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Student Skills
Student Skills
I can create tables and hyperlinks, and lists in Google Docs.
I can insert images in Google Docs and make text wrap around them.
I can structure a research report with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.
I can gather relevant information and organize it into key sections.
I know how to credit sources properly in my research and presentations.
Report card standard: TECH 5.2 Creates online documents and slideshows, uses online research and proper attribution.
About this Topic
About this Topic
This topic guides students through researching and presenting information about a historical leader of social change. Students will begin by learning advanced features in Google Docs to organize research, followed by structuring their research into a well-organized report. They will use their research to write about their chosen leader, and then finalize their report with formatting, images, and hyperlinks. Standard TECH 5.2: Creates online documents and slideshows, uses online research and proper attribution.
Lesson 1: Google Docs (Advanced Features for Research)
Lesson 2: Planning a Biography Report
Lesson 3: Writing a Report in Google Docs
Lesson 4: Topic Task - Finalizing the Biography Report
Lesson Notes
Lesson Notes
Students learn how to use tables, bulleted lists, and hyperlinks in Google Docs for academic writing.
For this lesson, students should choose (or teachers should assign) a historical leader of social change that will be the subject of the biography report.
Lesson Notes
Lesson Notes
Students learn how to plan and organize a report into a clear and logical structure for a biography report.
Lesson Notes
Lesson Notes
Students begin writing their Biography Report, and can use the Biography Report Template.
Teachers can use the Biography Report Template as part of a Google Docs Assignment, and make a copy for each student.
The writing process is likely to require more than one work session. After then initial lesson, teachers can plan to have a couple more independent work sessions, while the teacher meets one-on-one or with small groups for personalized support.
Lesson Notes
Lesson Notes
Students finalize their Biography Report with formatting, images and hyperlinks.
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