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Polk Bros Foundation
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3rd - 10th
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English Language Arts
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2008
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Prepare for a research project or just use this worksheet on its own. Class members choose a topic, write a big question about it, and note down information they find about it. The final product is a longer written assignment in the format of a news report or textbook page.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

textual evidence, evidence

Additional Tags

read to learn, big question, Research, textual evidence, english language arts

Pros

  • See the materials tab for a Spanish version of this worksheet

Cons

  • There is no instruction on how to write the report; this page is for preparation only
  • The box provided for information is just that, a box; individuals may need additional scaffolding or at least a separate place to cite sources

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.4.1 RI.5.1 RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1

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