"My Animal Research Project," A CCSS Aligned Informative Writing Unit

This CCSS aligned informative writing unit contains lesson plans, student printables, rubrics, anchor papers, and other materials needed to teach the information gathering process for research-based writing. Specifically, this pack includes:

--Detailed day by day lesson plans broken into 3 categories:

-2 weeks for the research and note-taking process

-2-3 weeks for writing a multi-paragraph research paper OR

-2-3 weeks for writing a nonfiction book

--"My Research Notebook" template to create research notebooks

--A 12-page "All about ______" nonfiction book template

--Anchor papers for the multi-paragraph research paper & the nonfiction book

--Rubrics for the research paper and nonfiction book as well as generic formats for any research-based writing project

The specific topic for this informative writing unit is animals. However, the materials in this pack can be used for ANY RESEARCH-BASED WRITING PROJECT in the future! Simply print out the research notebook, nonfiction book template, and generic rubrics to fit your needs! Please see the preview for a more detailed view!

This unit is also available in a discounted BUNDLE in my 3 Types of Writing BUNDLE: Personal Narrative, Informative, & Opinion Units!