Informative Writing: Formulating Questions to Research (for students who didn't attend mini-lesson)

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English1st,2nd Grade

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  • Sea Creatures
  • The Bald Eagle
  • Aircrafts
  • The Titanic
  • Rome
  • Pollution
An informational book is written to provide facts about a living or non-living object. It can be an individual object or a group of objects. Some examples are:

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Last week, you picked a topic you wanted to learn more about and wrote it down. 

Today, we will think of questions we want to answer about our topics.

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Step #1: Write your topic of choice on the top of a blank page.   

Sea Turtles
Now put on your detective hat...

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Step #2: Pretend you are a detective and think of questions you need answered. Then write them down!

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Let's practice thinking of some detective questions about sea turtles together.

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What questions can you think of to learn more about sea turtles?

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Sea Turtles
1. What is the biggest type of sea turtle?
2. How long do sea turtles live?
3. What do sea turtles eat?
Can you help me think of some questions?

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YOUR TURN!
Now you write three questions you have about your topic!

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