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Unit 2 Lesson 19 Asynchronous-Writing an Informative Report

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Students will watch the video and respond to questions regarding basic requirements for writing an Informative Report. Informative report will be based on Unit 2 Essential Question:  "What makes someone intelligent?"

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Revisit your Multiple Intelligences task from lesson 1. What are three strengths identified by your reponses?

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In the space below, paste your Infographic for writing your Informative Report to support the essential question, "What makes someone intelligent?"

Question 18

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Based on these results, you will write an informative report.  What is an informative report?

The presentation of factual information about a subject.

The presentation of your opinion of factual information.

Neither of these.

The best structure for writing an Informative Report includes which format?

Introduction, Opinion 1, Opinion 2, Opinion 3, and Opinion 4

Introduction, Opinion about the topic, Paragraph about facts, and Conclusion

Introduction, Topic 1 paragraph, Topic 2 paragraph, Topic 3 paragraph, and Conclusion

An Introduction Includes which elements? (Check all that apply)

A hook

Statement of of the main topic- overview

Connection words to link the main topic with the subtopics

Outline of subtopics (3 ideas for focus)

Wrap-up statements, drawing all subtopics together

What is a "hook" when writing?

a sentence that will catch the reader's attention

a metal stick with an arrow at one end and a circle for string at the other

a key piece of evidence to support a subtopic

What should be written after the introduction in an informative report?

three paragraphs that each explain a single subtopic

three paragraphs that explain the topic and your opinion

four paragraphs that describe, in detail, one of the three suptopics

What is included in each subtopic paragraph?

Details, quotations, and examples focused on the subtopic

Evidence cited from the collected facts about the subtopic

Explanation of how the evidence is connected to the main topic

Opinions about how the subtopic supports the topic

Informative reports may only have three body paragraphs.

True

False

A conclusion paragraph should include which of these? (Choose all that apply)

A personal statement that offers an opinion.

New Information that was not introduced in the earlier paragraphs

All information that was presented is summarized in a factual statement.

A wrap-up argument to support the best evidence of the report

What verb tense should be used when writing an Informative Report?

present

future

past

What point of view should be used in an Informative Report?

Second Person 

First Person

Third Person

Which sentence below uses passive voice, third person and present tense language?

You gain intelligence by what you learned from your childhood.

My environment created my intelligence.

Intelligence is created through a person's environment.

Which sentence would be a factual statement for an informative report?

Being intelligent is overrated.

The easiest way to be intelligent is to memorize everything.

Intelligence is gained through an unlimited number of contributors.

Why should  an author use everyday and technical vocabulary in an Informative Report?

It allows the author to communicate with greater clarity and accuracy.

It supports the opinion of the author.

It prevents the author from sharing too much information with the reader.

Which of the following conjunctions connect ideas and details?

additionally

first

finally

moreover

consequently

as well as

Conjunctions are used for what reason when writing an Informational Report?

To link ideas and subtopic information

To compare and contrast opinions about the topic

To support the argument of the author

Where should you, the writer, spend most of your time when writing an Informative Report?

Completing and Gathering Research

Writing opinions about the topic of research

Writing descriptions of the subtopics using many adjectives