The document discusses building skills for report writing over a student's academic year. It is broken into quarters that progressively focus on more advanced skills like independent research, adapting reports for different audiences, and managing time. The first quarter focuses on basic skills like note-taking and composing simple one-page reports with a thesis, focus areas, and five facts. Students are graded on including these elements to receive an A for the first assignment. The second step is to expand the first report into a three paragraph format.

1. THE
MINI
REPORT

2. Building blocks: not just "work on your project"
RESEARCHING
SUMMARIZING
PRESENTING
ADAPTING
PRODUCING
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TIME MANAGEMENT

3. {One
Period
{One
Period

4. R e p o r t W r i t i n g

5. Once a week - all year long
THE
MINI
REPORT
Qrtr 1
Fact finding
Fact sorting
Note taking
Composing
Qrtr 2
Better fact finding
Better fact sorting
Fast note taking
Composing - 3p
Attribution
Qrtr 3
Self fact finding
Quality note taking
Composing - 5p
Adv Attribution
Self fact sorting
Non-chronological
Source checking
Qrtr 4
Independent,
self directed
projects

6. STEP 1:
Simple 1 page
document
Two complete
versions of an idea

7. Thesis
Focus Area
FIVE
FACTS
(not
sentences)

8. Focusareacoaching
Focus areas are where facts
clump together naturally
EX: Presidents
Childhood
Early Adult
Military History/Career
Presidency
Legacy
EX: Battles
Location
Situation
Opposing leaders
Outcome
Legacy

9. Grading:
Everyone has a thesis?
Everyone has five facts?
Everyone has the focus areas?
Everyone has an A
Week one is done.

10. STEP 2:
Writing
Three paragraphs

11. Source Source
Research
Report
25X
A Year

12. NOT YOU
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