Scaffolded Research Paper about Informational Groundbreaker
- Google Drive™ folder
Description
This research writing unit is a perfect resource if you are wondering how you are going to scaffold writing a research paper with your group of students! It's 70+ pages of resources designed to help make this process as easy as possible -- no matter the skill level of your students!
It was created to replace an informational essay in my curriculum that lacked the ability for students to have any choice in their writing because even with (or especially with) struggling writers, there needs to be an element of choice if they are to have any level of confidence in their writing.
This essay topic allows students the space to pick an area of interest and select a groundbreaker who has had a major impact upon a field. Students selected groundbreakers across a wide variety of fields, and their choices ranged from Martin Luther King Jr. to Cardi B to Steve Jobs. The essay question asks, "How has your groundbreaker made an impact on society and paved the way for others?"
This product is compatible with Google Drive, and it is fully-editable to suit your individual students needs. Here's a list of what's included in this bundle:
- "I am Malala" Article questions and discussion
- Brainstorming ideas for essay activity
- Selecting your groundbreaker presentation
- Mini-Lesson for CRAP test to assess credibility of sources
- CRAP Test student sheet with teacher example (using Walt Disney)
- Taking Notes on Research Source digital student workbook (with key)
- Student Notes graphic organizer
- MLA Citation notes and practice
- Works Cited assignment (with screencast)
- Essay outline
- Copy / paste-able feedback for teacher use
- Introduction notes (with screencast and model paragraph)
- Body paragraph examples (with screencast)
- Conclusion example (with screencast)
- Proofreading checklist
- Sample Paragraph to Proofread
- Full Exemplar essay
- Screencast of how to create Works Cited page
- Screencast of how to set up paper in MLA Format
- Printable rubric
- Copy / paste-able feedback for efficient teacher use
This is a comprehensive unit that can help your scaffold your students to achieving a seeminly impossible task - writing a research paper. Whether it's your first time teaching research writing or your 100th time, I hope this resource helps streamline this challenging process!
If you'd like a sample of my writing resources, feel free to check out my FREE Formative Argument paragraph resource.
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- Constructed Response Writing Cheat Sheets
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