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Research Writing in the Primary Classroom

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Research writing has always been a struggle for my 2nd and 3rd graders. Writer’s workshop lessons can help. There seems to be a variety of things that cause this struggle.  Gathering facts and writing them in your own words can often be a tough skill for students to learn.  Many times, students can’t really see the whole picture before they start so they have a hard time putting it all together. This is why I designed special lessons in Unit 4 to help you to teach research skills to students in a fun, interactive, yet effective way.

Research Writing Unit

Not only does unit 3 cover research skills, but it also has lessons on organization and word choice. Through the use of the following mentor texts, students will do whole class, partner, and independent writing activities to strengthen their understanding of organization in nonfiction and fiction writing.

Understanding Organization

You will be able to get an idea of where your students are at in terms of understanding what organization is by playing a game called Organization Station where students will identify things in their world that are organized or disorganized.  This concept will then be related to nonfiction and fiction writing.

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October Unit Overview

There are 5 structured lessons for EACH book.
Concepts and strategies included in this unit are:
Organization structures in fiction and nonfiction books.
Pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading/writing lessons.
Whole class and partner lessons and strategies.
Ipad integration options.
Using a non-fiction book (Cats vs Dogs) to understand a fiction book (Dog vs Cat) more deeply.
Mini fire safety lesson from Roberto the Insect Architect.
Mini research on BATS as well as a topic of choice.
…and much more!
The Writing Year Long Unit is now available. Click here to see more.

Writing Unit Year Long Bundle

Take a look at the year-long overview for more details on what standards and write traits are covered here.

Writing Unit Overview

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