Tracing Cultural Influences: A Study of Research-Based Report Writing - Grade 9
Students will have completed a round of work with expository text that takes them from an interesting model of reportage through a writing process that culminates in the production of their own research-based reports. Teachers have the option of continuing with sessions focused on developing research-based presentations.
The work sketched out in this unit is inquiry-based and places a strong emphasis on rereading, writing, discussion, and collaboration as students work to read and write texts that are challenging and insightful.
Table of Contents
Text Audio
Writing Tasks
Title: S-7: “Our Secret Latin Heartlands” Tracing Cultural Influences
Session 7
Title: S-9: “Our Secret Latin Heartlands” Examining Tobar’s Methods
Session 9
Title: S-11: The Research-Based Report Writing Project
Session 11
Title: S-21: A “Before You Begin Writing” Task Wrapping Up the Research
Session 21
Title: S-25: A Brief Revision Task Imitating Sentences
Session 25
Charts for Discussion
Title: S-6: Class Retelling of “Our Secret Latin Heartlands”
Session 6
Title: S-12: Parts of a Project Description
Session 12
Title: S-13: Short Assignments for the Research Project
Session 13
Title: S-14: Basic Rules for Interviewing
Session 14
Title: S-14: Six Things to Do Before the Interview
Session 14
Title: S-15: Six Things to Do At the Interview
Session 15
Title: S-16: Things to Do After the Interview
Session 16
Title: S-16: Ways to Incorporate Interviews into a Report
Session 16
Title: S-17: Sentences: Writing From Interviews
Session 17
Title: S-17: Sentences: Writing From Observation, Experience, or Memory
Session 17
Title: S-17: Sentences: Writing From Books, Articles, or Other Print Materials
Session 17
Title: S-17: Sentences: Writing to Report Data
Session 17
Forms and Graphic Organizers
Title: S-1: Tracking “Our Secret Latin Heartlands”
Title: S-4: “Our Secret Latin Heartlands” Sketching the Sequence
Session 4
Title: S-8: Criteria for a Good Discussion
Session 8
Title: S-27: Reviewing Report Drafts
Session 27
Title: S-30: Presenting Your Research
Session 30