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