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Mount Olive Township Public Schools Grade 2 Research September 2017
Second Grade Research
Research at a Glance
Essential Questions Mini-Lessons Written Component Required Research Links
What are some things that families like
to do together?
What can you learn from planting a
Garden?
How do plants grow and change?
How can some storms be dangerous?
What are different ways to enjoy music?
How are some schools different from
each other?
How can you communicate in different
ways?
What makes someone a hero?
How is art connected to the past?
Why are stories told over and over
again?
How can stories help you learn a
lesson?
How can you learn about animals that
lived long ago?
Why might a person from long ago still
be important today?
What is special about animals that live in
the ocean?
How can animals and people help each
other?
What good things happen when people
work together?
Lesson 1: Introduction to the
research process (1 day)
Lesson 2: Brainstorming and
Generating Wonders (5 days)
Lesson 3: Thick and thin questions
(3 days)
Lesson 4: Text Structures (5 days)
Lesson 5: How to Use the Daily
Goal Log (1 day)
Lesson 6: Choosing and citing
Appropriate Source (1 day)
Lesson 7: Note-taking (2 days)
Lesson 8: Paraphrasing (2-3 days)
Lesson 9: Tech-Google Slides
How To, Copy and Paste (1 day)
Lesson 10: Developing Slide
Headings (2 days)
Lesson 11: Revising (2 days)
Lesson 12: Editing (1 day)
Lesson 13: Choosing and
Completing a Project (5 days)
Lesson 14: Present My Project
(2 days)
Google slides Choice Board
Informative/Explanatory Writing Rubric
Research Rubric
Project Checklist
Presentation Rubric
Self-Reflection sheet
Task overview sheet
5 Steps to Inquiry-Based Research Choice Board
Technology
Google Slides World Book Google/Kiddle Discovery Ed. Tagxedo
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Mount Olive Township Public Schools Grade 2 Research September 2017
Essential Question Overview
Day Introduced Journeys Unit
Essential Question Journeys Lesson
Anchor/Paired Text Selection
Online District Resources
1 1 What are some things that families
like to do together?
1 “My Family” “Family Poetry”
World Book ThinkCentral Discovery Ed. BrainPop Jr.
1 2 What can you learn from planting a
garden?
7 “The Ugly Vegetables” “They Really are GIANT!”
1 5 How do plants grow and change? 25 “From Seed to Plant” “Super Soil”
1 3 How can some storms be
dangerous?
8 “Super Storms” “Weather Poems”
2 2 What are different ways to enjoy
music?
12 “Ah, Music!” “There’s a Hole at the Bottom of the Sea?”
2 3 How are some schools different from
each other?
13 “School Around the World” “An American School”
2 3 How can you communicate in
different ways?
14 “Helen Keller” “Talking Tools”
2 4 What makes someone a hero? 20 “Dex: The Heart of a Hero” “Heroes Then and Now “
3 5 How is art connected to the past? 23 “The Goat in the Rug” “Basket Weaving”
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Day Introduced Journeys Unit
Essential Question Journeys Lesson
Anchor/Paired Text Online District Resources
3 5 Why are stories told over and over
again?
24 “Half-Chicken” “The Lion and the Mouse”
World Book ThinkCentral Discovery Ed. BrainPop Jr. Kiddle/Google
3 2 How can stories help you learn a
lesson?
9 “How Chipmunk Got His Stripes” “Why Rabbits Have Short Tails”
3 6 How can you learn about animals that
lived long ago?
27 “The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs” “La Brea Tar Pits”
4 6 Why might a person from long ago
still be important today?
30 “Now & Ben” “A Model Citizen”
4 2 What is special about animals that live in the ocean?
10 “Jellies: The Life of a Jellyfish” “Splash Photography”
4 3 How can animals and people help each other?
11 “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type” “Talk About Smart Animals!”
4 6 What good things happen when people work together?
29 “Two of Everything” “Stone Soup”
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Mini Lesson Daily Plans
Lesson Duration
Learning Intention
Success Criteria Mini-Lesson Activities
Materials/Resources
Lesson 1: Introduction to the research process
1 day I can explain the purpose of doing research and the process
I can:
Review the “5 Steps to Inquiry-Based Research” anchor chart
Explain why research is important
Place individual anchor charts in research folders labeled “My Research Project”
Teacher ● Introduces anchor chart
to the class that shows the 5 step inquiry-based research
● Explains the purpose for doing research: Show project exemplar: What Do Pets Need to be Healthy and Happy?
● Shows examples of final
artifacts from the choice board
● Compares Inquiry- Based Research Steps to the Writing Process
Students
● Will explore the statement “We research, to discover the answers to different questions”
Teacher Resources:
Example Slide Show
Student Resources:
5 Steps to Inquiry-Based
Research
Writing Rubric
Choice Board
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Materials/Resources
Lesson 2: Brainstorm Questions to Research and Generate “I
Wonders”
5 days I can brainstorm
different topics and
generate “I wonder”
statements about my
favorite topics.
