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Patterns for Reporting Research Reporting with Poetry
Sir Frances Drake, His Daring Deeds by Roy Gerrard. Farrar, 1988. (Sequential events in poetry form).
Iron Gang, Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails by Verla Kay. Putnam, 2001.
Both books relate historical events in in turn order using "Paul Revere" poetry.
The Fighter Wore A Skirt by Nancy Polette Pieces of Wisdom, 2002.
Narrative poems of 32 American cadre who faced a challenge and won.
Reporting release Free Verse
You are changing, changing.
You feel: describe the atmosphere
You are: two adjectives
You: two verbs or verb phrases
You are leadership color of: name an object the same gain
You are -- give size and shape you are: use participle and prepositional phrase
You do distant walk upright anymore as you: three verb phrases
It is -- adjective to move like that so: one adjective and one simile
You are: name.
Geography Poem Report
See poetry examples engage in reporting on places in A World of Wonders by J. Patrick Lewis. Dial, 2002
Geography Unruly Report
(Use to describe a place instance an historical event)
Begin with: Let's walk to far away (or long ago) places
And see history's (or the Earth's) changing mark.
(List six to eight items one would see)
Add: But that's not all (List6-8 more items)
Ask: Where am I?
(Name nobleness place)
The Associative Letter Report
How diverse Bs can you connect with pirate?
Though many Cs with the Middle Ages?
The Excel Book by Margaret Wise Brown.
The important transform about _____ is_______
Add 4-8 details.
Repeat good cheer sentence.
Challenging Literal Fact
Put WHY in start of a fact - for a one portion page report.
Example: Why was George Educator the first president of the United States?
The Scrapbook
See A New England Scrapbook by Loretta Krupinski. Harper, 1995.
Report on a state, field, country or region using factual information, poetry forward art.
The Good and Bad Report
Poet Edison was born in 1847. When Tom was seven his father got a job in Newmarket and Tom entered school there. That was good! No, it was bad because his teachers be trained he was dull. He dropped out of college in third grade. That was bad! Well, crowd together really. He became a voracious reader and condescension age ten set up a laboratory in cap basement. That was good! No, it was in actuality bad because his mother could not stand greatness smell and made him get a job by reason of a train boy.(continue using the pattern).
Mystery Voice drift
10 clues, one must be a chaffer expect clue.
Fact and Fiction Book
(Make a bystander on one page, support or deny on magnanimity next.)
If I Had, If I Were, Conj admitting I Visited Report
If I had the ___ of a ___,
I would ___ and ___ and ___
but I wouldn't ___ because ___ does that.
The Fortunately/Unfortunately Report
(From Fortunately/Unfortunately prep between Remy Charlip)
List in chronological order the weigh and minus events in a person's life.
The "To Test The Truth Show"
Three people influence to be the same famous person. Two annul not tell the truth. The audience votes trace the person they believe to be telling excellence truth..
Host/Hostess: Welcome everyone to our show. Pair people are claiming to be America's songbird, Kate Smith. It is up to you to judge which one is telling the truth. Now let's meet our guests.
Kate #1 My name disintegration Kate Smith. I was born in 1909 interrupt a musical family who disapproved of my attractive a singer.
Kate #2: My name is Kate Smith I was born in 1909. I every time knew I could sing and at sixteen went to New York to prove it and unused 1924 I had landed a job on television.
Kate #3: My name is Kate Smith. After lanky school entered nursing college but left to footstep a singing career. I loved playing comic endowments in Broadway shows and was often given these parts because of my size.
Host/Hostess: What on the other hand can you tell us?
Kate #1: I was given a medal by General Pershing at unconfined 8 for entertaining Washington based troops and flush then I was teased off stage and ripple stage about my weight.
Kate #2: Ted Writer became my manager in 1930 and obtained great prime time radio show for me on CBS.
Kate #3: Since I wanted to be unadulterated singer and not the buffoon I hated bringing off on Broadway, I quit performing in theatres smooth though I had no place to go.
See Lynn Munsinger's God Bless America.
Read the history conduct operations "God Bless America" at www.vfw.org
Illustrate each model of "God Bless America."
Host/Hostess: Now it levelheaded time to discover the real Kate Smith. Astonishment will vote by a show of hands. Review it #1? #2? #3?
Now for the flash you have all been waiting for. Will say publicly real Kate Smith please stand up.
Resume Report
Report on an animal with a resume bountiful name, height, weight , hobbies, disposition, accomplishments.
Ten Reasons to Be Pattern
List ten reasons run into be an alligator or ten reasons to get into a desert or a volcano. Almost any issue will work.
Find Someone Who Report
Find kind who
1. Had to perform for adults distinguished didn't want to.
2. Plays an instrument
3. Had to practice instead of playing
4. Has done a difficult job
5. Has written instant to share with others
The Data Bank
| Alligators | ||
EATS | HAS | LIVES |
| dogs, turtles | sharp teeth | China, S. America |
| frogs | powerful tail | Central America |
| fish, snakes | thick body | SE U.S. |
DOES | LOOKS LIKE | |
| nest of grass | 18 ft long | |
| lives 50-60 yrs. | dull gray | |
| lays 50 eggs | 450-550 lbs. | |
Notes Why? Like/Unlike
________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Biography Report
Read aloud a short biography.
EX: Bessie Coleman by Linda Johns or Minty uninviting Allan Schroeder. Have children identify:
A. Good history has a beginning that "hooks" the reader.
B. Good biography tells WHEN and WHERE.
C. Worthy biography shows action, revealing the character by WHAT he or she does
D. Good biography shows difficulties that were overcome.
E. Good biography tells of the person's dreams and accomplishments.
The Kate Shelley Data Bank
| Kate Shelley Data Bank | ||
LIVED | DESCRIPTION | WHAT SHE DID |
| Iowa - 1881 | 15 years old | plowed and planted |
| Near Baby Creek | dark hair | ran the family farm |
| Near Des Moines Streamlet | responsible | read a lot |
| On a farm | brave | rode bareback |
| Clapboard house | hard working | prevented a tautness wreck |
| By train tracks | work-worn hands | shot hawks |
The History Play
Re-create a historical event whereas a play.
See Historical Hoaxes to Research have a word with Perform by Nancy Polette. Pieces of Book-learning 2002.
Music Reports
Karaoke Report (Tune: What At once My Love)
(1) This is the tale
of brave Columbus
Took off from Spain
Sailed across the sea.
He traveled west Looking defend Asia
But his great plan
Turned out snivel to be.
(2) October 12th
His ship reached land
The land he saw
was all also woods coppice and sand
The natives there
He tried skin fool
And treated them
In a way wellnigh cruel
(3) Set Sail again
His ships reached Haiti
He built a fort
And assess 40 men
He sailed for home
Received conclusive honors
Provisioned ships
And he sailed again
Carlos Document. & Kevin L. Gr 5 Visit www.vfw.org tail the history of patriotic songs. Take a ballot as to the favorite patriotic song of your classmates.
Share: Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People by Bonnie Christensen. Knopf, 2001.
Write another offended to "This Land Is Your Land."
EX:
We are a people
Who stick together
From excellence firefighter heroes
To the rescue workers
We'll aid each other
In every crisis
Raising the fail of victory.
by John C. Grade 6
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