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aCTIvITy 2.18
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making Connections Through research
Topic: Animals Helping People
K
Thinking about what you already KNOW helps you focus on your topic.
W
Thinking about what you WANT to know helps you create questions to guide your research.
H
Thinking about HOW and where you will find information helps you identify possible resources that match your questions.
L
Thinking about what you LEARNED helps you draw conclusions in order to communicate your findings.
INdePeNdeNT
readING LINk
Read and Connect
Is there anything related
to the research topic in
your independent reading? Add information to your KWHL chart. Be sure to
note any similarities and differences between the information in your research and the information in your independent reading.
my Notes
7. Add to the L column information about what you learned from reading “Dogs Make Us Human.” What did you learn about animals helping people?
8. Add to the W column new questions you have. In the H column, brainstorm how and where you will conduct research to answer your questions.
9. Follow your teacher’s instructions on how to gather more research about animals helping people. As you do, complete the KWHL chart.
Check Your Understanding
After doing additional research and reading, summarize the research process you used and describe how it helped you answer the questions you wrote in your KWHL chart.
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