Nonfiction Notebooks: Strategies for Informational Writing by Aimee Buckner by Judy Lucas

Step 1 -Make a grocery list of things you know about.

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Model for students what you know

Step 2 - Students make a grocery list of things they know about.

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Allow students time to think about things they know.

Step 3 - Make Topic Legs

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Branch from topic what you know about the topic. Think about things on the branches. What more could you learn about the topic?

Teacher Model A

Step 3 - Make Topic Legs

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Teacher Model B

Step 4 - Make Topic Legs

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Student Sample

Step 5 - Museum Exhibit

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If you were going to open a museum for one of your topics, what would you include in the exhibits?

Teacher Model

Step 6 - Museum Exhibit

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Student Sample

Step 7 - What Do You Think Is Important?

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Decide what you think is most important to write about in your topic?

Teacher Model

Step 8 - What Do You Think Is Important?

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Student Sample

Step 9 - Inquiry - Find More Information

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Locate sources that provide more information about the things you think are important.

Teacher Model

Step 10 - Find More Information

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Student Sample Source 1

Step 11 - Choose a Writing Style to Present Your Information

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* Short story with factual information

* Poem

* Informative writing

* Persuasive writing

* Technology Presentation

Step 10 - Find More Information

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Student Sample Source 2

Link to Student Samples

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Adam Sandler - Informative PowerPoint

Link to Student Sample

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Black Mamba - Informative PowerPoint

Link to Student Sample

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Mexican Traditions - Informative

PowerPoint

Link to Student Sample

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Fishing - Informative Paper

WordDoc

Link to Student Sample

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Trampolines -Informative

PowerPoint

Link to Student Sample

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Volleyball - Short Story

WordDoc

Buckner, Aimee. <i>Nonfiction Notebooks: Strategies for Informational Writing</i>. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers. 2013.

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Nonfiction Notebooks: Strategies for Informational Writing. Cover Illustration. Internet on-line. Accessed July 15, 2015 from http://www.amazon.com/Nonfiction-Notebooks-Strategies-Informational-Writing/dp/1571109528/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437355374&sr=8-1&keywords=nonfiction+notebooks&pebp=1437355376702&perid=0PRH9A4W8ND3TMA1HY14