Shared Research Project
Grade 2 - Writing - Building Confidence
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Which research question is focused for a project about community helpers?
- Why is everything interesting?
- How do librarians help readers?
- Can I skip every source?
- What is the best color?
Which source could help answer "What helps bean plants grow?"
- A lunch menu lists today's snack.
- A joke book tells riddles.
- A blank page has no facts.
- A science book says bean plants need light, water, air, and space to grow.
Read the source: A weather chart can show how many days are sunny, rainy, cloudy, or windy. Which note answers "How can a class compare rainy days?"
- A weather chart can compare rainy days with other weather days.
- The source has words.
- Rain boots can be yellow.
- I wonder about recess.
Which note should be removed from research about community helpers?
- Some book covers are red.
- How do librarians help readers?
- A community book says librarians organize books and help readers find information.
- Librarians organize books and help readers find information.
After reading the source about plant growth, what should the group do next?
- erase the useful fact
- record the fact in notes for the class report
- write only a favorite opinion
- change to a random topic