A fifth-grade teacher tells her students to write a report about a family member. When the reports are completed, she finds that they lack focus and are very short in length. What should she have spent time teaching them before asking them to write the report?

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The teacher could have taught her students about KWL charts. KWL charts are used as a foundation for gathering information and/or doing research. Before doing the report, the students could have determined what they Know about their relatives and what they Want to know. After interviewing their relatives, they could write about what they Learned.

A Fifth-Grade Teacher Tells Her Students to Write a Report