1. Topic-
Writing Subtopic for Research Paper
 
2. Content-
Subtopics
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1.Student will identify subtopics for research
2.Students will create a question about their subtopic
3.Students will identify answers to subtopic and begin generating sentences.
 
4. Objectives-
1. Identify subtopics in research book.
2. Restate subtopic into a question.
3. Read to find answers to subtopic question.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
Research books
Chart paper
Markers
STudents work
Student templates of subtopic
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1. Identify and review what is a subtopic?
2. Look at book to identify subtopics in student's books.
3.
 

B. Development-

1.Model to students how to find a subtopic in their book.
2. Think out loud and write on chart paper a subtopic question.
3. Show students how to answer question.
3.
 

C. Practice-

1. Have student's copy subtopic question.
2. Have student's look in book with me for information to answer the question.
3. Together write facts down for students to copy.
 

D. Independent Practice-

1. Students write down 3 facts they find to answer the subtopic.
2.Students read to find out.
3.Students begin to write simple sentences with facts they find.
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

Whole group help.
 

F. Checking for understanding-

1.Ask what is the subtopic?
2.Have students find facts about subtopic.
3.Look at what students write for facts.
 

G. Closure-

1. Review what they did today.
2.What is the subtopics that you found?
 
7. Evaluation-
1.Can the student identify what a subtopic is?
2. Did students write a question to subtopic and find facts to answer it?
 

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