A Student's Guide to Writing A Research Essay

PowerPoint slide packet that walks students through an informative research essay, from choosing a topic and research question to drafting each paragraph and revising with a checklist.
Grades
Grades 4–8
File type
Microsoft PowerPoint
Use
Digital activity

Updated Jun 07, 2022

Subject
Writing, ELA
Topic
Student Guide, Research
Use
Digital activity

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This resource is A Student's Guide to Writing A Research Essay.

This digital unit will guide students through every step of the research writing process. Just assign it to their Google Classroom and let the slides do the rest!

There are a total of 10 slides that will give students everything they need to develop an informative research essay on any topic.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Write a thesis statement for an informative essay

  • Judge whether a website is a reliable source

  • Organize an essay into an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion

Teaching tips

  • The topic slide links to an outside PDF of research topic ideas, so students need internet access for that step and for their sources.

Skills covered

  • Evaluating sources — sorting reliable web domains from less reliable ones before taking notes

  • Revising — checking a full draft against the editing and peer-feedback checklist

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Research question

  • Thesis statement

  • Reliable sources

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