SI Demonstration Lesson

My lesson is a prewriting exercise I've used before beginning projects such as a research paper and a multigenre unit. It's called "Circling the Lighthouse" because it's named after an experience a textbook author had who was trying to take a perfect photo. He kept "circling a lighthouse" and could never find the right angle. He realized all writers have the same problem. This helps students take a topic and make it their own.