Informational Essay Instructions 2

informational writing project

Overview

Instructions

Objective

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INFORMATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

OBJECTIVE

Students will be able to research a topic and evaluate the information to write a formal, informational power point.

INFORMATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

OVERVIEW

• Pick a topic
• Complete your graphic organizer/Outline/Works Cited
• Edit and Revise
• Submit your final copy Power Point
• DUE FEBRUARY 22, 2024

INFORMATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

INSTRUCTIONS

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EXAMPLE POWERPOINT

TOPIC CHOICE

OUTLINE

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RESOURCES

INFORMATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

TOPIC CHOICE

Your topic for this essay should be a movement or person for change in history or currently. See examples below.

WOMEN'S RIGHT'S MOVEMENT (1970S)

MONGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

DAKOTA PIPELINE PROTEST

WOMEN'S SUFFERAGE (1920S)

ME TOO MOVEMENT

BLACK LIVES MATTER

LABOR MOVEMENT

AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT

MARCH FOR OUR LIVES

STONEWALL RIOTS

SELMA

OBERGEFELL VS. HODGES

CHRISTIAN COALITION OF AMERICA (1980s)

DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT

PEOPLE AND EVENTS OF CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

LEADERS FOR CHANGE

INFORMATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

OUTLINE

INFORMATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

EXAMPLE

INFORMATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

SUCCESS CRITERIA

I can be successful if…

• I know what an informational essay is.
• I can identify a person or event that helped in the struggle for change throughout American history.
• I can use in-text citations in my writing.
• I can paraphrase and explain.
• I can write an essay.
• I know what are introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs.
• I can create a Works Cited

INFORMATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

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INFORMATIONAL WRITING PROJECT

RESOURCES