Students got to choose a topic they wanted to research. They gathered information for a variety of sources and wrote their own feature article. They used Google site to publish their articles. Students included text features and had to include a variety of text structures. Students also included their sources on the site.
5.9(D) recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including:(ii) features such as insets, timelines, and sidebars to support understanding (S) 5.10(B) analyze how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose (S 5.10(C) analyze the author’s use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes (S)
