloom's: Level 3/4

Task List:

1. Bell Work: Students will practice completing analogies using synonyms and antonyms.
2. Students will continue researching their chosen topics.
3. Students will take notes on their chosen topics.

Resources:

• Scoring Guide