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UNIT 2
Lab Reports and Science Books

BEND I ♦ Writing as Scientists Do

Session 2 – Studying a Mentor Text: Procedural Writing
Information Writing Checklist, Grades 2 and 3

Session 5 – Scientists Learn from Other Sources as Well as from Experiments
Link: Online Mini-Lectures

Session 6 – Student Self-Assessment and Plans
Information Writing Checklist, Grades 2 and 3
FIG. 6–1 Juliana's lab report

BEND II ♦ Writing to Teach Others about Our Discoveries

Session 11 – Editing: Domain-Specific Language
FIG. 11–1 Cotton ball catapult lab report

BEND III ♦ Writing about Forces and Motion in Information Books

Session 12 – Drawing on All We Know to Rehearse and Plan Information Books
Paper Choice: Table of Contents
Paper Choice: Table of Contents (Horizontal)

Session 13 – Tapping Informational Know-How for Drafting
Information Writing Checklist, Grades 2 and 3

Session 18 – Editing: Aligning Expectations to the Common Core
Information Writing Checklist, Grades 2 and 3

Session 19 – Celebration: Writing and Science Exhibition
FIG. 19–1 Sisi's book