How are you teaching explanatory/informative writing?
Have you noticed students struggle to take notes from their various sources? My 4th graders are using many great websites, books, and encyclopedias for their reports. However, some students are borrowing more than 3 words in a row... I keep reminding them this is not allowed (unless they're using a direct qutoe).
We did the following activity: Each group of 4 students had to rewrite 2 sentences I pulled directly from our science textbook. They could use a thesaurus to help them! All my kids were SO engaged during the lesson and many even came to realize they had accidentally been plagiarizing their reports.
This next week, we'll be revising our research reports by taking out any plagiarized sections!
If you need a Common Core informative/explanatory lesson, check out my monument lesson from TpT.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/InformativeExplanatory-Common-Core-Writing-Lesson-1125643
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