Research Skill
Biographical Research Project
What is the full name of the "report"?
Biographical report
Anyone!
What is an Informational piece?
The piece of information can be anything from someone trustworthy talking about your person of interest.
Do we need any research for creative writing? Why or why not?
Yes. Because the creative writing has to be based on an event that has happened in the person's life.
Where should we not use information from?
Wikipedia
What writing structure did we use for the bio report?
PEEL
Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link.
How many events should a timeline have?
At least 10
What “informational piece” are we looking for? List 2
News articles
Magazine articles
Books
Youtube videos
Films
Song
Name 3 of the creative writing choices.
A ‘Dear Diary’ entry at any point in the person's life
An interview with the person
A script of a significant period of his or her life
A comic story about his or her life (or a significant period)
Newsflash – an article about an important event in his or her life
What must a Reference List have?
Title + Link (URL) of source
What is a thesis statement?
A thesis statement is a sentence that tells the main idea or point of a writing.
This or That? Explain why.
Birth of Sibling VS Trying a New Restaurant?
Majority birth of sibling.
Some professions such as chefs maybe new restaurants.
What is Evaluative Writing?
Making a judgement on the quality of something.
Which text type can have more than 1 person in the writing involved?
A script
A comic story
What is the issue with the information published by the person?
It may be biased and present the events in a certain (positive way).
Is a biographical report a creative piece or a factual piece? Why?
Factual piece. Because we had to research and sue sources.
What ought to be the first and last event of a person's life timeline?
Birth and Death
What is Analytical Writing?
Explores relationships or parts of the ideas.
Provides possible situations and alternative responses.
Compare and contrast.
What is the difference between an interview and a script?
The script has a list of characters in the beginning along with the setting and the description of the scene.
How to Choose Good Sources (list 2 ways)?
Check the domain and URL
Look for author information.
Verify the information with multiple sources:
Make a thesis statement on why English is your favourite subject on the spot.
As long as there are 3 reasons.
e.g. English is my favourite subject because of the class size, subject content and teacher.
What are the main components (3) of an event in a timeline?
-Year/Date
-Title of event
-A short (1 sentence) explanation.
What is the checklist of a commnentary?
Find an informational piece about the person
Write a commentary
a. Explaining your choice: Why did you choose this piece?
b. Reflecting: how the piece has impacted yourself and society.
What is the difference between a Dear Diary and a Newsflash?
One is written by the person and one is by someone else.
The diary has the date + weather. Newsflash only has a date.
Diary is first person pov and Newsflash is third person pov.