American
Revolution – The
Informative
Report
-A Break Down Of The Essential
Elements
5.W.2, 5.W.6, 5.W.7, 5.W.8, 5.W.9, 5.W.10
The informational report
will be based upon a
Revolutionary War topic
(event, person, document,
location). You must
select your topic and have
it approved by your
teacher prior to beginning
the research.
Your informational report will consist of
3-5 paragraphs. The number of paragraphs
you choose to write will be based on the
topic and 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. Be sure they are reliable (no
Wikipedia)!!!
Your teacher will provide these templates
to you. You will receive one copy only.
The following will be the required elements of
your informational report. Examples of each have
been included in this power point for your
reference.!
Cover
The 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. This is the ONLY document that will be
completed at home. It will be printed and
stapled to the front of your report.
2 quotes from your research must be included
You must cite your resource! Information will
also need to be included
in the bibliography.
3 non-fiction text features
These 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
8-10 Text Dependent Vocabulary Words
These 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). These
words will also be the words you will include in your
glossary.
Glossary
The text dependent vocabulary words you selected will
be
listed in a glossary. These words must be listed in
alphabetical
order and include the definition. This part of your
report will be
placed behind your informational writing.
Bibliography
You will include a list of resources you used to
prepare
yourself for your writing. You will place this
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.
Online
Magazine
Articles
Johnson,
Julie and
Melissa Gray. Caring for your pet. New
Author's
last
name, first
name. "Article title."
York: Smith
Publishing,
2006.
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 taken time to
gather these references