How to Write a Research Report with Easel Activity Digital and Printable

Develop research skills with How to Write a Research Report. Includes the six basic steps of how to write a research paper. This handout introduces students to writing a research report, and is a useful reference sheet for writing notebooks. The poster can be printed out and hung in your writing center as a reminder of the writing process. The six steps to writing a research report are explained in simple terms, from prewriting to publishing. Students can apply this writing process information to writing their own research report.

Also includes step-by-step report drafting pages, a simple 100 points research paper grading sheet, a peer review sheet, and a sample research report paper for students to see how one is written. The example shows a research report for a fictional research scenario, with Literature Review, Analysis, Methodology, and Conclusion with Citations. Research is a key skill in the common core state standards. Students can keep this packet handy in their notebooks for a quick reference. Please see full preview.

Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready to go for distance learning with digital pen, highlighter, and text boxes for students to type their answers. It is an Interactive layer over the original pdf. You can then assign it as an online activity via Google Classroom. Students will create their rough draft using this activity. Click here to learn more if you want to understand how Easel Activities work. You can choose which pages to use and even add your own directions or notes! This is helpful for remote teaching.

15 pages, including 5 ready-made digital Easel Activity pages.

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.7 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

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