Research-Based Writing: Creating Digital Books on Focused Topics by Julie Reuter https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl Welcome to our Informational Writing Project! Before we begin, let's take a look at a few mentor projects. What do you notice about the projects? en-us 2017-04-17 15:18:37 UTC 2026-01-30 18:50:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/6473627/b06374c42843cb7c350fe5f32ed8e137/Julie.jpeg Tyler and Lucas https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166612988 As we studied student informational pieces, we noticed a few important features that we can use while creating our future pieces. 
 One of the first things we noticed as we observed the first piece were visuals. The visuals gave us more knowledge about the topic, and made the information more real. 
 Another thing we noticed were statistics. The statistics lead us to strongly believe what was being told. They supported many of the facts and reasons that were in the presentation. This feature is something that we plan to use in the future on our pieces. 
A third thing that we noticed was bolded words inside the text. The pieces that we observed had a few bolded words within paragraphs that were further explained in the glossary. This was meant to give us (readers) a better understanding of the sentence the word was in. It proved very helpful and we plan to use it too.]]> 2017-04-17 18:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166612988 Gina https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613016 While observing these three informational writing projects, I observed that there were many similarities between them. A few examples of things that each project included in them were a table of contents, an introduction, statistics within the text, a glossary, many text features, quotes within the text, resources, bolded words etc. All of the projects were unique but they still all had the basics like the introduction, conclusion, resources, and quoted facts. Each project also mainly followed a text structure. For example, one followed cause and effect and another one followed problem and solution. Once we start working on our own projects I think that I will refer back to all these things that others used to then add them to my project.]]> 2017-04-17 18:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613016 Izzy and Nora https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613047 Today in class we observed three example of informational writing pieces. While observing these pieces we found many things that they included in their presentations. A few examples that we found in the first text to include in our presentations were using a table of contents, pictures and diagrams match the topic of discussion, include text features, put a lot of effort, recap your text, and include a nice and neat bibliography. Most of these things we found in these examples which means we should for sure include them in ours. Most of these were their own and unique. They added much of their own to make it their own.]]> 2017-04-17 18:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613047 Sierra and Angelina currang23 https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613115 In class today we looked at 3 example texts. We jotted down things we noticed about the presentation that can help us in the long run. Some examples that we found are statistics, table of contents, bolded words/glossary, quotes, text structures, images, and everlasting thoughts. When we start our projects we will look back at these mentor texts and use these strategies to our advantages. All though all of the projects are unique that all have the basic text structures like Introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusions.]]> 2017-04-17 18:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613115 https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613137 2017-04-17 18:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613137 Dahlia berrdah23 https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613163 I just looked at 3 mentor texts and found many things that they included. One thing that all the sample texts included a table of contents, text features, statistics, and found a lot of good information. The texts also had cause and effect and problem and solution. Some of the mentor texts had maps and graphs. One of the mentor texts had a fact bubble to tell us a quick fact they found. A mentor text also had a glossary to tell us a definition of a word. They also had one side they wanted but also put good/bad things about the topic. All these examples of the mentor texts helped us identify some key things to put into our informaional writing piece.

