American Revolution –The Informative Report-A Break Down Of The Essential Elements

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The informational report will be based upon a Revolutionary War. For your

report you will write about events leading to the revolution, important battles, and influential people of the

revolution.

Your informational report will consist of anywhere from 3-8 paragraphs. The number of paragraphs you choose to write will be based the amount of information you need to share in order to convey the information in a complete manner. You will use the templates provided to brainstorm and complete the research. These templates will assist you in narrowing your focus for your writing. You will need to secure 3 sources of research (research from a website/book/video/maps/etc.. Be sure they are reliable (no Wikipedia)!!!

Your teacher will provide these templates to you. You will receive one copy only. Be sure to keep these pages in a

secure location and do not lose them!

The following will be the required elements of your informational report. Examples of each have been included in this power point for your reference.!

CoverThe background of your cover must include pictures that relate to your topic and are pleasing to the eye. You will also include a creative title, your name,

date and your homeroom teacher. It will be printed and will be used as the front of your report.

2 quotes minimum, from your research must be includedYou must cite your resource! Information will also need to be included

in the bibliography.

2 non-fiction text featuresThese features must be selected based on the appropriateness of your topic. You may choose to do more than 3 but be careful the features do not overpower the

writing!

6-8 Text Dependent Vocabulary WordsThese words are content related words that must be included in your

writing. You will want to bold print the words so they stand out in your writing (much like we see in our social studies text).

BibliographyYou will include a list of resources you used to prepare yourself for your writing. You will place this feature

behind your glossary page in your final report.

Example of a

Cover

It’s very important to know WHERE you

got your information from!!!

Make sure to write down the authors name, the title of the

article and the date it was published…it’s important to

give credit where it is due – you don’t want to be a copy

cat!

Example of rewording…

Many Patriots were tired of having

the British in their towns and

streets. Stress levels were high

and anger was boiling inside both

parties. On one such day a patriot

by the name of Edward Garrick

insulted one of the British guards,

this angered him and he ran over

and hit him in the face with his

rifle. Crowds grew to watch the

scene and soon more British

soldiers arrived to help the guard

and control the crowds

Example of Citing..

The Patriots were outraged at what

had happened to Garrick, “they

began to throw snowballs, rocks and

sticks at the soldiers”(Brooks, The

Boston Massacre) one guard was hit

in the face and shot his gun into

the crowd, this cause the skirmish

to go out of control. “When the

skirmish was over, three people lay

dead..and eight were wounded.”

(Brooks, The Boston Massacre)

Text Dependent Vocabulary Words

For Example:

Many store workers, town folk and food service people

quit purchasing tea because of the tax the British put

on it.

If I replaced the underlined words with text

vocabulary it would sound better…

Many merchants, Patriots and food service workers

boycotted purchasing tea because of the tax placed on

it by King George.

Writing A Bibliography

Book

Author Last name, First name. Title. City of publication:

Publisher, Copyright date.

Examples

Smith, John. The big book of libraries. Buffalo, NY: Happy

Publishers, 2005.

Johnson, Julie and Melissa Gray. Caring for your pet. New

York: Smith Publishing, 2006.

Online Magazine Articles

Author's last name, first name. "Article title." Magazine

title. Publication date. Database name. Date viewed

<Website address>.

Example

Gordan, David. "Alone on the Ice." National Geographic Kids.

Feb 2005. SIRS Discoverer on the Web. 6 June 2006

<http://discoverer.sirs.com>.

Magazine article Author last name, first name (if there is

one). “Title of Article.” Magazine. Date: Pages.

Examples

Jones, Mary. "Snakes are fun!" National Geographic for Kids.

May 22, 2005: 2-5.

"Benjamin Franklin." Cobblestone. Sept. 16, 2002: 7-9.

Internet Site

Author last name, first name (if there is one). “Title of

Article or Page.” Date of publication or last

revision (if known). Name of sponsoring institution or

organization. Date of access .

Examples

“Big Apple History.” 2005. Educational Broadcasting

Corporation. Aug. 23, 2006

<http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/index-flash.html>.

Newman, Aline Alexander. "Smart Animals." 2006. National

Geographic for Kids. Aug. 23, 2006

<http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/>.

It is imperative that you stay on top of your work. Getting behind can

result in some tough days of catching up. Be sure to manage your time well, ask questions and refer to

your materials that have been provided! Your teacher has provided a calendar with key dates, to keep you

on track! Your teacher has taken time to gather these references for you…

USE THEM!