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Working from the Text
4. What questions do you have about dogs as pets after reading this text? What else would you like to know?
Conducting Research
Expository writing provides information about a topic, which often means researching the topic to learn more about it and to find evidence for your writing.
5. What do you know about conducting research? What experience do you have with it? Number the lines below 1 to 6 to show a logical order for the research process.
Write questions that can be answered through research. Evaluate sources.
Identify the topic, issue, or problem.
Communicate findings.
Draw conclusions.
Gather evidence and refocus when necessary.
6. Use a KWHL graphic organizer to guide your research on the topic of animals helping people. First, fill out the first two columns.
K: What do you know about the ways that animals help people? Try to think of at least three ways that animals can help people live better lives.
W: What do you want to know about the ways that animals help people? Second, fill in the “H” column with the title and author of the text you just read.
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