]]> 2017-04-17 18:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613163 Ashlynn https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613176 In class, we looked at 3 samples texts they all had something in comes one thing is that they all had a table of context. another thing is that they had many different text features.they also had a bibliography]]> 2017-04-17 18:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613176 Abby https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613178 In our class today we observed three mentor texts. Each mentor text included things that were really well written. Well, observing these mentor texts I noticed a couple things that were similar between the texts that were really key to have in your project. A few of examples of similarities among the texts would include, table of contents, lots of text features, problem and solution, excellent introductions, examples, facts, and much more. All of the examples were different and similar in their own ways which makes it cool and more interesting to the reader. Each example had the simple ]]> 2017-04-17 18:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613178 Foxx https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613200 I saw that there were lots and lots of writing, Pictures, were bolded words, statistics, diagrams, graphs, reasons and resources, and finally the glossary.]]> 2017-04-17 18:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613200 Olivia https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613235 Today our class observed 3 mentor texts so we knew what to do and how to do it in our upcoming projects. I noticed a lot of similar things that accrued in the text. Some things that accrued where the main topic, statistics, quotes, pictures, table of contents, problem and solution, and cause and effect. These examples showed me all the things I needed to do to accomplish an informational project. All the projects had very clear topics and many things to support their thinking. A lot of the texts helped me get a clear understanding of the project, and even some of an idea of a topic I might choose. ]]> 2017-04-17 18:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613235 Brennan duesbre23 https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613272 In the three examples, I noticed that there were a lot of pictures that explained what they're talking about. There were also some graphs. In all of them they had a table of contents and images supporting what they believe. They also all had quotes. One of them had a glossary and with that glossary, they had bold words so if the reader didn't know what a word meant and it was bolded then they know were to look to have a better understanding of what they're trying to say. They all have at least three reasons that support their topic. One of them wich I liked and a fact bubble to help support them better. They had some maps too so the reader could see where it affected most of the world/country. They had some gustons with facts so the reader would maby want to find out more about the topic]]> 2017-04-17 18:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613272 Cole https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613302 Looking at these 3 samples of informational writing they all had cause and effect in them they all had text features, facts, sources, evidence and they all stuck to their main idea of their topic.]]> 2017-04-17 18:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613302 Nina reyenin23 https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613418 In the three samples, I noticed that there were many text features, statistics, and images. The samples also included cause and effect, problem and solution, a table of contents, a glossary, resources. The glossary includes bolded words so that the complex words would stand out and people could understand those words in the text meant.]]> 2017-04-17 18:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166613418 Connor https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166614026  As one of our lessons, my class and I looked through three samples. Those three samples were based on problems, and solutions, which was one of our text features. We took some notes about the important things we should include in our writing pieces. There were many things I noticed the were very important. Such as the Table of Contents. This Text Structure is really important. It lists each topic that you will be reading about throughout the text. These samples also had many images and diagrams. They help support the main topic. Another major thing I noticed was the Glossary. This helps us with words that were throughout the text that we didn't understand, or that was new to us.]]> 2017-04-17 18:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166614026 Gavin and Shawn https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166614682 What we noticed all the samples is, there were tables of contents and there were glossaries, percentages to support their topic of theme, diagrams are in the text to help readers know what the true number is out of a certain group or amount of people the the date is coming from and the same with percents/percentiles. Also, in all of the texts their was always a bold idea or statement that the writer was trying to tell you about, every sample that we looked at had a lot of strong facts and ideas for us to give us an idea to put in our stories or essays.]]> 2017-04-17 19:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166614682 Ella https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166615156 While looking at 3 mentor texts for our upcoming project on problems and situations in our world. The first mentor was on Bottled water, the text had a very neat setup, easily understood. It also many text features like; A table of contents, pictures, diagrams, headings/subtopics, etc. Now we may not all have so much text but this example was very informational too! Can’t forget the problem and solution combined with cause and effect. Very well written if I do say so myself. Now the second mentor text was very similar along with the third mentor text. The only differences were that the 2nd and 3rd mentor texts had many resources and the 2nd mentor text was very visual too. The 2nd mentor text also had a glossary and bolded words to tell us they were in the glossary. The 3rd and final mentor text had fun facts and they looked very inviting too but that's just my opinion! All 3 mentor texts were very well written and very inspiring to all of us I think to write with our brains and our hearts in mind about our topic or situation we are writing about.]]> 2017-04-17 19:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166615156 Zoe https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166615673 Project Examples: Informational Writing
Today our class observed some great mentor texts falling in the informational writing category. When looking at the three texts, there were many recurring similarities and also some unique differences. One thing I saw continuously appear in the beginning was a table of contents. The table of contents helped us reader follow along with the different subtopics within the entire piece. Another continuous feature within each text was the Introduction. I noticed in each introduction the writer included a brief description of the topic, they introduced the main idea, and gave reader clues on what text structures will be used throughout the piece. I noticed the main text structures were problem and solution, and cause and effect. Also, I noticed the variety of text features used to really help the reader comprehend to the writer's ideas. Some text features i documented include statistics, graphs (pie or bar), maps, images/visuals, diagrams, personalized images, bolded words, and much more. Throughout each informational writing piece I noticed the reliable facts and direct quotes; some writers even included were the source, directly in the text. Towards the end of each project, I saw the conclusion. The conclusion restates the main idea, reaped all the solutions of the problems, and reminded reader of the effects of the topic. At the very end of each presentation, most kid's included a glossary if they didn’t define the words within the text. I noticed the writers also added organized bibliographies to give credit for the original writers quotes and images. All in all, I witnessed many similarities that extremely helps each writer's informational piece.  
