Guided Report Writing

Guided Report Writing, newly revised and expanded, provides a framework for teaching grade 3-6 students how to write a report. Following an eight-step process, students will learn to locate information using a variety of sources and synthesize that information into an organized report. 10 different report topics are included.

This valuable resource begins by providing the teacher with an explanation of the eight-step process used to conduct each report writing lesson:

Choosing a Topic

Formulating Subtopics

Locating Information

Taking Notes

Converting Notes to Paragraphs

Revising, Responding, Editing

Producing the Final Copy

Including Additional Materials

Also included in this section are an exercise in writing topic sentences, a chart of bibliography entry formats, and a report evaluation form. You get everything you need to guide your students in writing 10 different reports.

Each lesson includes:
- step-by-step teacher directions
- several reproducible information sources-mock magazine, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles; posters, graphs, maps, time lines, and a science investigation
- a note taker
- a final report form

The 10 report topics are: Chewing Gum, Christopher Columbus, The Moon, Koalas, Jane Goodall, Volcanoes, Kelp Forests, Recycling, Jacques Cousteau, and Chimpanzees. When students are ready to begin their own research, a Checklist for Writing a Report is provided. Students can move through the same eight-step process independently.

Guided Report Writing concludes with guidelines for using the Internet as an information source, including a checklist for evaluating web sites. Line art, illustrations, and photos support topics. All 96 pages perforated for easy removal. $10.95 each.