I can:
Select a
question that
interests me
Research and
learn more
about my
question
Create “I
wonder”
statements
based on my
favorite
question web
Teacher
● Models sample essential
questions using the “I think I
wonder” organizer
● Introduce question options
(4 per day)
Students
● Select their favorite each day
(1 out of the 4) and write it on
Think/Wonder sheet
● At the end of the week, look at
all four favorites and select
one essential question for
research
Anchor Chart:
Student Resource:
“What I think I know”
and “What I wonder”
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Materials/Resources
Lesson 3: Thick and Thin
Questions
3 days I can create
thick and thin
questions for
my “I wonder”
statements
I can:
Identify the
difference
between
thick and thin
questions
Decide which
questions
are thick and
thin
Use my “I
wonder”
statements
to create
thick and thin
questions
Teacher
● Uses previous anchor texts or
guided reading books to develop
thick and thin questions as a class
Students
● Determine if questions are thick or
thin
● Review sample questions, referring
to “Thick/Thin Questions” anchor
chart
Anchor Chart:
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Lesson 4:
Text Structures
5 days I can identify
different text
structures of
paragraphs by
using graphic
organizers to
analyze the
information
I can:
Identify
different text
structures
Highlight or
underline key
words
Use a
graphic
organizer to
analyze the
text structure
Teacher
● Introduces one text structure each
day. Uses anchor chart with all five
text structures--description,
sequence, compare and contrast,
problem and solution, cause and
effect
● Models for students how to
determine the text structure with
example paragraphs using key
words
● Models how to use a graphic
organizer to show the specific text
structure
Students (independently or in partners)
● Highlight keywords in sample
paragraphs that help identify text
structure
● Record key word information from
the text on graphic organizer
Teacher Resources:
Example Paragraphs
Student Resource:
Text Structure Graphic
Anchor Chart
Student Reference
Sheet- Text Structures
Teacher/Student
Resources:
Sequence
Problem and solution
Description
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
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Materials/Resources
Lesson 5:
How to Use “Daily
Log of Research
Work”
1 day I can use my
daily log to set
goals for my
research project
I can:
Complete my
goal sheet
daily
Plan what I
will do the
next day
Teacher
● Models how to set research goals
using the Daily Log of goals
Students
● Turn and talk with a partner to
discuss research goals
● Record research goals on “Daily
Log” resource
● Check in with teacher two or more
times a week to assess progress
Student Resource:
Daily Log
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Lesson 6:
Choosing sources
and citing sources
1-2 days
I can use
various sources
to answer my “I
wonder”
questions
I can correctly
cite a source
used for my
research
I can:
Review a
variety of
sources to
use for my
research
Tag
information
in books
Select online
sources to
use
Identify the
author, title,
copyright or
web address
for my
sources
Record the
information
on my works
cited page
Teacher
● Models how to tag important
information in books
● Models how to use online sources:
World Book, Discovery Ed,
Brainpop, Kiddle
● Models how to complete Primary
Source Citing Sheet
● Shows graphic organizer used to
cite sources
● Models filling out a works cited
form showing a book, article, video,
etc.
Students
● Review different sources to
determine what to use for research
● Record citations
Student Resource:
Primary Source Citing
Sheet
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Materials/Resources
Lesson 7:
Note-taking
2-3 days I can take
notes about
my research
from different
sources
I can:
Help my
teacher
bullet
important
information
to answer a
research
question
Bullet
important
information
about my
own
research on
my note-
taking
organizer
Teacher
● Models how to bullet important
information from Journeys
nonfiction anchor text on the “note-
taking” organizer
Students
Guided Practice:
● Help teacher identify important
information from Journeys text
● Independently bullet important
information on note-taking
organizer.
