This unit walks students through the research process from pre-writing to publishing using cars as the topic, but it could be adapted for any basic research subject. The final project allows them to publish to the world creating an Adobe Express web page.Diagram of an Internal Combustion Piston Engine, By User:Wapcaplet - Own work, made with Blender, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=182044A modern assembly-line, By Marek Slusarczyk, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116381370

In this lesson students learn how to write an informational paper on a friend or thing. They will then take or find pictures that will represent the topic or person that they chose. This is an introductory writing lesson so it does not contain research.  Informational Writing and Photography © 2022 by Ashley Moody is licensed underCC BY 4.0 

This resource includes two sets of posters to help students use transitional phrases in writing. Opinion Posters1) Expressing opinionIn my opinionIt seems to me thatAs far as I am concernedFrom my point of viewI am convinced that2) Giving reasons My main reason isOne reason isAnother reason isFirst, Second, ThirdBecuase of / Due to3) ConcludingTo sum up,To conclude,In conclusion,All in all,Finally,Informational Writing Posters1) Exprssing FactsResearch shows thatIt is a fact thatIt is clear thatIt is true thatEveryone knows thatEvidence proves that2) Giving ReasonsAccording to _______,(Title of text) says,Expert _________ says,Science concurs thatEvidence proves that3) ConcludingTo sum up,To conclude,In conclusion,All in all,Finally,Overall, 

This is a lesson plan to help students learn how to gather information from videos or books about penguins and then take notes and write sentences from their notes.