Christie's group - please choose a topic for your mini essay. As we discussed, everyone is going to choose a topic related to nature and will write a 3-paragraph essay about it. We'll do the first couple of stages in the writing process first:
1. Choose a topic. These are some of the general topics we brainstormed today...
mosquitoes
leaf growth
flowers and how they grow
how rain happens
how thunder & lightning happens
where do rocks come from
how do earthquakes happen
how do tsunamis happen
what is dirt
about bears
how and why does poison oak or poison ivy make us itch
all about the corpse flower
what are falling stars
air
2. Brainstorm at least 5 questions about your topic. They should be things that you want to find out as you research your topic. They should be questions like these that we brainstormed for the corpse flower topic:
- Why does it smell bad?
- What does it smell like?
- Where does it grow?
- What does it look like?
- How often does it bloom?
- How does it multiply (seed? bulb?)
3. Do a little research on the internet. Try to find at least 2 points to answer each of your research questions. Make notes. Bring all your papers to class next time. Ren and Nozomi, I know you will be absent BUT I still want you to send me your homework by e-mail!!!
Have a good week...
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