Student Resource:
Note-taking page
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Lesson 8:
Paraphrasing
2-3 days I can
paraphrase
important
information by
Read, Cover,
Retell and
Write in my
own words
I can:
Cover and
retell a text
to my partner
Reread a
text if I have
difficulty
retelling
information
Record what
I read in my
own words
on my note-
taking sheet
Teacher
● Models read aloud of short sections
of informational text (2-3 sentences
at a time)
● Demonstrates how to put key ideas
into their own words after each
section by following these steps:
Read, Cover, Retell and Write
Students
● With a partner, take turns practicing
paraphrasing with guided reading
books, using the steps: Read,
Cover, Retell, Write
Anchor Chart:
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Materials/Resources
Lesson 9:
Tech - How-to
Google Slides
1 day I can follow
directions to
create a slide
in Google
Slides
I can:
Watch my
teacher
create a
Google Slide
Use my
“how-to” to
create a slide
in Google
Slides
Reflect on
my learning
Teacher
● Models how to open Google Slides,
create more slides, add text, and
add pictures
Students
● Will follow the how-to in order to
complete a Google Slide for a
research question, as well as a
reflection slide
Student Resource: How-to Google Slides: Chromebook How-to Google Slides-Laptop Suggestion: Have older
students buddy with
second graders to help
with Google Slides
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Lesson 10:
Developing slide
headings
1-2 days I can
communicate
my ideas by
creating
headings for
each slide
I can:
Reread the
information
on each slide
to determine
what my
slide is
mostly about
Create
headings
that let my
audience
know what
my slide is
mainly about
Teacher
● Models how to develop headings
● Refers to an informational text for
exemplar
● Models for students how to develop
headings based on research and
text structure notes
● Shows exemplar slide and explains
how the slide got the heading “Am I
responsible enough to have a pet?”
Students
● Reread information on slides
● Create slide headings for each
slide
● Turn and talk about their headings
once they have been completed
Student Resource:
Slide: Am I responsible enough to have a pet?
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Lesson 11:
Choosing a project
to complete
1 day I can select a
presentation
type from the
choice project
board
I can:
Choose a
project from
the choice
board to
complete
Use the
checklist to
include all
the parts
Teacher
● Shows students choice board for
artifact choices
● Explains each box; shares checklist
for expectations
Students
● Explore project options and
choose their project
Student Resource:
Choice board
Project Checklist
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Lesson Duration Learning Intention
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Lesson 12:
Revision
2 days I can revise my writing, slides, and project to make it better using my rubric trait strips
I can:
Review the rubric trait strips
Reread my writing to revise for ideas and organization on Day One, and voice, word choice, and sentence fluency on Day Two
Day One
Teacher
● Models for the students, using the
rubric trait strips, how to revise for
organization using slide “Am I
responsible enough to have a pet?”
Students
● Look at their own work, revising for
organization
● In partners, can use the rubric trait
strips to revise for ideas
Day Two
Teacher
● Models for the students, using the
rubric trait strips, how to revise
word choice using the persuasive
letter
Students
● Look at their own work, revising for
word choice
● Can then use the rubric trait strips
to revise for voice and sentence
fluency
Student Resource: Rubric Trait Strips
Teacher Resource:
“Am I responsible
enough to have a pet?”
Persuasive letter
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Lesson 13:
Editing
1 day I can edit my writing to make it better
I can:
Reread my writing to a partner to make sure it sounds right
Reread my writing and use the checklist to make my writing better
Teacher
● Models for the students, using the
rubric trait strips, how to edit for
conventions using slide “Am I
responsible enough to have a pet?”
Students
● In pairs, the students share their
work with another student
● Refer to the rubric trait strips again
to see that all criteria is met or
exceeded
Student Resources: “Am I responsible
enough to have a pet?”
Rubric Trait Strips
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Lesson 14:
Presenting my
project: Writing
Rocks
1 day I can practice
presenting my
project and
slide show to
an audience
I can:
Practice
presenting
my project to
a partner
using the
rubric
Use my
partner’s
feedback to
make my
presentation
better
Teacher
● Models how to present slideshows
using exemplar slideshow
● Models how to use good eye
contact, have a clear voice, speak
without fidgeting, read at a good
rate, read accurately and use
expressive voice
Students
● Work with a partner to practice
presenting their research project
using the oral presentation rubric
Anchor Chart:
Teacher Resources:
Example Slide Show
Oral Presentation
Rubric
Research Rubric
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Project Choice Board
Diagram Create a map or a diagram based on your topic. Be sure to include labels for all important parts and explain
each label.
Free Choice
Design your own writing piece
Letter Write a persuasive letter requesting something for your topic. Include
why your request is important. Include 3 details that support why
you want it.
Timeline Create a timeline including at least 5 dates that are important to the
history of your topic.
Postcard Create a postcard and write to a friend or family member telling
them 4-6 fun facts about your topic.
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Project Checklist
Diagram ❏ My diagram is accurate ❏ I included a minimum of 4
labels ❏ Each label has a description
or explanation ❏ All of my labels are spelled
correctly and pointing to the correct picture
Free Choice
Design your own writing piece
Persuasive Letter ❏ I stated my request clearly ❏ I included 3 reasons
supporting my request
Timeline ❏ I included 4-6 dates that are
related to my topic ❏ I included a drawing to
accompany my facts and dates
❏ My dates are in sequential order
Postcard ❏ I included 4-6 facts ❏ My picture is related to my
question, colored, and neat ❏ I included a creative address
and stamp ❏ I included all parts of a
friendly letter ❏ Date ❏ Greeting ❏ Body ❏ Closing
❏ Signature