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Writing a Descriptive Text

Purpose: to educate others on a specific topic Report: includes facts and details from a variety of valid resources Special Features: - Titles - Sub-titles - Illustrations - Maps - Photos

January 28 th – February 1 st (Planning) February 4 th – February 8 th (Drafting) February 11 th – February 15 th (Revising & Editing) February 18 th – February 22 nd (Publishing) February 22 th – February 28 th (Workshop)

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Choose a subject Find 3 Resources Develop Research Questions Taking Notes

1. Choose 3 potential topics based on your interests using the following website: Research each of those topics using Google and see how many valid websites you can find for each topic (official websites). 3. Choose the topic with the most potential (the one that has the most valid resources) 4. Locate your natural wonder on the map of the world

 An official website  A published text from the New Brunswick Public Library:  You should have 3 resources total (1 text, 1 website and 1 other)

 Who?  What?  When?  Where?  Why?  How?

 What is the topic?  Where is it?  How many visitors? Is it popular?  Why is it so special?  Fun Fact  What are the main ideas? (3)

 Why do they find it interesting?  How does the phenomenon occur?  How was this wonder formed?  What kinds of species live there? What vegetation lives there? Do humans live there?  Who discovered the site? When? How? (history)  What environmental problems exist?

 What are the main ideas?  Would you visit?  What can you do to help?  What is the topic ***

 Fill out a sheet for each resource you use (use a scrap piece of paper) Topic: Title: Author: Publishing Information: Facts & Details: - - -