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Writing Project Overview
Project Objective
Conduct research to create an informational presentation by generating research questions, gathering information, organizing topics into main ideas, and designing slides to convey information clearly.
Readings and Materials
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Resource: Topics and Descriptions (G8, U4)
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Rubric: Editing Checklist (G6–8)
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Sample Response: Sample Informational Brainstorming Page (G8 U4, L2)
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Sample Response: Sample Informational Presentation Outline (G8, U4, L2)
Lesson Map
Conduct research to create an informational presentation by generating research questions, gathering information, organizing topics into main ideas, and designing slides to convey information clearly.
Unpack the prompt and generate research questions to guide the investigation of a topic for an informational presentation.
- Topics and Descriptions (G8, U4)
- Informational Brainstorming Page (G8 U4, L2)
Standards
W.8.7
Gather relevant information from digital sources and take paraphrased notes to answer research questions.
- Topics and Descriptions (G8, U4)
- Informational Brainstorming Page (G8 U4, L2)
Standards
W.8.7W.8.8
Organize research into clear main ideas, design presentation slides, and draft an explanatory paragraph for each slide of the informational presentation.
- Informational Presentation Outline (G8, U4, L2)
Standards
W.8.2.aW.8.2.bW.8.2.dW.8.6
Revise writing by identifying passive voice and rewriting sentences in active voice to improve clarity.
- Informational Presentation Outline (G8, U4, L2)
Standards
L.8.1.dW.8.5
Write a multi-paragraph argumentative essay that supports a claim and addresses a counterclaim with strong textual evidence and analysis.
Conduct research to complete a graphic organizer and develop a claim about a thematic topic that multiple texts have in common.
- Informational Brainstorming Page (G8 U4, L2)
Standards
W.8.7W.8.9
Develop a counterclaim and rebuttal to strengthen an argumentative claim.
- Argumentative Multi-Paragraph Outline (G6–8)
- Argumentative Mentor Text (G8, U4, L17)
Standards
W.8.1.aW.8.1.c
Draft an introduction to contextualize and preview the argument, and a conclusion to summarize it and explain its overall significance.
- Argumentative Multi-Paragraph Outline (G6–8)
- Argumentative Mentor Text (G8, U4, L17)
Standards
W.8.1.aW.8.1.e
Revise a literary analysis essay by combining related simple sentences into compound sentences in active voice to strengthen clarity and cohesion.
- Argumentative Mentor Text (G8, U4, L17)
Standards
L.8.1.dW.8.4
