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Expository Writing: Focus on Research Reports (Grades 4-12)

Do your students struggle when they have to write anything other than a narrative essay or story? This online course focuses on helping students learn how to write research reports. The focus will be on teaching students organizational patterns, as well as how to develop an outline, and thesis statement. Teaching students how to do research and then read and paraphrase for writing will also be emphasized. Teachers will gain assessment strategies as well. "It really helped me develop new approaches to working with students writing research papers." - Jennifer Paruolo       Registration Fee $185    Tell a Friend About PDI Online Courses

Topical Outline/Three Units      Click here to request a copy of the syllabus

Unit One Introduction to the Online Course Writing Standards Choosing a Research Topic Assignment #1: Write an autobiography Unit Two Types of Sources Research on the Internet Research Using Traditional Sources Assignment #2: Develop topic selection activity sheet Unit Three Taking Notes Organizing Notes Developing an Outline Assignment #3: Develop research paper requirements

Unit Four Writing an Introduction How to Paraphrase Writing the Report Assignment #4: Locate two online research papers and have students identify the strengths and weaknesses. Unit Five Writing a Conclusion Developing the Bibliography Assignment #5: Create a worksheet students can use to practice the MLA bibliography format Unit Six Revision Editing Assessment Assignment #6: Create a rubric

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