]]> 2017-04-17 19:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166615673 Audrey and Tika https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166624989 Observing these three samples of informational projects, we saw that all three writers have a table of contents, conclusions, reflections, introductions, bibliographies, text features like cause and effect, problem and solution, graphics, and headings. Some things we saw that were different were in sample #2 they had multiple bibliographies, in samples 1&2 they put their solutions in their conclusions, in sample 2 they had bolded words and a glossary, finally, in sample 3 the writer made their own graphics. These are all the things we observed in all three sample projects. ]]> 2017-04-17 20:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166624989 Abbi https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625001 Looking at all three of the mentor texts (sample texts) I noticed that there are a few thing that they all have in common. They all have a table of contents, an introduction, a reflection, and they all have a few different text features ( pictures, graphs etc...) Even though they are all about different topics they still have a few things in common bu they also have a few tings different like sample #3 has a few text features that she made herself. They all also have bibliographies but they all have a different amount of resources. Those are a few things I observed from all of the sample pieces.]]> 2017-04-17 20:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625001 Ryan and Owen B. https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625176 Looking at all three sample texts, we noticed that a good informational piece of writing should have, a table of contents, graphics or images, surprising facts or statistics, an introduction, quotes, a problem and a solution (if you have a solution), lots of good information, not a distracting background (to keep the reader focused on the text), in text citations, headings, a bibliography, a graph or example, text features, good word choices, in text definitions, a glossary, lastly, a good informational piece of writing has important words bolded.]]> 2017-04-17 20:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625176 Addyson https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625380 After reviewing 3 sample texts I realized many things from text features to backgrounds. In all of the examples, I realized they had a table of contents, bibliography, solutions, and headers. Also, none of the examples had too busy of a background. The first example shows surprising facts, explain what's coming, and pictures. The second example included a glossary, right away question, and truly relates everything. Sample 3 consists of pictures, solution, problem, DIY text features, and multiple fun facts. Looking over these 3 examples really allows me to see ideas for my informational piece. ]]> 2017-04-17 20:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625380 Alex and Jade https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625402 After looking over 3 sample texts, we realized that all 3 texts have surprising facts, table of contents, pictures, text features, and resources. They also had problem/solution. All of the samples had simple backgrounds so that the reader could focus more on the presentation and the facts and not the background. The first example has many surprising facts and makes the reader think. The second sample had a glossary. The third one had self-made text features. I think that all of these things are important because it can make an Informational Writing piece very good. ]]> 2017-04-17 20:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625402 Joshua and Keegan https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625842 Looking at the 3 texts we can see that we should add into our project, a table of contents, supporting facts, surprising facts, text features, fun facts on the side, headings, a glossary, statistical questions, in text citations, quotes, and we learned to give the reader something to think about.]]> 2017-04-17 20:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625842 https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625955 2017-04-17 20:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166625955 Abbi https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166626141 Looking at all three samples I noticed that they all have some things in common but also a few things different from each other. A few things they have in common are they all have an introduction, a conclusion, a reflection, a bibliography, and a few text features. A few things that are different are they are all different topics, some have bigger bibliographies, and sample #3 has a few text features that she made. ]]> 2017-04-17 20:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166626141 Kaeden and Gavin https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166626587 We just looked at three sample projects and three things we found were similar to all three projects. They all had a table of contents, they also had headers, and they all had graphics in their project. They are really helpful to use when you are doing the project. These are all text features that will help your understanding of your project when you are doing your project. ]]> 2017-04-17 20:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166626587 Colleen hopkcol23 https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166626611 I learned from all of the texts are that you should include graphics and write in paragraph form. I also learned that you can use plain backgrounds so that it looks professional so that you can read the text better. You can also include a glossary and fun facts, either in the texts or in a graphic. You can also use graphs, charts and maps. ]]> 2017-04-17 20:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166626611 Julia https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627214 Today we looked at three sample texts for our research-based writing projects. We noticed some similarities throughout all of them. Some of them are that all of them had numerous text features throughout. All had graphs and images on each slide. These text features helped readers understand the text a lot better. Another thing that all of them had was a table of contents. While some of them were more complex, all showed what the readers would be learning about. They all helped give a perspective on how the text would be laid out. Something else that was similar is that in each introduction, they give statistics. Each one showed some very interesting statistics on the topic that their project was on. The last similarity is that the conclusions all had ways to solve the problems. Each one gave numerous ways to solve the problem that they wrote about.]]