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A to Z Teacher Stuff

Ato Zteacherstuff: Report Writing in Primary Grades

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This is a fun, hands-on lesson from AtoZteacherstuff! Students go through a study of frogs while learning how to interpret and restate factual information.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Writing Reports in Kindergarten

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Lesson which provides three types of reports for early elementary students to share. These allow young students to see themselves as writers with something useful to contribute from an early age.
Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Guidelines for Writing Hydrologic Reports [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A very informative site, which is provided for by the U.S. Geological Survey, on how to write hydrologicic reports.
Rubric
Other

Allwritewithme: Rubrics & Checklists for Fourth Grade Informative Writing

For Teachers 4th Standards
This collection of rubrics and checklists can be used for formative and summative assessments. Students can use many of these to self-assess during various phases of the informative writing process, and teachers may use these to guide...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing Report Abstracts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From Purdue University, a lesson that lays out the details to writing a good abstract.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Speech Writing

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn steps from the experts on how to write and deliver a great speech. There are tips and graphic organizers for writing. The final step is recording your speech on the Radio Hotline. Listen to other student writing as well.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing a Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a comprehensive guide to writing a professional/technical research report. Includes information on purpose, pre-writing, audience analysis, and general technical writing guidelines. For more specific information, click on the...
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Claim, Evidence and Reasoning Test

For Students 6th - 8th
Informational report terms are included in this assessment. This test assesses the following text feature terms: evidence, claim, qualitative evidence, quantitative evidence, and reasoning. Images of the terms are included alongside the...
Interactive
Quizlet

Quizlet: Claim, Evidence and Reasoning Match

For Students 6th - 8th
Informational report terms are included in this review "Match" game. Questions are provided for the following words: evidence, claim, qualitative evidence, quantitative evidence, and reasoning..
Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Claim, Evidence and Reasoning Learn

For Students 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will type an informational report term. When given a definition or an example, students will practice identifying the following terms: evidence, claim, qualitative evidence, quantitative evidence, and...
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Rice University

Rice University: Writing Research Papers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents information about the necessary parts of a scientific research report. It also contains a sample abstract and introduction.
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TES Global

Tes: Leaflet Writing Frame

For Students K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This writing assignment provides a blank template for students to use when writing a leaflet. The template can easily be modified to the requirements of the assignment.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing a Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides many links to information on writing research papers.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing a Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides many links to information on writing research papers.
Activity
Northern Illinois University

Guidelines for Writing a Progress Report

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Gives step-by-step directions and guidelines for writing a progress report. Includes information on the heading, the purpose statement, background, works completed, and more.
Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Report of Information

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The example report of information provided at this site is six pages long. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
Activity
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky "I Will Not" Chalkboard

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Students can use this writing idea from the book Wacky We-Search Reports by Barry Lane to demonstrate understanding in any content area. Students use the idea of writing "I will not " sentences to show their knowledge of various...
Activity
Indiana University

Indiana University: Writing Book Reviews

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page, which is provided for by the Indiana University, gives good information to help in writing book reviews. It tells you what to look for when reading, how to write, and provides a sample book review.
Article
Leaf Group

E How: Discover: How to Write a Statistical Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of how to write a paper that reports statistical information and analysis.
Handout
W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton & Company: Lit Web: The Research Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about writing a research essay including: generating a topic, generating a thesis, research, and more.
Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing With Scientists With the American Museum of Natural History

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Follow this six-step method and you'll have a good understanding of what a good scientific research paper involves and how it is organized. There are plenty of samples for you to look at. This explanation is also very helpful for...
Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Mla Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site outlines the basics of the MLA (Modern Language Association) style of documentation and includes links to handouts about in-text citations, the works cited page, and how to cite electronic sources. Several sample citations and...
Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Apa Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information on the APA (American Psychological Association) documentation style. The information can be downloaded in PDF format. It refers to several handouts dealing with parenthetical references, reference lists,...
Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Writing a Research Report

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to write research papers. Includes an eight-step writing handout, information on quoting and paraphrasing, and tips for writing annotated bibliographies. Click on the side links to access some of these resources.