Although it’s fairly easy to read about a culture that’s new to you, writing about it can be a little more challenging. However, this lesson should have helped you make a really good start on your research report.

Think about the steps you followed in this lesson: First, you looked through your notes and drew conclusions that could become your report’s main ideas. Next, you created an outline to help you organize your ideas, grouping similar or related ideas together. Then, you used your outline to write paragraphs that further explain your main points. All of these steps helped you create the rough draft of your research report. Now, you just have one step left to do―make sure you have included the kinds of transitions and explanations that will help your readers follow your ideas from start to finish.

Turn it in!

Read the rough draft of your culture report carefully, looking for places where your readers―your teacher and your classmates―might get lost or confused. Add transition words and phrases that show how your ideas are related. Also add explanations to sentences that include ideas or concepts that might be unfamiliar to your readers.

When you are satisfied that your final draft meets all of this lesson’s requirements―and includes all of the assignments in this lesson, submit your Culture Research Report file to your teacher. Your work on this assignment will be graded using the rubric below.

	Points	Criteria
Big Ideas 5 points	5	You used the four steps on page 5 of this lesson to generate big ideas for your research report, based on the facts and details in your notes.
Outline 5 points	5	Your outline organizes your ideas and examples into sections, with the main idea first and examples or details underneath.
Rough Draft 5 points	5	The rough draft of your research report includes all of the ideas and examples in your outline.
Transitions 5 points	5	You use transitional words and phrases to connect thoughts and ideas within your paragraphs and between paragraphs.