> 2017-04-17 20:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627214 Lara and Lydia (LL) https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627225 Looking at these example mentor presentations, we noticed lots of different text structures involved in each presentation. A couple things we noticed in each mentor text was table of contents, thesis statements, headings, problem/solution, and surprising facts. These structures, along with others are good to have in your writing because they help bring all the facts and examples back to the main topic. The introduction and conclusion are a very valued thing to have when making a researched based topic because it helps introduce the topic/idea to the reader, and tie it all together to help solve the world wide issues. Intros also help to hook the reader into reading and getting interested in the topic you are trying to inform. Images also help to explain your thinking to other readers who may not understand. The images need to relate back to your main topic or else it won’t make sense. The final thing you really need in these projects is a bibliography. You need to cite all your sources so that people know where you got your different facts and so you aren’t plagiarizing. You need bibliographies for facts and pictures. ]]> 2017-04-17 20:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627225 Payton and Joe https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627314 From the samples we gathered, text features are one. Some that we might use in our project, such as pictures, table of contents, glossary, graphs, pie charts, headers, bold words, maps and, fun facts. Other things we gathered are questions, pointing out the reader, problems, cause and effect, problem and solution, main point, facts, and artifacts. These all are the main things that they used to complete their projects and make it come all together so the reader could understand their project.]]> 2017-04-17 20:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627314 Charles and Owen P https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627665 The things we noticed from the sample drafts are things of importance. They had a table of contents, graphs, and a lot of text features. The table of contents showed what the viewer would see in the presentation. It was also handy for finding a certain section of the presentation, such as in the water bottle sample, they showed a section about what is the effect of bottled water. In the presentations, they show graphs about statistics and progress of a problem. It help shows what is the importance to stop a problem, or show the accumulation of the problem. These sections were examples of important text features. More are headers and bolded words. Text features show importance in the problem by emphasizing it. All of these are good examples of what a good presentation should have.]]> 2017-04-17 20:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627665 Neil https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627950 After looking at the 3 examples, I learned that 3 important things. To add a table of contents, problem and solution, and cause and effect. These things will help the reader understand the topic.


]]> 2017-04-17 20:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627950 Ava and Emma https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627982 After looking at the three mentor texts on the research-based projects, we noticed some universal ideas that could help us while we write ours. One of the things that we noticed was that all three projects had a table of contents in the beginning. This is important because it gives the readers a map of the presentation so they can easily find what they are looking for. Another thing that we noticed in all of the presentations was that they all explained the problem throughout the slides. This is significant because it gives the reader a clear understanding of what they are reading about. This helps prevent the reader from being very confused and lost. Yet another thing that stuck out to us from the presentations were the text features. Some of the text features that we noticed were pictures, maps, fun facts, bold letters, and headings. These are important to include in your research-based projects because some of them can give a visual understanding of what you want to get across. Also, headings along with bold letters can lead readers to get a clear understanding of the topic and what words mean. Lastly, all the presentations included a solution to the problem they were talking about. This gave the readers a way to know how to help or just know ways that could help solve the problem. All this shows how a great research-based project includes the readers to make sure they understand the true problems clearly.


]]> 2017-04-17 20:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166627982 Maddie and Riley https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166628145 Looking at sample project number one, we noticed quite a few things. One of them being a table of contents, which gives the readers a sense of organization and an idea of where certain facts can be found. A table of contents can be found throughout all of the samples. We also noticed they all have an introduction, which gives readers an overall view of the project and writing which will follow. They all also have a conclusion, which will remind readers what kind of information they have found, and sums up what the project was about. We also noticed that there were a lot of small facts, which gives the reader more information about the topic, and can be found throughout all of the presentations. They also all had a few main topics, which can connect problems to bigger issues, which can involve economy, health issues, government, etc. This can show the readers the significance of the issue. We also found a number of text features, including big facts, graphics, headings, captions, in-text citations, bibliographies, and glossaries, and once again, these can be found in all of the samples. We even found out that you can create your own text features! Text features help demonstrate what the author is describing. We noticed things throughout all of the samples which include pros/cons, problem/solution, and cause/effects. These things show how things can be solved, which helps demonstrate the topic. No elaborate backgrounds or flashy things were used to help simplify the project and show all the important details. All of these projects had a conclusion which gave a final overview of what the readers have read. ]]> 2017-04-17 20:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/reuterj/ap74asike5fl/wish/166628145