Guided Report Writing begins by providing the teacher with an explanation of the eight-step process used to conduct each report writing lesson.
The eight steps are as follows:
- Choosing a Topic
- Formulating Subtopics
- Locating Information
- Taking Notes
- Converting Notes to Paragraphs
- Revising, Responding, and Editing
- Producing the Final Copy
- Including Additional Materials
Also included in this section are exercises in writing topic sentences, a chart of bibliography entry formats, and a report evaluation form.
Each lesson includes:
- step-by-step teacher directions
- several reproducible information sources—mock magazine, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles
- posters
- graphs
- maps
- timelines
- 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
- 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.
