Module 10-Writing Your Report-Language Arts 5B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this unit, students will learn how to draft a research report.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Drafting a Research Report outline (created for research report)
notes/source information (gathered for research report)
2 Writing Strategies notes/source information (gathered for research report);

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Drafting a Research Report
  1. Draft a research report that develops a perspective on a topic.
2 Writing Strategies
  1. Draft a research report that develops a perspective on a topic.
  2. Use writing strategies that help them develop ideas and expand on details.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
draft
writing process
audience
strategy
cohesive

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
2 Writing Strategies 6 Finished Rough Draft Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Drafting a Research Report
  1. Why do you write a rough draft?
Writing Strategies
  1. What writing strategies can you use to help you with your research report?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Drafting a Research Report Consider Your Audience
  1. Why is it important to consider your audience when writing?
Writing Strategies Expository Expose
  1. What is expository writing?
  2. What are two different types of strategies of expository writing?
Writing Strategies Expository Writing
  1. What is expository writing?
  2. What is a primary source?
  3. What is a secondary source?
  4. What are the elements of expository writing?
Writing Strategies Cohesive Writing
  1. What are the elements of cohesive writing?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing