Second graders have been very busy collaborating on research projects during Reading Workshop. In small groups, they are researching topics, consulting non-fiction texts, and creating a teaching tool to present to their classmates. Some groups are developing posters while others are writing books. Whatever the format, these teaching tools are loaded with non-fiction text features including:
- Headings
- Captions
- Diagrams
- Text boxes
- Table of Contents
- Glossary
- Charts
Each group is carefully monitoring its progress using a Readers' Checklist. This checklist guides the children to distribute tasks equally, to include "expert words" in their project, to use plenty of non-fiction text features and to pay careful attention to overall organization and mechanics.
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| Here is the checklist belonging to Chris, Cole, Aleks and Tyler. They are working on a poster about hibernation. |
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| Julia, Theo, Evan and Iris are writing an Informational Text: Animals of Nature. |
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| Wyatt, Hunter, Kaisac and Kateri are creating a poster about Tarantulas. |
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| Samara, Sarafina and River are working on an Informational Text about ocean animals. |
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