Kelly and Christian both finished their research reports yesterday. Kelly’s is posted here. Christian’s is posted here. This was their capstone project for the year. They were very dedicated to doing these reports in as professional a manner as possible. Keep in mind that Christian is in third grade and Kelly is in fifth grade. The process I gave them was this:
Do preliminary research to get a general idea of what to put in the report. Make and outline based on your idea. Take notes on notecards with one fact per notecard. Adjust the outline based on the fact gathering. Right a rough draft of the report from the outline. Type the rough draft in the computer as your first draft, making improvements as you go. Add the bibliography based on where you got the information on the note cards used in the report. Dad will edit the first draft for grammar and spelling only. Write the second draft making the appropriate corrections. Dad will edit the second draft for grammar and spelling only. Produce an illustration and make a cover page. Write the final draft. Make three copies, putting them all in their own professional clear plastic binders.
We will file one of the copies as part of their permanent record, take one copy to Grandpa Lauro and Grandma Conchita in Mexico and one copy to Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah in Newberg. They really did an awesome job.