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5th Grade Common Core: W.5.8

Common Core Identifier: W.5.8 / Grade: 5
Curriculum: Writing: Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Detail: 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.
12 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned worksheets found:
Research a famous explorer from history. Write about his important journeys, his crew, and transportation.
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With this research project, students will learn about an important Hispanic person. They will research and write about what the person is known for, including a quote and interesting fact about the individual. On optional list of people to choose from is included in the file.
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This prompt encourages students to imagine they are a passenger on the Titanic before it hits the iceberg. They will write a journal entry about their experience on the ship so far, using details about their class and experience.
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Assign or let your students choose a Hispanic country or territory to learn about. They will research important events, climate, geography, the current leader, population, and more facts about this place.
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This printout includes two lined pages for students to write a letter pretending to be a survivor of the Titanic disaster. They will describe what they imagine the experience may have been like and include details that may have affected their experience.
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This writing prompt asks students to pretend it is 1912 and they are either a survivor or a loved one of a survivor of the Titanic. They are instructed to write a letter to the government arguing for changes to ship safety laws using details about what happened during the ship's sinking.
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This research project asks students to think about how adolescents are impacted by bullying and use research and facts to back up their claims. The guided step-by-step format of this printout helps students with planning, developing, and organizing their ideas.
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With this research report, students will choose an invention and write about how it has changed daily life.
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This research report requires students to pick an ancient river, such as the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, or Indus; and brainstorm, research, and report on how it influenced the development of an early civilization.
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How does light pollution impact wildlife? With this research paper template, students will come up with a thesis and write a report answering that question.
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Students will research cell theory and write about how its development caused science to advance.
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This research paper asks students to study how the Mongol conquests in Eurasia caused cultural diffusion. Students will develop a thesis, brainstorm, plan, research, outline, and write a paper about the topic.
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