How do you structure your research essay?

1. How do you structure your research essay?

2. In this lesson you will learn how to organize your research essay by using boxes and bullets.

3. Preparing to write 1 2 3 4 Research a topic Generate a big research question Write your thesis statement Outline your essay How do people invent new things? There are many ways to invent new things.

4. Leave the introductory outline behind

5. 1 • Write your introduction in boxes and bullets. 2 • Make each bullet of your introduction a new box in the body outline. 3 Add details to each body paragraph outline as bullets.

6. 1 • Write your introduction in boxes and bullets. There are many ways to invent new things. One way to invent something new is by studying nature. Another way to invent new things is by accident. New objects are also invented through trial and error.

7. Make each bullet of your introduction a new box in the body outline. 2 Introductory outline Body outline There are many ways to invent new things. One way to invent something new is by studying nature. • One way to invent something new is by studying nature. • Another way to invent new things is by accident. • New objects are also invented through trial and error. Another way to invent new things is by accident. New objects are also invented through trial and error.

8. Add details to each body paragraph outline as bullets. 3 Notes Body outline • “Nature Inspires Advances in Technology” by Margaret Webb Pressler • Inventors: • George de Mestral: Velcro (studied burrs). • Christopher Viney: sunscreen bug repellant (studying hippo sweat). • Scientists: a new kind of needle for painless shots (studying mosquitos). • KellarAutumn: developing a strong no-residue tape (studying geckos’ toe hair). • Airplane design came from studying birds (biomimicry). One way to invent something new is by studying nature. • George de Mestral created Velcro by studying burrs • Biomimicry is creating a new design by studying nature. • Lots of scientists are trying to solve problems today by observing nature. • The Wright brothers’ plane was designed through biomimicry.

9. Add details to each body paragraph outline as bullets. 3 Notes Body outline • “Accidental Inventions” by Emily McGee • Invention Design: • Some inventors don’t even mean to invent anything, they just stumble upon a solution to a problem, or something that people will buy. • Inventors: • The Epperson kids helped their father, Frank Epperson, come up with the name “popsicle” for his invention: frozen soda. • Cornelius Vanderbilt: created potato chips at a restaurant by sending his soggy fries back to the kitchen to be made thinner. • Spencer Silver & Arthur Fry: invented post-it notes by accidentally creating a weak glue and adding it to choir notes. • Dr. Harry Coover: accidentally made super glue while trying to make plastic. Another way to invent new things is by accident. • Frank Epperson made the popsicle • Cornelius Vanderbilt made the potato chip by complaining • Spencer Silver and Arthur Fry invented post-its together • Dr Harry Coover tried to make a kind of plastic but it came out as super glue.

10. Add details to each body paragraph outline as bullets. 3 Notes Body outline New objects are also invented through trial and error. • “The First Flight” by Karen Shaw • Timeline: • Nov. 5: tested the motor and damaged the propellers. • 2nd time motor didn’t work, Orville fixed it himself. • Problems: • Plane was slightly damaged after first flight attempt (fell to ground). • The plane broke 3 times, but they kept trying. • The first airplane only flew 2 days and then never again. It was damaged beyond repair. • The motor didn’t work on the Wright brothers’ airplane twice, but Orville fixed it himself. • Plane was damaged after falling to ground during the first attempt, but they kept making attempts. • Post-its: the glue wasn’t as strong as Silver wanted it, so Fry tried it out as page notes.

11. Essay Outline There are many ways to invent new things. Another way to invent new things is by accident. • Frank Epperson made the popsicle • Cornelius Vanderbilt made the potato chip by complaining • Spencer Silver and Arthur Fry invented post-its together • Dr Harry Coover tried to make a kind of plastic but it came out as super glue. • One way to invent something new is by studying nature. • Another way to invent new things is by accident. • New objects are also invented through trial and error. One way to invent something new is by studying nature. New objects are also invented through trial and error. • The motor didn’t work on the Wright brothers’ airplane twice, but Orville fixed it himself. • Plane was damaged after falling to ground during the first attempt, but they kept making attempts. • Post-its: the glue wasn’t as strong as Silver wanted it, so Fry tried it out as page notes. • George de Mestral created Velcro by studying burrs • Biomimicry is creating a new design by studying nature. • Lots of scientists are trying to solve problems today by observing nature. • The Wright brothers’ plane was designed through biomimicry.

12. 1 • Write your introduction in boxes and bullets. 2 • Make each bullet of your introduction a new box in the body outline. 3 Add details to each body paragraph outline as bullets.

13. In this lesson you have learned how to organize your research essay by using boxes and bullets.

14. Outline the boxes of the body paragraphs below in using information from the introduction. Introductory outline Body outline Some battles of the Civil War were caused by mistakes. • The Attack on Fort Sumter was caused by a mistake. • Soldier mistakes caused the Riot in Baltimore. • Soldiers started the Battle at Ball’s Bluff by accident.

15. Use the thesis: Summer is the best time of year. Create boxes and bullets for an introduction and 3 body paragraphs for an essay.

16. Work Backwards! • Look at a completed student essay. • Try to create the boxes and bullets outline that the writer used by searching for the main ideas and details in each paragraph.

17. Use research notes of your own to organize your essay using boxes and bullets.

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19. Writing Lesson Rubric

22. Graphic and Image Templates Copy and Paste items from these slides to make your presentation look great!

23. You can copy and paste these items into any slide Green text box that appears letter by letter Green text box that fades in Blue text box that appears letter by letter Blue text box that fades in Red text box that appears letter by letter Red text box that fades in

24. You can copy and paste these items into any slide—make sure you copy both the bubble and the text! Do I feel strongly about it? Do I have a lot to say? Do I have a lot to say? Do I have a lot to say? Do I feel strongly about it?

25. You can copy and paste these items into any slide. You can resize them as needed! Use black text when you write in me please! Also, keep my text left-justified rather than centered! Use black text when you write in me please! Also, keep the text left-justified rather than centered!

26. All arrows can be recolored by changing the “shape fill.” You can also resize them or rotate them!

27. You can use these when discussing main ideas or steps in a process… 1 [Write first step here…] 2 [Write second step here…] 3 [Write third step here…]

28. You can resize any of these boxes and use them to highlight text or ideas.

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