Research Writing and Revision: Learning About a Topic and Making Writing Better – 1st Grade

Description

Overview

This two-lesson sequence helps first-grade students gather facts for research writing and then revise a short piece of writing using feedback. Lesson 1 focuses on asking a research question and recording facts from two supplied sources. Lesson 2 uses the notes from Lesson 1 to practice revision with teacher or peer feedback. Each lesson uses the worksheet-supplied passages; no reading passage is reproduced in this plan.

What Students Will Learn

• Ask a research question and record facts from two sources.
• Revise writing with teacher or peer feedback.

What Is Included

• Teacher Guide
• Student Workbook
• Lesson 1: Ask a Research Question and Gather Facts
• Ask a Research Question
• Record Facts From Two Sources
• Check Your Research
• Revise Research Writing Using Feedback
• Section 1: Revise the Sentence
• Section 2: Use Feedback to Revise
• Section 3: Be a Helpful Partner

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: Ask a Research Question and Gather Facts (45 minutes)
• Lesson 2: Revise Research Writing Using Feedback (45 minutes)

Designed For

1st Grade students studying Research Writing and Revision in Language Arts.

File Format

One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 20 pages and the Student Workbook contains 5 pages.