Researching Writing Topics

This week we are diving into the Organization Trait for the Writing Curriculum 6 Traits of Writing. Here, we are learning how to create a strong lead for our writing. Students' prompt is "The Most Fascinating Creature of All". Students broke up into groups and chose a mythological creature (Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti, the Kongamato, or the Mokele-Membembe) and researched information on their topic. Throughout next week students will be developing their writing beyond their opening leading sentence. Students will be presenting their writing with the mindset of persuading others to consider these creatures to be real or to be just a myth.